Here you will find a listing of the various Game Controls available for use and assignment in DayZ.
PC Controls[ | ]
Before jumping into the game, you'll need to familiarize yourself with the basic controls including the ability to move your character and interact with your environment. You can access these key assignments by visiting the Controls section of the Configuration menu, which you can from the in-game menu using the Esc key or from the game's main menu. Additional controls can be accessed via the drop-down menu at the top of the key assignment screen. You can reconfigure the controls based on your own personal preferences. The tables below show the default key assignments for the game.
(Console players using a mouse and keyboard cannot change any keybindings at this time)
Movement[ | ]
Key(s) | Function |
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W | Move Forward |
S | Move Backward |
A | Strafe Left |
D | Strafe Right |
Q | Lean Left |
E | Lean Right |
L ctrl | Walk/Jog (hold for temporary; double-tap to toggle) |
L. shift | Run (hold for temporary) |
Space | Jump/Vault |
C | Toggle Crouch |
C Hold | Toggle Prone |
General[ | ]
Key(s) | Function |
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Tab ↹ | Toggle Inventory Screen |
~ | Tap to toggle Hotbar (Hide/View) Hold to toggle HUD |
0 to 9 | Hotkey Slots |
Right mouse button | Lower/Raise Item in Hands |
G | Tap to throw/Hold to drop item in hands |
Left mouse button | Use item (if applicable) |
Alt or * | Free Look |
↵ Enter or V | Toggle Between 1st Person (1PP) and 3rd Person (3PP) Perspectives |
Middle mouse button | Zoom (Hold) |
Left mouse button or F | Use / Action |
L Hold | Toggles Night vision |
Lmb/R Hold | Empty/Load Magazine in hand |
Weapons[ | ]
Key(s) | Function |
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Left mouse button | Fire Weapon (firearms) / Swing Weapon (melee) |
Right mouse button | Ready your firearm to shoot or your melee to swing |
Mouse scroll wheel click in/scroll | Use Optics/Iron sights on a firearm |
L. ctrl Hold | Hold Breath |
R | Chamber New Round (firearm) |
X | Toggle Weapon Firing Mode |
Page up | Zeroing - Up |
Page down | Zeroing - Down |
Lmb and R | Change/Insert Magazine (firearms, if applicable) |
F | Melee with a firearms while hip-fire aiming (Right-Click) |
Vehicles[ | ]
Key(s) | Function |
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W or ↑ | Accelerate |
S or ↓ | Slow Down |
A or ← | Turn Left |
D or → | Turn Right |
Q | Shift Down One Gear |
E | Shift Up One Gear |
L. shift | Turbo |
L. ctrl | Slow Accelerate |
Communication[ | ]
Key(s) | Function |
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/ | Use Text Chat |
⇪ Caps Lock | Hold to speak in voice chat. Double-tap to toggle voice chat on/off. |
↑ Tap | The up arrow key switches the player's voice volume. It has three settings to choose from, whispering, standard, and yelling. |
F1 | Hello |
F2 | Hands Up (Wave) (Stable branch) |
F3 | Heart with hands |
F4 | Fuck off |
F5 | Surrender |
F6 | Point (Stable branch)
Magnifique (Experimental branch) |
F7 | Thumbs Up (Stable branch)
Point (Experimental branch) |
F8 | Taunt elbow |
F9 | Silent (Stable branch)
Thumbs Up (Experimental branch) |
F10 | Die |
F11 | Suicide |
Zombies are now attracted to the sound of a survivor's voice.
- Whispering has a voice range of 7 meters.
- Default has a voice range of 25 meters.
- Yelling has a voice range of 45 meters.
- The further a survivor/infected are from the source, the quieter it will be.
Additional Gestures[ | ]
These gestures are not bound to any key by default and must be assigned by the user (typically in place of an existing gesture assignment). In Experimental, new gestures have been rebound to existing keys, while some are still unavailable by conventional means.
Additionally, as far as 1.12 vanilla, you can also hold the period, or > key to open the emote menu.
Function |
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Heart (Used to be bound to replace Frig Off during Holidays) |
Salute (Non-functional in 0.62, functional in 0.63) |
Sit Down (Alternate, named SIT_B) |
Timeout |
Point at Self |
Watching |
Stop |
Listen |
Move |
Down |
Come |
Nod Head |
Shake Head |
Shrug |
Look at Me |
Think! |
Facepalm |
Thumb Down |
Dance |
RPS (Rock Paper Scissors) |
Camp? (Cooking with stick animation) |
Clap |
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PlayStation Controls[ | ]
Here you will find a listing of the various Game Controls available for use on the PlayStation 4|5 and assignment in DayZ.
Movement[ | ]
General[ | ]
Weapons[ | ]
Vehicles[ | ]
Controller | Function |
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Accelerate | |
Slow Down | |
+ Left | Turn Left |
+ Right | Turn Right |
Shift Down One Gear | |
Shift Up One Gear | |
Toggle Headlights | |
Slightly Push | Slow Accelerate |
Communication[ | ]
The volume settings for Ingame-Voicechat can be adjusted in the Options-menu.
Controller | Function |
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N/A on PS4 | Use Text Chat |
Hold to speak in voice chat. Double-tap to toggle voice chat on/off. | |
Hold | Access to gestures menu |
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Xbox Controls[ | ]
Here you will find a listing of the various Game Controls available for use on the Xbox One|Series X/S and assignment in DayZ.
Movement[ | ]
General[ | ]
Weapons[ | ]
Vehicles[ | ]
Controller | Function |
---|---|
Accelerate | |
Slow Down | |
+ Left | Turn Left |
+ Right | Turn Right |
Shift Down One Gear | |
Shift Up One Gear | |
Toggle Headlights | |
Slightly Push | Slow Accelerate |
Communication[ | ]
The volume settings for Ingame-Voicechat can be adjusted in the Options-menu.
Controller | Function |
---|---|
N/A on Xbox | Use Text Chat |
Hold to speak in voice chat. | |
Hold | Access to gestures menu |