Fortnite Best PC Keybinds (August 2021) – Controls, Key Bindings

Our Fortnite Best Keybinds guide will walk you through the most popular options for binding your keys on your PC keyboard! One of the most important aspects of gaming at a high level is having the right key assignments. If you are not comfortable with your keys, your muscle memory will not be built and you will make mechanical mistakes. Having the right controls early on is a great way to prepare to level up in Fortnite.

Once you have a good set of keybindings picked out, you will not want to change these! It should be understood that while having easy-to-access controls is an important starting point, changing them frequently is not going to increase your abilities in the game.

You’ll want to play the same set over and over again for many hours to have them down to where you are never thinking about what key you need to press. Pro players have succeeded at the highest level with a variety of different keybindings. So, the specific set isn’t the important part, it’s knowing them by muscle memory!

Default Fortnite PC Keyboard Controls

Here’s a look at the default keybindings for your PC in Fortnite’s Battle Royale game mode.

Movement

Updated: April 14

Forward	W
Left	A
Backward	S
Right	D
Jump	Space Bar
Sprint	Left Shift
Auto Run	Equals (=)
Crouch	Left Ctrl

Combat

Fire	Left Mouse Button
Target (Aim Down Sights, ADS)	Right Mouse Button
Reload	R
Use	E
Harvesting Tool	1
Weapon Slot 1	2
Weapon Slot 2	3
Weapon Slot 3	4
Weapon Slot 4	5
Weapon Slot 5	6

Building

Crouch While Building	Left Ctrl
Wall	F1
Floor	F2
Stairs	F3
Roof	F4
Trap	F5
Place Building	Left Mouse Button
Repair/Upgrade	F
Rotate Building	R
Change Building Material	Right Mouse Button
Building Edit	G
Crouch While Editing	Left Ctrl
Select Building Edit	Left Mouse Button
Reset Building Edit	Right Mouse Button

Communication

Ping / Place Marker	Middle Mouse Button
Place Enemy Marker	Not Bound
Push To Talk	Y
Squad Comms	V
Chat	Enter

Emote

Emote	B
Locker Emote Slot 1	Not Bound
Locker Emote Slot 2	Not Bound
Locker Emote Slot 3	Not Bound
Locker Emote Slot 4	Not Bound
Locker Emote Slot 5	Not Bound
Locker Emote Slot 6	Not Bound
Repeat Last Emote	Not Bound

Miscellaneous

Toggle Harvesting Tool	L
Trap Equip/Picker	T
Switch Quickbar	Q
Slot Up	Mouse Wheel Down
Slot Down	Mouse Wheel Up
Previous Picker Wheel	Mouse Wheel Down
Next Picker Wheel	Mouse Wheel Up
Cursor Mode	Left Alt
Toggle Map	M
Toggle Inventory	I
DBNO Carry	F
DBNO Place	F
Object Carry / Sidegrade	F
Object Place	F

Vehicles

You can customize your keybindings for each vehicle type, but we’re just displaying the general options.

Vehicle Exit	E
Vehicle Use/Exit	E
Vehicle Change Seat	Left Ctrl
Vehicle Honk Horn	Right Mouse Button
Vehicle Pitch Forward	S
Vehicle Pitch Edit	W
Boost	Space Bar

How-to Change Your Keys

Click the Three Lines on top of each other in the top right of the screen. Hit the Settings Options, and look for the Input section. The icon looks like the arrows keys:

Fortnite Best Keybinds List

This is a set that’s kind of a general average of a lot of player’s keybinds.

Wall	Mouse Button 5
Floor	Q
Stairs	Mouse Button 4
Roof	C
Trap	T
Use	E
Building Edit	F
Reload/Rotate	R
Harvesting Tool	X
Weapon Slots	1 through 5
Crouch	Left Ctrl / Left Shift
Sprint By Default	On
Inventory	Tab / I
Map	M / Tab

Sen Bugha Keybinds

Use	E / Mouse Wheel Up
Jump	Space Bar
Reload	R
Rotate	G
Sprint By Default	On
Crouch	Left Ctrl
Repair/Upgrade	Mouse Button 4
Harvesting Tool	1
Weapons Slots	2 through 6
Wall	X
Floor	V
Stairs	C
Roof	Left Shift
Trap	T
Edit on Release	On
Building Edit	F / Mouse Wheel Down
Building Reset	Right Click / Mouse Wheel Down
Inventory	Tab
Map	M
Emote Key	N

NRG BenjyFishy Keybinds

Use	Mouse Wheel Up
Jump	Space Bar
Reload/Rotate	R
Sprint By Default	On
Crouch	Left Ctrl
Repair/Upgrade	Mouse Button 4
Harvesting Tool	1
Weapons Slots	2 through 5
Weapon Slot 5	Z
Wall	Q
Floor	Mouse Button 5
Stairs	C
Roof	Left Shift
Trap	V
Edit on Release	Off
Building Edit	E
Building Reset	Right Click
Inventory	Tab
Map	M
Emote Key	B

Aqua Keybinds

Use	E / Mouse Wheel Up
Jump	Space Bar
Reload/Rotate	R
Sprint By Default	On
Crouch	Left Shift
Repair/Upgrade	F6
Harvesting Tool	4
Weapons Slot 1	Mouse Button 5
Weapon Slot 2	Mouse Button 4
Weapon Slot 3	5
Weapon Slot 4	X
Weapon Slot 5	T
Wall	Left Alt
Floor	C
Stairs	F
Roof	V
Trap	6
Confirm Edit on Release	Off
Building Edit	G
Inventory	Tab
Map	M
Emote Key	9

Clix Keybinds

These are pretty unique binds, I’d only use them if they feel particularly comfortable to you.

Use	E
Jump	Space Bar
Reload/Rotate	R
Sprint By Default	On
Crouch	C
Repair/Upgrade	Not Bound
Harvesting Tool	1
Weapons Slots	2 through 5
Wall	F
Floor	X
Stairs	Q
Roof	V
Trap	T
Edit on Release	Off
Building Edit	G / Mouse Wheel Down
Building Reset	Right Click / Mouse Wheel Down
Inventory	I
Map	Tab
Ping / Place Marker	U

Shroud Keybinds

Use	F
Jump	Space Bar
Reload/Rotate	R
Sprint By Default	On
Crouch	Left Ctrl
Repair/Upgrade	Mouse Button 4
Harvesting Tool	z
Weapons Slots	1 through 4
Weapon Slot 5	H
Wall	Q
Floor	X
Ramp	E
Roof	Mouse Button 4
Trap	T
Confirm Edit on Release	Off
Building Edit	G
Inventory	I
Map	Mouse Button 5

Ninja Keybindings

Use	E
Jump	Space Bar
Reload/Rotate	R
Sprint By Default	On
Crouch	C
Repair/Upgrade	G
Harvesting Tool	1
Weapons Slots 1-3	2 through 4
Weapon Slot 4	Z
Weapon Slot 5	X
Wall	Mouse Button 4
Floor	Q
Stairs	Mouse Button 5
Roof	Left Shift
Trap	5
Building Edit	F
Building Reset	Right Click
Inventory	Tab
Map	M
Emote Key	B