---
title: Unreal Engine
date: 2024-10-24 21:12:26
tags:
  - unreal
  - engine
categories:
  - Keyboard Shortcuts
intro: A visual cheat-sheet for many keyboard shortcuts found in Unreal Engine 5
---

## Level Editor

### Viewport Transformation

| Shortcut    | Action                      |
| ----------- | --------------------------- |
| `W`         | Translate                   |
| `E`         | Rotate                      |
| `R`         | Scale                       |
| `Space Bar` | Toggle Transform Mode       |
| `[`         | Decrease Position Grid Size |
| `]`         | Increase Position Grid Size |
| `Shift` `[` | Decrease Rotation Grid Size |
| `Shift` `]` | Increase Rotation Grid Size |

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### View Modes

| Shortcut  | Action            |
| --------- | ----------------- |
| `Alt` `2` | Wireframe         |
| `Alt` `3` | Unlit             |
| `Alt` `4` | Lit               |
| `Alt` `5` | Detail Lighting   |
| `Alt` `6` | Lighting Only     |
| `Alt` `7` | Light Complexity  |
| `Alt` `8` | Shader Complexity |
| `Alt` `0` | Lightmap Density  |

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### Level Editor General {.row-span-2}

| Shortcut           | Action                       |
| ------------------ | ---------------------------- |
| `Esc`              | Deselect All                 |
| `H`                | Hide Selected                |
| `Ctrl` `H`         | Unhide All                   |
| `F`                | Focus on Actor               |
| `F9`               | Screenshot                   |
| `F11`              | Immersive Mode               |
| `G`                | Game View                    |
| `T`                | Toggle Translucent Selection |
| `(right click)`    | Asset Menu                   |
| `Ctrl` `E`         | Edit Selected Asset          |
| `Ctrl` `P`         | Open Asset                   |
| `P`                | Toggle Navmesh               |
| `Ctrl` `Shift` `,` | Profile GPU                  |
| `Ctrl` `Shift` `H` | Toggle FPS                   |
| `~`                | Command Console              |

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### Camera Navigation

| Shortcut     | Action           |
| ------------ | ---------------- |
| `Alt` `G`    | Perspective View |
| `Alt` `H`    | Front View       |
| `Alt` `J`    | Top View         |
| `Alt` `K`    | Side View        |
| `Ctrl` `0-9` | Set Bookmark     |
| `0-9`        | Jump to Bookmark |

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### Editing Modes

| Shortcut    | Action             |
| ----------- | ------------------ |
| `Shift` `1` | Selection Mode     |
| `Shift` `2` | Landscape Mode     |
| `Shift` `3` | Foliage Mode       |
| `Shift` `4` | Modeling Mode      |
| `Shift` `5` | Brush Editing Mode |
| `Shift` `6` | Animation Mode     |

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### Snapping

| Shortcut      | Action               |
| ------------- | -------------------- |
| `End`         | Snap to Floor        |
| `Alt` `End`   | Snap Pivot to Floor  |
| `Shift` `End` | Snap Bounds to Floor |
| `Ctrl` `End`  | Snap to World Grid   |

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### Play in Editor (PIE)

| Shortcut  | Action            |
| --------- | ----------------- |
| `Alt` `P` | Start PIE Session |
| `Pause`   | Pause             |
| `F8    `  | Eject from Player |
| `Esc`     | Stop PIE Session  |

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### Content Browser

Note: You need to select assets first for these shortcuts to work

| Shortcut          | Action           |
| ----------------- | ---------------- |
| `Alt` `Shift` `A` | Audit Assets     |
| `Alt` `Shift` `R` | Reference Viewer |
| `Alt` `Shift` `M` | Size Map         |

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## Asset Editors

### Blueprints {.row-span-2}

| Shortcut            | Action                          |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------- |
| `B`                 | Add Branch                      |
| `S`                 | Add Sequence                    |
| `D`                 | Add Delay                       |
| `F`                 | Add For Each Loop               |
| `G`                 | Add Gate                        |
| `M`                 | Add Multi Gate                  |
| `O`                 | Add Do Once                     |
| `N`                 | Add Do N                        |
| `C`                 | Add Comment                     |
| `F7`                | Compile Blueprint               |
| `F9`                | Add Breakpoint to selected node |
| `Ctrl` `Shift` `F9` | Remove all Breakpoints          |
| `Home`              | Zoom to selected node           |

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### Asset Editor Viewports

Used in the viewport for the Mesh Editor, Material Editor, Blueprint Editor, etc.

| Shortcut | Action                 |
| -------- | ---------------------- |
| `I`      | Toggle Environment     |
| `O`      | Toggle Floor           |
| `P`      | Toggle Post Processing |

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### Static Meshes

| Shortcut   | Action                    |
| ---------- | ------------------------- |
| `Ctrl` `N` | Show Nanite Fallback Mesh |
| `Alt` `N`  | Toggle Normals            |
| `Alt` `S`  | Toggle Sockets            |

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## Your own Shortcuts

### Shortcut Settings

- Click on the `Edit` Menu

- Open `Editor Preferences`

- Under "General" (the first section), find `Editor Shortcuts`

- Here you can modify all of the above shortcuts, as well as many more!

## Also see

- [Unreal Engine Blog: Designer's Guide to Shortcuts](https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/tech-blog/designer-s-guide-to-unreal-engine-keyboard-shortcuts)
  _(www.unrealengine.com)_
- [Unreal Developer Community: Unexplored Shortcuts](https://dev.epicgames.com/community/learning/tutorials/yp8j/the-unexplored-unreal-engine-keyboard-shortucts)
  _(dev.epicgames.com)_
- [Unreal Engine Editor Hotkey Cheat Sheet](https://uecasts.com/resources/unreal-engine-5-editor-hotkeys-cheat-sheet)
  _(uecasts.com)_
- [Unreal Engine Actor Snapping Shortcuts](https://unrealdirective.com/tips/actor-snapping-shortcuts)
  _(unrealdirective.com)_