Game controls

The default controls are listed below. These can be changed from the Controls menu in Settings on the Title Screen.

PC / Console Edition

PC / PS / XBox Control	Wiki Icon	Action	Notes
Left click / R1 / RT	⚒ Use / Attack	Use held item	Attack using held weapon, consume held potion, summon using held mount/minion summon item, etc.
Right click / O / B	⚷ Interact	Activate environment object	Open a door or chest, activate switch, talk to NPC, etc. To right click on a mac without a right click button you need to put two fingers on the trackpad before you click to make the same effect as a right click.
T / □ / X	T	Throw (discard)	Discards the currently selected item onto the ground as a dropped item, which can then be collected by any player. Does not inflict throwing damage. You can also throw items by opening the inventory, picking the item you want to throw away and right-clicking outside the inventory. Note that throwing throws the whole stack of items, except for torches, where only one torch will be thrown.
Esc / △ / Y	Esc	Inventory	Opens the expanded head-up display, including inventory, crafting interface, Save and Quit (singleplayer) or Disconnect (multiplayer) controls. If autopause is enabled, the game will pause (not currently available on console). Press Start on Xbox or PS3 to pause the game (this won't open your inventory).
A / Left thumbstick left	◀ Left	Left	Moves your character to the left. Hold the key down for continuous movement.
D / Left thumbstick right	▶ Right	Right	Moves your character to the right. Hold the key down for continuous movement.
S / Left thumbstick down	▼ Down	Down	Makes the character drop down when standing on a Wood Platform. Allows the character to go underwater (when using a Water Walking Potion). Makes character climb down rope.
W / Left thumbstick up	▲ Up	Up	Toggles gravity for character when using a Gravitation Potion. Slows down fall speed when using a Featherfall Potion. Makes the character climb up rope. Allows the character to climb up a staircase of Wood Platforms.
Space / X / A	↷ Jump	Jump	Makes your character jump. Hold the key down for a higher jump. Allows "swimming" upwards (repeated jumping) while underwater if Flippers, Diving Gear, or Neptune's Shell is equipped as an Accessory. Pressing Space while jumping will activate the ability of jumping items like Spectre Boots, Sandstorm in a Bottle, etc. Holding Space with Wings armed will allow you to fly for some period (depending on the Wings used), and glide slowly to the ground.
0-9 / L2+R2 / LT+RT	0-9	Hotbar Hotkey	Selects an item from the hotbar (1 being the leftmost, and 0 being the rightmost). The hotbar is the uppermost row of the inventory, i.e. the top 10 slots. (The item is merely selected; to actually use it click the left mouse button after making a selection.)
F7	F7	Toggle Debug	Shows debug info.
F8	F8	Toggle RxTx	Shows multiplayer connectivity debug info. In singleplayer, all values are 0 and do not change.
F9	F9	Lighting setting.	Cycles through the 4 lighting settings: Color, White, Retro and Trippy, in that order.
F10	F10	Toggle FPS	Shows your frames per second.
F11	F11	Toggle HUD	Toggles the HUD.
Enter	↵ Enter	Chat	Opens the chat box (multiplayer only).
H	H	Quick Heal	Consumes the healing item with the highest "power" that is first in your inventory, starting from the top left and going down and to the right.
J	J	Quick Mana Heal	Consumes the first mana restoration item in your inventory (starting from the top-left). When resetting default controls, will change to 'M' instead of 'J', as M was the default mana heal key before Terraria 1.2.
M / Select / Back	M	Full-Screen Map	The M key, by default, brings up a full-screen map. This can be zoomed in and out with the keyboard just as the minimap can, or with the mouse wheel, and it can be scrolled using the directional keys or by dragging it with the mouse. The full-screen map can be dismissed by clicking the icon at the bottom left corner, or by pressing M or the inventory key again. On Console, it will also show all players and let you select your team.
B	M	Quick Buff	Consumes one of each type of Buff Potion in your inventory. Buff Potions will not be consumed if a buff of the same type is still active.
E / L1 / LT	Grapple	Grapple	Activates/launches the first Hook in your inventory.
Shift	⇧ Shift	Auto Select	When held, it will try to select the appropriate tool to interact with the object under the cursor. A light source will be selected if nothing else applies.
Tab	↹ Tab	Minimap	Tab toggles the minimap between the three modes: portrait, overlay, and hidden. See Map for more details.
Ctrl / R3 / Press down right thumbstick	Ctrl	Smart Cursor	Turns Smart Cursor on and off. When on, it will automatically target tiles depending your current tool, to semi-automate tasks such as tunneling, logging and building bridges.
D-Pad	n/a	Use bound item	Items can be bound to the D-pad by opening the inventory, selecting an item and pressing a direction on the D-pad. That item can then be equipped in the hotbar immediately by pressing that direction on the D-pad during gameplay (Console only).

Inventory

• To remove one item from a stack, right click on it. Hold down the right mouse button to increase the number of items to be removed from the stack.
• To place objects directly from your inventory, left click to select the item, then left click to place it or right click to discard it.
• To place objects directly from your inventory into the Trash Can hold shift down while clicking the item. This can be used to quickly free up space in your inventory.

NPC

• To interact with an NPC or read a sign, approach close enough that a speech bubble appears on the target when you move the mouse cursor to it. Then click the right mouse button.
• When buying items from an NPC, hold down the right mouse button to increase the number of items purchased.

Equipment

• Right-clicking on a piece of equipment, including one located in a Social slot, will swap it with its corresponding Armor or Accessory slot.

