Keys and controls
Most of Kheldra works from the keyboard. This page lists the global keys and the order in which Escape closes things. Keys are ignored while you type in chat or a text box. Most keys also ignore Ctrl, Alt and Meta combinations, so browser shortcuts still work. The one exception is listed below.
On this page
Moving and targeting
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| W, A, S, D or the arrow keys | Walk. Inside buildings and dungeons, the same keys step you instead. |
| Shift | Run while held. |
| X | Stop moving. |
| Q | Target the nearest enemy. |
| Tab | Cycle through targets. |
| R | Toggle auto attack. |
| F | Loot every lootable corpse within 2.5 steps, up to 8. If there is none, loot the nearest corpse or gather the nearest resource node. |
| E | Loot, or leave a building. |
Movement and targeting keys work only while no window is open.
Hotbars
- 1 to 0 use hotbar 1.
- Shift with 1 to 0 uses hotbar 2.
- Drag a spell or an item onto a slot. Double-click an empty slot to open Abilities. Right-click a slot to clear it.
Windows
| Key | Window |
|---|---|
| C | Stats (toggle). Spend attribute points here. |
| L | Skills |
| B | Spells |
| K | Abilities and Skills book (toggle) |
| I | Character (toggle) |
| J | Quest journal (toggle) |
| N | Crafting book (toggle) |
| M | World map (toggle) |
| U | Dungeon book |
| O | Bounty board |
| V | Friends |
| H | Achievements and titles (toggle) |
| P | Group finder (toggle) |
| G | World grid |
Other keys
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Enter or / | Focus the chat box. Works when chat is open. |
| ? or F1 | Help (toggle) |
| T | Day and night cycle |
| Y | NPC chatter bubbles |
| Ctrl + Shift + P | Performance overlay |
Inside windows
- On the world map, + and - zoom and the arrow keys pan.
- In an inventory, the arrow keys and Enter move between slots.
- In the merchant window and the help and settings tabs, Left and Right switch tabs.
What Escape closes
When windows are stacked, Escape and the close button dismiss only the topmost window. Use the Settings, Map or Shops controls to close all windows. If no window is open, Escape opens Settings and stops movement, clears your target and turns off auto attack.
Touch controls are not covered on this page.
See also: Getting started and Spells for the hotbar.
Moving and resizing windows
On a desktop screen you can drag a window by its title bar and resize it from its bottom corner. Windows stay fully on screen, and the game remembers each window's position and size by its title, so it opens where you left it. Buttons, links and fields in the title bar are not drag handles. At phone width (700 pixels and below) windows keep their fixed size and do not move.
Related guides
Written from the game as it is today. If a page and the game disagree, the game is right. Recent changes are listed in the changelog.