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Escape from Tarkov Keybindings

Escape from Tarkov Controls Cheat Sheet

BEGINNER'S GUIDE - ALL CONTROLS + TIPS (Escape from Tarkov)

Controls

  • Hold Shift when zoomed in with Mouse Right Click to hold breath and steady aim
  • Press B to switch between firing modes 🔥 (You will always start a raid in single fire mode)
    • The animation when switching to 🔥 🔥 🔥 fire is an ⬆️ flick
    • The animation when switching to 🔥 fire is an ⬇️ flick
  • Press L to inspect your weapon 🔫 and look for your firing mode
    • If your fire selector is in an ➡️ position, you are in auto fire mode
    • If your fire selector is in an ⬇️ position, you are in single fire mode
  • Press Tab to bring up your inventory. You can see your ammo count there
  • Press Alt + T to make your character take out the mag and estimate the remaining ammo
  • Press Shift + T to look into the chamber to see if there is a bullet
  • To be able to reload your ammo with R you need to have your magazines in your tactical rig or pockets
  • Quick reload: Press R R (double tap) to toss mag on the ground for a quicker reload. Do not forget to pick up your mag afterwards!
  • Selective Reload: Press and hold R and use Mousewheel Up or Mousewheel Down to select the mag you want to reload
  • You cannot reload from mags in your backpack or pouch
  • Magazines are selected from ⬅️ to ➡️, skipping empty mags
  • Press T to switch your 🔦 on and off
  • Press Ctrl + T to switch your laser sight on and off
  • Press Alt + Mouse Right Click to switch recticles in your red dot sights
  • Press Ctrl + Mouse Right Click to switch between stacked sights/scopes
  • You can drag and drop items from your tactical rig or pockets onto your quick access bar (keys 1 through 0), this also applies to grenades
  • Press G to instantly throw a grenades
    • Grenades are chosen ⬅️ to ➡️ like magazines
    • The F1-Grenade is a shrapnel grenade, seek cover when you throw it!
  • Select a grenade from your quick access bar (keys 1 through 0) to take it into hands to be able to time your throw
  • Press O to see the remainig time of the raid and get a feel for if it is still worth to check on the early objectives
    • Factory is 60 minutes
    • Customs is 90 minutes
    • Forest is 120 minutes
  • Press Shift to sprint, go to Settings > Controls and make sure that Hold to Sprint/hold breath is ✔️
  • Press C to crouch
  • Press X to go prone
  • Press X when prone to return to your previous stance
  • Press and hold C and Mousewheel Up or Mousewheel Down to move through your stance from standing to crouching to prone and vice versa
  • Press Capslock to instantly go to minimum speed
  • Press Capslock again to return to your previous speed
  • Press Q to lean ⬅️
  • Press E to lean ➡️
  • Press Alt + A to do a slow ⬅️ lean
  • Press Alt + D to do a slow ➡️ lean
    • When using slow leans, you stay in the leaned position you moved to. To reset to normal, press Q or E
  • Press Alt + Q to do a backstep/left-sidestep ⬇️ ⬅️ lean
  • Press Alt + E to do a backstep/right-sidestep ⬇️ ➡️ lean
  • Press Y to mumble, if ai is around you, they will respond to you with a voice line
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