Hotkeys
174 bindable actions. Names and descriptions come from Valve's official localization.
This page does not list default keys (Q, W, E, R and so on). The default bindings are not part of the game files, so they cannot be verified here. Bindings differ per player anyway, so the list focuses on what can be bound.
You can see and change your own bindings in Settings → Hotkeys in the game.
The category names come from the game, but which action goes in which category is decided by this site — the game files do not contain that mapping.
UNIT ACTIONS 17
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Select Hero | Select your Hero. |
| Select All Controlled Units | Select all units under your control. |
| Attack Move / Force Attack | Move to a location but attack any enemy unit you see on the way / Attack a friendly unit if it's deniable. |
| Hold Position | Interrupt your current action and hold your position. |
| Move | Move to a location, or follow a unit without attacking it. |
| Directional Move | Move in a direction without pathfinding. |
| Patrol | Add a patrol waypoint. |
| Cancel Current Action | Interrupt your current action. |
| Select All Other Units | Select all other units you control. (Your Hero will not be selected.) |
| Activate Glyph | Activates the Glyph of Fortification to make your team's structures invulnerable for 5 seconds. |
| Activate Scan | Activates Scan. |
| Taunt | Use your Hero Taunt. Available as an equippable item. |
| Toggle Autoattack | Temporarily Toggle Autoattack State |
| Interact only with Enemy Units | Interact only with Enemy Units |
| Interact only with Allied Units | Interact only with Allied Units |
| Interact only with Hero Units | Interact only with Hero Units |
| Interact only with Non-Hero Units | Interact only with Non-Hero Units |
ABILITIES 24
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Learn Ability | No official description |
| Upgrade Talents | Open the talent tree panel. |
| Upgrade Left Talent | Upgrade the talent on the left. |
| Upgrade Right Talent | Upgrade the talent on the right. |
| Upgrade Attributes | Upgrade attributes in the talent menu. |
| Alternative Cast Switch | Rebind key to cast the non-selected version of an ability that has an Alternative Cast version without having to toggle it (CTRL by default) |
| Cast Ability 1 | No official description |
| Cast Ability 2 | No official description |
| Cast Ability 3 | No official description |
| Cast Ability 4 | No official description |
| Cast Ability 5 | No official description |
| Cast Ultimate | No official description |
| Quickcast Ability 1 | No official description |
| Quickcast Ability 2 | No official description |
| Quickcast Ability 3 | No official description |
| Quickcast Ability 4 | No official description |
| Quickcast Ability 5 | No official description |
| Quickcast Ultimate | No official description |
| Autocast Ability 1 | No official description |
| Autocast Ability 2 | No official description |
| Autocast Ability 3 | No official description |
| Autocast Ability 4 | No official description |
| Autocast Ability 5 | No official description |
| Autocast Ultimate | No official description |
ITEMS 30
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Select Courier | Select the Courier. |
| Deliver Items | Have the Courier deliver the items from your stash to you. |
| Auto-Courier Mode | No official description |
| Courier Burst | Activate the courier burst on your courier when available. |
| Courier Shield | Activate the courier shield on your courier when available. |
| Purchase Quickbuy | Purchase the next item in your Quickbuy area if you can afford it. |
| Purchase Sticky | Purchase the item that is in the Sticky area if you can afford it. |
| Take Stash Items | Transfer all items from your Stash to your Hero. |
| Open Shop | Open the Shop Panel. |
| Select Neutral Item Option 1 | Select the first option in the Neutral Item Crafting Menu |
| Select Neutral Item Option 2 | Select the second option in the Neutral Item Crafting Menu |
| Select Neutral Item Option 3 | Select the third option in the Neutral Item Crafting Menu |
| Select Neutral Item Option 4 | Select the fourth option in the Neutral Item Crafting Menu |
| Select Neutral Item Option 5 | No official description |
| Activate Inventory Slot 1 | No official description |
| Activate Inventory Slot 2 | No official description |
| Activate Inventory Slot 3 | No official description |
| Activate Inventory Slot 4 | No official description |
| Activate Inventory Slot 5 | No official description |
| Activate Inventory Slot 6 | No official description |
| Activate Teleport Scroll | No official description |
| Activate Neutral Item | No official description |
| Quickcast Inventory Slot 1 | No official description |
| Quickcast Inventory Slot 2 | No official description |
| Quickcast Inventory Slot 3 | No official description |
| Quickcast Inventory Slot 4 | No official description |
| Quickcast Inventory Slot 5 | No official description |
| Quickcast Inventory Slot 6 | No official description |
| Quickcast Teleport Scroll | No official description |
| Quickcast Neutral Item | No official description |
CONTROL GROUPS 17
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Next Unit | Cycle through each unit of a selected group. Holding CTRL while pressing this button will cycle in reverse. |
