Game Controls

Minecraft is available to play on almost every platform. The most common versions are:

  • Java Edition (PC/Mac)
  • Pocket Edition (PE)
  • Xbox (Xbox 360 or Xbox One)
  • PS (PS3 or PS4)
  • Windows 10 Edition
  • Education Edition

Each of these versions of Minecraft has completely different game controls.

PC Keyboard and Mouse

keyboard and mouse

Game Controls

Game Action Control
Place/Use Item Button 2 (Mouse)
Mine/Destroy Item Button 1 (Mouse)
Jump SPACE
Fly (Creative) SPACE (press twice quickly)
Stop Flying (Creative) SPACE (press twice quickly)
Fly Higher (Creative) SPACE (hold down)
Fly Lower (Creative) LSHIFT (hold down)
Drop/Throw Item Q
Open Crafting Menu Button 2 (Mouse)
Open Inventory E
Swap Items in Hands F
Walk Forward W
Walk Backward S
Strafe Left A
Strafe Right D
Look Move Mouse
Run/Sprint LCONTROL
Sneak LSHIFT
Change Selected Item in Hotbar Keys 1 through 9
List Players TAB
Chat T
Run Command T or /
Take Screenshot F2
Toggle Fullscreen F11
Toggle Perspective (Change Camera Angle) F5
Toggle Debug window F3

 

Minecraft Xbox 360 or Xbox One

There are two versions of Minecraft that run on the Xbox – Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition and Minecraft Xbox One Edition. For both versions, you would use an Xbox controller to navigate through the game.

Here are the game controls to play Minecraft on Xbox 360 or Xbox One:

Xbox Controller

xbox controller

Game Controls

Game Action Control
Place/Use Item LT (Left Trigger)
Mine/Destroy Item RT (Right Trigger)
Jump A Button (press once)
Fly (Creative) A Button (press twice quickly)
Fly Higher (Creative) D-Pad (press up) or A button
Fly Lower (Creative) D-Pad (press down)
Stop Flying (Creative) A Button (press twice quickly)
Drop/Throw Item B Button
Open Crafting Menu X Button
Open Inventory Y Button
Move LS (Left Stick)
Look RS (Right Stick)
Run/Sprint LS forward twice (quickly)
Sneak/Walk RS (press down)
Change Camera Angle LS (press down)
Change Selected Item in Hotbar LB or RB
Run Command (Xbox One only) xbox one button D-Pad (right)

 

Minecraft PS3 or PS4

There are two versions of Minecraft that run on the Sony Playstation – Minecraft PS3 Edition and Minecraft PS4 Edition. For both versions, you would use the Playstation controller to navigate through the game.

Here are the game controls to play Minecraft on the PS3 or PS4:

Playstation Controller

ps controller

Game Controls

Game Action Control
Place/Use Item L2 (Back Left Trigger)
Mine/Destroy Item R2 (Back Right Trigger)
Jump p3 button X button (press once)
Fly (Creative) p3 button X Button (press twice quickly)
Fly Higher (Creative) D-Pad (press up) or p3 button X button
Fly Lower (Creative) D-Pad (press down)
Stop Flying (Creative) p3 button X Button (press twice quickly)
Drop/Throw Item p3 button Circle button
Open Crafting Menu p3 button Square Button
Open Inventory p3 button Triangle button
Move LS (Left Stick)
Look RS (Right Stick)
Run/Sprint LS forward twice (quickly)
Sneak/Walk RS (press down)
Change Camera Angle LS (press down)
Change Selected Item in Hotbar L1 or R1
Run Command (PS4 only) ps4 button D-Pad (right)
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