Default Keymap¶

While this isn’t a comprehensive list, this page shows common keys used in Blender’s default keymap.

Global Keys¶

`Ctrl-O`	Open file.
`Ctrl-S`	Save file.
`Ctrl-N`	New file.
`Ctrl-Z`	Undo.
`Shift-Ctrl-Z`	Redo.
`Ctrl-Q`	Quit.
`F1`	Help (context sensitive).
`F2`	Rename active item.
`F3`	Menu Search.
`F4`	File context menu.
`F5` - `F8`	Reserved for user actions.
`F9`	Adjust last operation.
`F10`	Reserved for user actions.
`F11`	Show render window.
`F12`	Render the current frame.
`Q`	Quick access (favorites).
`Ctrl-Spacebar`	Toggle Maximize Area.
`Ctrl-Alt-Spacebar`	Toggle Fullscreen Area
`Ctrl-PageUp` / `Ctrl-PageDown`	Next/previous Workspace.
`Spacebar`	User configurable. Play Toggle animation playback. Tools Tool switching with hotkeys (`Shift-Spacebar` for play). Search Search for actions (`Shift-Spacebar` for play).
`Shift-Ctrl-Spacebar`	Playback animation (reverse).

`X`	Deletes the selected item, requires a confirmation dialog.
`Delete`	Deletes the selected item, does not require a confirmation dialog.

These keys are shared across editors such as the 3D Viewport, UV and Graph editor.

`Tab`	Edit-mode toggle.
`Ctrl-Tab`	Mode switching pie menu (toggles Pose Mode for armatures).
`1` - `3`	Edit mesh vertex/edge/face toggle (`Shift` extends, `Ctrl` expands).
`AccentGrave`	3D Viewport navigation pie menu.
`Ctrl-AccentGrave`	Toggle gizmos.
`Shift-AccentGrave`	Walk/Fly Navigation.

The Cmd key can be used instead of Ctrl on macOS for all but a few exceptions which conflict with the operating system.

List of additional macOS specific keys:

Cmd-Comma

Preferences.

Select with Mouse Button: Controls which mouse button, either right or left, is used to select items in Blender. If Left is selected the RMB will be a context sensitive menu, if Right is selected the LMB will place the 3D Cursor.

Spacebar Action

Controls the action of Spacebar. These and other shortcuts can be modified in the keymap preferences.

Play: Starts playing through the Timeline, this option is good for animation or video editing work.
Tools: Opens the Toolbar underneath the cursor to quickly change the active tool. This option is good if you are doing a lot of modeling or rigging work.
Search: Opens up the Menu Search. This option is good for someone who is new to Blender and is unfamiliar with the menus and shortcuts.

Activate Gizmo Event

The activation event for gizmos that support drag motion.

Press: Allows immediate activation, preventing click events being passed to the tool.
Drag: Allows click events to pass through to the tool, adding a small delay.

Select All Toggles

Causes selection shortcut A to deselect all when any selection exists.

Alt Click Tool Prompt

Tapping Alt shows a prompt in the Status Bar prompting a second keystroke to activate the tool.

Grave Accent / Tilde Action

Navigate: Navigation pie menu, useful on systems without a numeric keypad.
Gizmos: Transform gizmos pie menu, useful for quickly switching between transform gizmos.

Middle Mouse Action

The action when MMB dragging in the viewport, this also applies to trackpads.

Orbit: Rotates the view around a pivot point, Shift-MMB is used for panning the view.
Pan: Shifts the view towards the mouse, Shift-MMB is used for orbiting the view.

Alt Middle Mouse Drag Action

Relative: Set the view axis where each mouse direction maps to an axis relative to the current orientation.
Absolute: Set the view axis where each mouse direction always maps to the same axis.