Controls

Minecraft uses the standard control scheme of mouse and keyboard controls as input. The game cannot be played using only a mouse or only a keyboard using the default control scheme. The controls menu is located in the Options setting.

Non-configurable controls

 * Note:' On many notebook computers and most Macs, "Function keys" (briefly "F-keys") do not operate in their default configuration. You can often get around this by pressing the ' key or sometimes the ' key while you press an F-key. To make F-keys work in OS X, go to the Apple menu → System Preferences → Keyboard and mouse and check the "Use F1, F2 etc. as normal keys". If you choose the first option, you can then use the ' key to switch F-keys back to actions they used to do (e.g. play/pause music, etc). You can also use the F keys by holding the option button while pressing them. NOTE: the F5 key does not require this.''

PC Minecraft uses a combination of the mouse and keyboard for controls, generically known as "mouselook/keymove". Many prior games (notably DOOM, and Quake) have used such a scheme, but whose who have not played such a game before, will need some time to practice before they can get around effectively. Such folks should start with creative or peaceful mode until they have the hang of moving and looking around.

Tablets
Tablets for iOS or Android use the same controls as on phones. Split-touch controls display crosshairs like in the computer version. Split-touch controls can be turned on in Options. Tap and hold to break a block with split-touch controls, and tap to place a block. Whatever the crosshairs is over is the block you break when you hold down, or where you place a block when you tap the screen.

Xperia PLAY
Note: For Xperia Play owners using the gamepad, while in creative mode, the lowest two rows of items are beneath the screen, and one cannot scroll down to see them. They are still accessible, but it requires either remembering how many times one has to press the directional buttons to access them, or trial-and-error. This will hopefully be fixed soon, but is most prominent in the 4.0 update, as the amount of items has increased, and now sixteen items are hidden. The only way to see them is to turn on the option to use touch controls in the options menu.

Xbox 360 Edition
All the controls for the Xbox 360 Edition are executed with the Xbox controller.

Pi Edition
All of the controls in the Pi Edition are fixed and cannot be changed.

Debugging controls
These controls are used for debugging and were unintentionally left in-game in Beta 1.9 Pre-releases 4-5 and snapshot 12w08a. The controls below F6 are called the "deadmau5 camera".

Old Keys
Below are the list of keys which are no longer usable in the current versions of the game.