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PUBG: Battlegrounds controls & keybinds

PUBG's PC layout is dense: leaning on Q and E, three stances, a perspective toggle on V, healing on the top-row numbers and a free-look on Alt. The console version compresses the same actions onto a standard pad layout.

The keys people look up first

PUBG: Battlegrounds controls at a glance

Default bindings for the actions searched for most. The full lists, the settings that change how they feel and the printable layout are below.

Action	PC	PlayStation	Xbox
Sprint / run	`Left Shift`	`L3 / L3 (press)`	`LS / LS (press)`
Crouch	`C`	`Circle`	`B`
Prone	`Z`
Jump	`Space`	`Cross`	`A`
Melee	`4`	`Triangle (hold)`	`Y (hold)`
Reload	`R`	`Square`	`X`
Switch weapon	`X`	`Triangle`	`Y`
Heal	`7 / 8 / 9 / 0`

The rest of this game, drawn

Two pages, and they are not interchangeable: this is the reference you look a binding up in, the other measures the hand pressing it. Both figures below are counted from what each page holds.

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Highlighted keys carry a default action; hover or tap a key for every action bound to it.

Action	Default key
Movement
Move	`W / A / S / D`
Sprint	`Left Shift`
Auto-run	`=`
Jump / vault	`Space`
Crouch	`C`
Prone	`Z`
Walk	`Left Ctrl`
Lean left / right	`Q / E`
Free look	`Left Alt (hold)`
Combat
Fire	`Mouse 1`
Aim (over the shoulder)Tap Mouse 2 to toggle the scope (ADS).	`Mouse 2 (hold)`
Reload	`R`
Primary 1 / 2	`1 / 2`
Sidearm	`3`
Melee	`4`
ThrowablesG cycles grenade types.	`5`
Holster	`X`
Change fire mode	`B`
Healing
Bandage / first aid / painkiller / energy drink	`7 / 8 / 9 / 0`
Interface
Interact / pick up	`F`
Inventory	`Tab`
Map	`M`
Perspective (TPP / FPP)	`V`
Push to talk	`T`
Chat	`Enter`
Vehicles
Vehicle: drive / brake	`W / S`
Vehicle: handbrake	`Space`
Vehicle: change seat	`Left Ctrl + 1–5`

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Action	PlayStation	Xbox	Switch
Movement
Move / sprint	`L3 / L3 (press)`	`LS / LS (press)`	`L3 / L3 (press)`
Look	`R3`	`RS`	`R3`
Jump / vault	`Cross`	`A`	`B`
Crouch / prone (hold)	`Circle`	`B`	`A`
Lean	`L1 / R1 while aiming`	`LB / RB while aiming`	`L / R while aiming`
Combat
Fire	`R2`	`RT`	`ZR`
Aim / ADS	`L2 / L2 (press twice)`	`LT / LT (press twice)`	`ZL / ZL (press twice)`
Reload	`Square`	`X`	`Y`
Switch weapon	`Triangle`	`Y`	`X`
Throwables	`R1`	`RB`	`R`
Melee / holster	`Triangle (hold)`	`Y (hold)`	`X (hold)`
Healing
Healing wheel	`D-pad Down (hold)`	`D-pad Down (hold)`	`D-pad Down (hold)`
Interface
Interact	`Square (hold)`	`X (hold)`	`Y (hold)`
Inventory	`Options`	`Menu`	`+`
Map	`Touchpad`	`View`	`Touchpad`
Perspective	`D-pad Up`	`D-pad Up`	`D-pad Up`

Switch labels are derived from the PlayStation and Xbox layouts where the game uses the standard mapping; games without a Switch release show the equivalent position only.

Settings that change how the bindings feel

Recommended starting settings

PUBG has more aiming sliders than any other game in this library — seven scopes, each with its own number — and aim feels inconsistent mostly because six of them are still at the default. The Aiming and Scoping pair is the other half: two different aims on one button until you separate them.

Settings → Control

General Sensitivity 40 – 55 at 800 DPI 1 – 100

Only the hip and over-the-shoulder camera. PUBG splits aiming into more sliders than any other shooter in this library, so a single number copied from a video is describing whichever of them that player happened to mean. PC

Per-scope sensitivity One slider each, red dot to 15x Red dot / holo / iron2x3x4x6x8x15x

Seven separate sliders, and the reason PUBG aim feels inconsistent to most players is that six of them are still at the default. The rule that works: the higher the magnification, the lower the number, because a 6x already multiplies your hand movement six times. PC

Match a scope to the aim you already have

Vertical Sensitivity Multiplier 1.0 0.5 – 2.0

PUBG's recoil is almost entirely vertical, which is why some players lower this so pulling down is less twitchy. It also makes every vertical flick shorter, so treat it as a recoil-control preference rather than a free win. PC

Aiming Hold HoldToggle

The over-the-shoulder camera on Mouse 2. Hold keeps it tied to the fight; a toggle leaves you shoulder-aimed while looting, which slows you down in the only phase where speed is free. PC

Scoping Toggle HoldToggle

The opposite call to the row above, and this pair is the single most useful thing on this page. PUBG gives you both aims on one button by default; separating them — hold for the shoulder, toggle for the scope — means you never enter a scope you only wanted to peek from. PC

Lean Hold HoldToggle

Hold, because a lean you forgot is on leaves your shoulder past the wall for as long as you stand there. If the reach to Q and E is the problem, move the bind rather than switching to a toggle. PC

Crouch Mobility Toggle HoldToggle

The exception to the hold rule in this game. PUBG fights are fought from a held crouch behind cover for minutes at a time, not in half-second dips, so this is the one stance worth toggling.

