These are the default key bindings for the game DayZ Standalone (DZSA). Make sure to bookmark this page so you can easily refer to it!
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Infantry Movement
| Command | Key | Alternate |
| Move Forward | W | Up |
| Move Backward | S | Down |
| Strafe Left | A | Left |
| Strafe Right | D | Right |
| Turbo | ||
| Fast Forward | 2xW | |
| Walk or run temporary | Left Shift | |
| Walk or run toggle | 2xLeft Shift | |
| Slow Forward | ||
| Up | ||
| Go prone | ||
| Stand Up | C | |
| Crouch | X | |
| Prone | Z | |
| Step Over | V | |
| Lean Left | Q | TrackIR Left |
| Lean Left Toggle | 2xQ | |
| Lean Right | E | TrackIR Right |
| Lean Right Toggle | 2xE | |
| Evasive Left | Q | |
| Evasive Right | E | |
| Turn Left | Delete | |
| Turn Right | End |
Note about double tapping - when you double tap any of the movement keys, the game will either keep on repeating the given movement, stay in given posture or switch the state to the opposite of the current one (walk to run or vice versa).
Infantry Weapons
| Command | Key | Alternate |
| Fire | LMB | |
| Hold Breath | Hold RMB | |
| Optics | 0 (NUM) | RMB |
| Optics Mode | / (NUM) | |
| Zeroing Up | Page Up | |
| Zeroing Down | Page Down | |
| Headlights on/off | L | |
| Reload | R | |
| Toggle Weapons | T | |
| Raise Weapon | Right Ctrl+Space | |
| Toggle Raise Weapon | Space |
View
| Command | Key | Alternate |
| Toggle View | Enter (NUM) | Enter |
| Zoom in | + (NUM) | |
| Zoom in (Toggle) | 2x+(NUM) | |
| Zoom out | - (NUM) | |
| Aim left | Mouse left | |
| Aim right | Mouse right | |
| Look up | Mouse up | |
| Look down | Mouse down | |
| Look left | Mouse left | |
| Look right | Mouse right | |
| Look | Left Alt | |
| Freelook | * (NUM) | 2xLeft Alt |
| Look left up | 7 (NUM) | |
| Look up | 8 (NUM) | |
| Look right up | 9 (NUM) | |
| Look left | 4 (NUM) | |
| Center look | 5 (NUM) | |
| Look right | 6 (NUM) | |
| Look left down | 1 (NUM) | |
| Look down | 2 (NUM) | |
| Look right | 3 (NUM) | |
| Free Head Move | Left Ctrl | |
| Move Head Up | Left Ctrl+Page Up | |
| Move Head Down | Left Ctrl+Page Down | |
| Head Roll Left | Left Ctrl+Q | |
| Head Roll Right | Left Ctrl+E | |
| Center Head Move | Left CTRL+5 (NUM) |
Inventory
| Command | Key | Alternate |
| Gear | Tab | |
| Night Vision | N | |
| Map | ||
| Hide Map | ||
| GPS | ||
| GPS (Toggle) | ||
| Items #1-10 | 1-0 (respectively) | |
| Show Items | - |
Also:
LMB hold on item holds an item so you can drag it to different position in your inventory
RMB click on item brings up interaction menu
Mouse wheel hold on your character / item in your hand slot rotates your character or item in your hand slot
Drag and drop one item on another switches items in inventory or combines them (if they can be combined)
Interact
| Command | Key | Alternate |
| Use default action | F | Middle mouse button |
| Use selected action | LMB | |
| Freelook interaction | LMB | |
| Previous | [ | Mouse wheel up |
| Next | ] | Mouse wheel down |
| Back | Backspace | RMB |
| Diary | ||
| Salute | F1 | |
| Taunt | “” | |
| Surrender | F2 | |
| Sit down | F3 | |
| Get out | ||
| Eject | ||
| Swap gunner | ||
| Toggle full HUF info | Right Ctrl+H |
Also note:
Tab brings up the – Inventory menu
T switch firing mode of current weapon
1 – – 9 switch between items in Quick-bar
Space switch your current weapon between at the – rested / at the ready position
LMB switch your weapon to at the ready position / attack while at the ready
Mouse wheel scroll up/down brings up the context sensitive action menu F / Mouse wheel press activates currently available interaction
Vehicle Movement
| Command | Key | Alternate |
| Car forward | W | Up |
| Car Back | S | Down |
| Car Left | A | Left |
| Car Right | D | Right |
| Car more left | Mouse left | |
| Car more right | Mouse right | |
| Vehicle Turbo | Left shift | |
| Car fast forward | E | |
| Car slow forward | Q | |
| Aim up | Mouse up | |
| Aim down | Moue down | |
| Aim left | Mouse left | |
| Aim right | Mouse eight | |
| Turn in | X | C |
| Turn out | Z |
Helicopter Movement
| Command | Key | Alternate |
| Cyclic forward | W | Up, Mouse Up |
| Cyclic backward | S | Down, Mouse Down |
| Cyclic left | A | Left |
| Cyclic right | D | Right |
| Collective Raise | Q | |
| Collective lower | Z | |
| Left pedal | X | Delete |
| Right pedal | C | End |
| Left turn | Mouse left | |
| Right turn | Mouse right | |
| Auto-hover on | 2x\ | |
| Auto-hover off | \ |
Vehicle Weapons
| Command | Key | Alternate |
| Fire | LMB | |
| Lock orZoom | Hold RMB | |
| Toggle Weapons | T | |
| Optics | 0 (NUM) | RMB |
| Zeroing Up | Page Up | |
| Zeroing Down | Page Down | |
| Headlights On/Off | L |
Multiplayer
| Command | Key | Alternate |
| Multiplayer statistics | I | |
| List of players | P | |
| Chat | / | |
| Push to talk | Caps Lock | |
| Voice Over Net | 2xCaps Lock | |
| Previous Channel | , | |
| Next Channel | . |
Editing Keyboard Configurations
As of change log 0.30.113860, DayZ Standalone does not offer many keybinding customizations within the game options.
To view/change more keybindings, go to "C:\Users\(user-name)\My Documents\DayZ\", and open file "(steam-user-name).DayZProfile" with a basic text editor (e.g. notepad).
A keybinding setting should look like this: "keyStand[]={46};". Where "{46}" represents the key ("C" in this case). Please refer to ListOfKeyCodes for more details.
