Civilization V PC Keyboard Controls

The default control scheme for Civilization V for PC is:

PC Keyboard Controls Guide

General Hotkeys

• F1 – Civilopedia

• F2 – Economic info

• F3 – Military info

• F4 – Diplomacy info

• F5 – Social Policies Screen

• F6 – Tech Screen

• F7 – Notification Log

• F8 – Victory Progress

• F9 – Demographics

• F10 – Strategic View

• F11 – Quick Save

• F12 – Quick Load

• G – Hex Grid

• Esc – Menu

• Enter – End Turn

• Period – Next Unit

• Comma – Previous Unit

• – – Zoom Out

• + – Zoom In

• Insert – Capital City View

• Home – Capital City View

• End – Capital City View

• Page Up – Zoom In

• Page Down – Zoom Out

• Ctrl+R – Show Resources Icons

• Y – Yield Icons

• Ctrl+O – Game Options

• Ctrl+S – Save

• Ctrl+L – Load

• Ctrl+Space – End Turn

General Unit Hotkeys

• M – Move Mode

• E – Explore (Automated)

• A – Alert

• F – Sleep

• Space – Do Nothing

• U – Upgrade unit (if in your own territory)

Action Hotkeys

• Delete – Delete Unit

• Ctrl+A – Attack

• Ctrl+B – Ranged

• S – Set up Artillery

• H – Fortify Until Healed

Air Unit Hotkeys

• Alt+R – Rebase Mode

• S – Air Strike Mode

• Alt+S – Air Sweep

• I – Intercept

• N – Nuke Mode

Civilian Unit Hotkeys

• B – Found City

• A – Build Improvements (Automated)

• R – Construct a Railroad

• R – Construct a Road

• Alt+R – Route to Mode

• Alt+C – Remove a Jungle

• Alt+C – Clear a Marsh

• T – Construct a Trading Post

• H – Construct a Camp

• I – Construct a Farm

• N – Construct a Mine

• P – Construct a Plantation

• Q – Construct a Quarry

• P – Construct a Pasture

• F – Construct a Fort

• O – Create a Well

• F – Create Fishing Boats

• O – Create Offshore Platform

• Alt+C – Remove Forest

• Backspace – Cancel Last Mission

• L – Construct a Lumber Mill

• C – Citadel

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