Free Look Hold HoldToggle

Alt looks around without turning, which is how you run and watch your back at once. Hold, always: a toggle that stays on means your next turn does not steer. PC

Vibration Off OnOff

PUBG rumbles for vehicles as well as gunfire, and a rumbling stick is one you are no longer steering precisely. Off costs nothing you use. Controller

Settings → Gameplay

Auto Pickup On OnOff

Ammunition, attachments and heals go into the bag without an interact press. The first thirty seconds of a PUBG match are an inventory race and this is the setting that decides whether you are in it.

Reach check · your keyboard, this game

Can your board actually play PUBG: Battlegrounds?

Every default bind, re-scored against the keyboard you own. Distance is measured from the left hand resting on WASD, because that is where it stays while you play.

A 60% board has every key PUBG: Battlegrounds asks for. 5 of its 28 default binds still need the left hand to leave WASD, so the board is not what holds you back here — the layout is. How that compares with every other game.

W / A / S / D Move
Left Shift Sprint
= Auto-run
Space Jump / vault
C Crouch
Z Prone
Left Ctrl Walk
Q / E Lean left / right
Left Alt (hold) Free look
Mouse 1 Fire
Mouse 2 (hold) Aim (over the shoulder)
R Reload
1 / 2 Primary 1 / 2
3 Sidearm
4 Melee
5 Throwables
X Holster
B Change fire mode
7 / 8 / 9 / 0 Bandage / first aid / painkiller / energy drink
F Interact / pick up
Tab Inventory
M Map
V Perspective (TPP / FPP)
T Push to talk
Enter Chat
W / S Vehicle: drive / brake
Space Vehicle: handbrake
Left Ctrl + 1–5 Vehicle: change seat

On the keys: your hand is already there
Comfortable: a finger moves, the hand does not
Stretch: the hand lifts, movement wobbles
Off movement: you let go of A and D to press it
Not on this board: the key does not physically exist

Reach uses the same key geometry as BindIQ, which can rebuild the whole layout for you once you know what is out of reach. Mouse buttons always count as reachable — your right hand is already there.

How that compares

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How to do the things people search for in PUBG: Battlegrounds

Generated from the default bindings above, so an action and its key can never disagree.

How to sprint in PUBG: Battlegrounds on PC and controller?

To sprint in PUBG: Battlegrounds, press Left Shift on PC, L3 / L3 (press) on PlayStation and LS / LS (press) on Xbox.

How to crouch in PUBG: Battlegrounds on PC and controller?

To crouch in PUBG: Battlegrounds, press C on PC, Circle on PlayStation and B on Xbox.

How to go prone in PUBG: Battlegrounds on PC?

To go prone in PUBG: Battlegrounds, press Z on PC.

How to jump in PUBG: Battlegrounds on PC and controller?

To jump in PUBG: Battlegrounds, press Space on PC, Cross on PlayStation and A on Xbox.

How to melee in PUBG: Battlegrounds on PC and controller?

To melee in PUBG: Battlegrounds, press 4 on PC, Triangle (hold) on PlayStation and Y (hold) on Xbox.

How to reload in PUBG: Battlegrounds on PC and controller?

To reload in PUBG: Battlegrounds, press R on PC, Square on PlayStation and X on Xbox.

How to switch weapons in PUBG: Battlegrounds on PC and controller?

To switch weapons in PUBG: Battlegrounds, press X on PC, Triangle on PlayStation and Y on Xbox.

How to heal in PUBG: Battlegrounds on PC?

To heal in PUBG: Battlegrounds, press 7 / 8 / 9 / 0 on PC.

How to interact or pick things up in PUBG: Battlegrounds on PC and controller?

To interact or pick things up in PUBG: Battlegrounds, press F on PC, Square (hold) on PlayStation and X (hold) on Xbox.

Quick answers

How do I toggle first person in PUBG?

Press V (D-pad Up on controller) in a TPP match to switch your own camera; FPP-only matches lock it. Tap Mouse 2 to go into the scope instead of the over-the-shoulder aim.

What are the healing keys?

7 bandage, 8 first aid kit, 9 painkiller, 0 energy drink. The inventory also shows them; on controller hold D-pad Down for the wheel.

How do I lean?

Q leans left and E leans right; hold them while aiming to peek. On controller lean with the bumpers while aiming down sights.

How do I change seats in a vehicle?

Hold Left Ctrl and press 1–5 for the seat number; seat 1 is the driver. On controller open the seat menu from the D-pad.

How do I switch grenade type?

Press 5 to equip throwables, then G to cycle through frag, smoke, stun and molotov. Cook a frag by holding Mouse 2, then release Mouse 1.

Why does my aim feel different through each scope in PUBG?

Because it is different. PUBG keeps a separate sensitivity slider for every magnification from red dot to 15x, and most players have only ever changed one of them.

Should ADS be hold or toggle in PUBG?

Both, on different rows. Set Aiming — the over-the-shoulder camera — to Hold, and Scoping to Toggle. That way a peek never drags you into a scope you did not want to enter.

Where to go from here

Next steps for PUBG: Battlegrounds

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