Miscellaneous

• When crafting, hold down the right mouse button to rapidly craft a number of items (the speed increases as long as you hold down the button).
• To interact with openable items, torches, water candle or waterbolt spell in dungeon, right click on it.
• Terraria for iOS and Android had PlayStation 3 controller support in earlier versions, but this was scrapped in a later update.

Mobile Edition

Action	Effect	Notes
Single Tap	Perform an Action	Attack once, talk to an NPC, interact with furniture, etc.
Tap and Hold	Constant Action	Constantly attack, without interacting with NPCs or furniture If a mining tool or placeable block is selected, a zoomed in region will appear, and tiles can be placed or broken.
Tap Hotbar	Hotbar Control	Selects the item tapped on the hotbar. The hotbar is the uppermost row of the inventory, i.e. the top 5-10 slots. If it is a consumable, it will automatically be used right away.
Drag Item From Hotbar	Throw	Tosses the currently selected item a few squares in the direction the item is dragged. Note that throwing throws the whole stack of items.
Tap "..." on Hotbar	Open Inventory	Opens the inventory and crafting interface. The game will automatically pause, unless you are on a multiplayer server
Tap pause button in top-right	Settings	Opens settings, such as saving and quitting, or changing teams. The game will automatically pause, unless you are on a multiplayer server
Left thumbstick left/right	Left/Right	Moves your character to the left/right. Hold the key down for continuous movement.
Left Thumbstick down	Down	Makes the character drop down when standing on a Wood Platform. Allows the character to go underwater (when using a Water Walking Potion). Makes character climb down rope.
Left Thumbstick up	Up	Makes your character jump. Continue holding the stick for a higher jump. Holding it up with Wings armed will allow you to fly for some period (depending on the Wings used), and glide slowly to the ground. Slows down the fall speed (when using a Featherfall Potion). Makes the character climb up rope. Allows the character to climb up a staircase of Wood Platforms.
Flick Left Thumbstick up	Up (Alt)	Allows "swimming" upwards (repeated jumping) while underwater if Flippers, Diving Gear, or Neptune's Shell is equipped as an Accessory. Activate the ability of jumping items like Spectre Boots, Sandstorm in a Bottle, etc. Toggles gravity for character (when using a Gravitation Potion).
Move Right Thumbstick	Quick-Action	Attacks, breaks, or places tiles in the direction the thumbstick is held. If a consumable item is selected, it will be consumed.
Tap Right Thumbstick	Auto-Attack	Attacks in the direction of the targeted enemy (The nearest enemy is automatically targeted, this can be changed by tapping on another enemy)
Swipe From Character	Quick-Grapple	Sends the grappling hook in the direction swiped. This action will rarely work, however.
Pinch Screen Outwards	Zoom out	Zooming out far enough will open the map
Pinch Screen Inwards	Zoom in	Zooming in on the map will return to normal gameplay
Touch and Drag	Control Map

Inventory / Storage Tab

• Tap an drag an item to move it, or switch its position with another.
• Drag the inventory screen up or down to see more of the inventory.
• Selecting an item and tapping the "Split Stack" button (the button with stacked coins) will take one item and place it in a new stack. If a new stack has been recently created, the item will be added to that one instead.
• Selecting armor or an accessory and tapping the Equip button (labeled with a helmet and a player's head) will automatically equip it in an armor or accessory slot. If the respective armor slot is full, it will be equipped in the vanity slot. Dragging an item to the Equipment tab and releasing will equip it in the same manner.
• Selecting an item the Storage tab Tapping the Take button will add it to your inventory. Dragging an item to the Inventory tab and releasing will take it in the same manner.
• Holding an item over a tab for a while will switch to that tab.

Equipment Tab

• Any equipable item will automatically be equipped when crafted, bought, picked up, or when the Take button is pressed in the Storage tab.
• Selecting an item and tapping the Unequip button (labeled with a helmet and a player's head) will unequip it and place it in the Inventory

Crafting Tab

• Tap a recipe and tap Craft to craft one of the item.
• Tap and hold Craft to craft multiple items (the speed increases as you hold the button)

NPC Shop Tab

• Selecting an item and tapping Buy will buy the item if you have enough money.
• Hitting Sell in the Inventory tab, or simply dragging an item to the Shop tab will sell it.
• The Goblin Tinkerer has an additional spot above the shop. Dragging an item here and selecting Reforge will reforge it.

History

• 1.2.3: Added support for Ctrl+Z, X, C, and V (clear line, cut line, copy line, and paste into line respectively). Added support for Shift+Insert, Shift+Delete, Ctrl+Insert (paste, cut, and copy respectively).

• 1.2.0.1:
  • Added map control.

• 1.1.1:
  • Keybindings will no longer sometimes be set to "None" automatically.

• 1.1:
  • Items Pulsate when hold on the mouse cursor so they stand out against other items on the UI.
  • Items move freely and rotate when falling after being dropped or thrown.
  • F7 shows game debug information.
  • F8 shows connectivity debug information.
  • F9 changes lighting setting.
  • Added 'Auto Select' hotkey.
  • Added ability to place items directly from open inventory.

• 1.0.6:
  • Hotkeys can now be used to change selected item when the inventory is open.
  • Hotkeys to use the Grappling Hook/Ivy Whip (default is E) added.
  • Hotkeys for Mana and Healing Potions now work correctly with Restoration Potions.

• 1.0.5:
  • Added hotkeys for quickly drinking healing, mana, and buff potions. The healing/mana potion you use is based on the same principle arrows are. Topleft most item first. The buff potions are all used at once.