| Group 1 | No official description |
| Group 3 | No official description |
| Group 5 | No official description |
| Group 7 | No official description |
| Group 9 | No official description |
| Previous Unit | Cycle backwards through each unit of a selected group. |
| Group 2 | No official description |
| Group 4 | No official description |
| Group 6 | No official description |
| Group 8 | No official description |
| Group 10 | No official description |
| Ally 1 | No official description |
| Ally 3 | No official description |
| Ally 5 | No official description |
| Ally 2 | No official description |
| Ally 4 | No official description |
CAMERA ACTIONS 20
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Camera Grip | Hold down and drag on the world to move the camera. |
| Camera Up | No official description |
| Camera Down | No official description |
| Camera Left | No official description |
| Camera Right | No official description |
| Camera Zoom In | No official description |
| Camera Zoom Out | No official description |
| Show Recent Event | Move the camera to the most recent event in the world. |
| Showcase View | View a unit from an up-close perspective. |
| Position 1 | No official description |
| Position 3 | No official description |
| Position 5 | No official description |
| Position 7 | No official description |
| Position 9 | No official description |
| Position 2 | No official description |
| Position 4 | No official description |
| Position 6 | No official description |
| Position 8 | No official description |
| Position 10 | No official description |
| Show Overlay Map | No official description |
PHRASE BINDINGS 11
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Care | No official description |
| Get Back | No official description |
| Need Wards | No official description |
| Stun | No official description |
| Help | No official description |
| Push | No official description |
| Well Played | No official description |
| Missing | No official description |
| Missing Top | No official description |
| Missing Middle | No official description |
| Missing Bottom | No official description |
CHAT 7
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Chat to Team | Send a message to everyone on your team. |
| Chat to Everyone | Send a message to everyone in your current game. (Will add a SHIFT modifier to the Chat Team hotkey) |
| Voice Chat (Party) | Use your microphone to communicate with all party members. If set to use open mic, this will also work in the dashboard. |
| Voice Chat (Team) | Use your microphone to communicate with all team members. |
| Chat Wheel 1 | Opens Chat Wheel for easy communication of commonly used phrases. |
| Chat Wheel 2 | No official description |
| Hero Chat Wheel | Opens the Hero Chat Wheel to have your current hero speak specific phrases. |
STATS DROPDOWN 11
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Change Sort | No official description |
| Clear Category | No official description |
| Kills / Deaths / Assists | No official description |
| Last Hits / Denies | No official description |
| Hero Level | No official description |
| XP Per Minute | No official description |
| Current Gold | No official description |
| Net Worth | No official description |
| Gold Per Minute | No official description |
| Buyback Status | No official description |
| Fantasy Scores | No official description |
COACHING 1
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Coach Toggle Student Perspective | No official description |
SPECTATOR / REPLAY CONTROLS 28
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Camera Up | No official description |
| Camera Down | No official description |
| Camera Left | No official description |
| Camera Right | No official description |
| Camera Grip | No official description |
| Pause | No official description |
| Chat | No official description |
| Scoreboard | No official description |
| Open Broadcaster Menu | No official description |
| Item Stats | No official description |
| Gold Graph | No official description |
| Experience Graph | No official description |
| Win Chance Graph | No official description |
| FOW Both Teams | No official description |
| FOW Radiant | No official description |
| FOW Dire | No official description |
| Increase Replay Speed | No official description |
| Decrease Replay Speed | No official description |
| Position 1 | No official description |
| Position 2 | No official description |
| Position 3 | No official description |
| Position 4 | No official description |
| Position 5 | No official description |
| Position 6 | No official description |
| Position 7 | No official description |
| Position 8 | No official description |
| Position 9 | No official description |
| Position 10 | No official description |
PLAYER ACTIONS 8
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Scoreboard | Open the in-game scoreboard. |
| Pause | Pause and Unpause a game in progress. |
| Combat Log | Open the Combat Log. |
| Screenshot | Take a screenshot of the current game view. |
| Console | Open the console. (For advanced users only) |
| Death Summary | Show the Death Summary |
| Alt Modifier | Rebind the Alt modifier |
| Toggle Buyback Protection | Turn on/off buyback protection. |
53 of 174 actions have an official description; the rest only have a name in the game files.