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title: Apex Legends
date: 2022-11-23 16:23:31.706352
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  A visual cheat-sheet for the 27 default keyboard shortcuts found in Apex Legends
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## Keyboard Shortcuts

### Movement

| Shortcut     | Action         |
| ------------ | -------------- |
| `W`          | Move forward   |
| `S`          | Move back      |
| `A`          | Move left      |
| `D`          | Move right     |
| `Left Shift` | Sprint         |
| `Space`      | Jump           |
| `C`          | Toggle crouch  |
| `Left Ctrl`  | Hold to crouch |

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### Weapons and Abilities

| Shortcut | Action                    |
| -------- | ------------------------- |
| `Q`      | Tactical ability          |
| `Z`      | Ultimate ability          |
| `E`      | Interact or pickup        |
| `X`      | Alternate interact        |
| `Tab`    | Toggle inventory          |
| `M`      | Toggle map                |
| `B`      | Toggle fire mode          |
| `V`      | Melee                     |
| `R`      | Reload                    |
| `1`      | Equip first weapon        |
| `2`      | Equip second weapon       |
| `3`      | Holster weapons           |
| `G`      | Equip grenade             |
| `4`      | Use selected health item  |
| `H`      | Toggle Gibraltar's shield |
| `N`      | Inspect weapon            |

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### Communication

| Shortcut | Action                   |
| -------- | ------------------------ |
| `F`      | Ping enemy here          |
| `T`      | Hold to use push to talk |
| `Enter`  | Message team             |

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## Also see

- [Keyboard shortcuts for Apex Legends](https://www.metabomb.net/off-meta/gameplay-guides/apex-legends-controls-pc-playstation-4xbox-one)
  _(www.metabomb.net)_