Keyboard and mouse
| W A S D or arrow keys | Walk (tap to turn on the spot) |
| Ctrl or Space | Attack the monster in front of you (also starts and stops fishing) |
| X | Sit down / stand up |
| 1 – 6 | Use what you placed on the hotbar |
| E | Inventory |
| C | Character window (paperdoll, stats) |
| P | Spells |
| Tab | Show or hide the mini map |
| R | Refresh the area around you |
| Enter | Start typing in chat |
| Ctrl + P | Command search |
| Ctrl + + / − | Zoom in / out |
| Numpad 0–9 and . | Emotes |
| Left click | Talk to people, open shops, pick up items, walk to a spot |
| Right click on a player | Player menu: Paperdoll (their equipment), Book (their finished quests), Join / Invite (party), Trade, Whisper, Friend, Ignore and Report |
Phone and tablet
- Joystick (bottom left): walk in any direction.
- Attack button (big round button, bottom right): attack, or start/stop fishing.
- The small buttons around it: sit/stand and emotes.
- Menu button: opens the same windows as the side menu.
- Tap people and items to use them. Settings › HUD lets you move the touch controls (Reposition Touch Controls) and turn them on or off.
The screen
- HP (health), TP (used by spells), TNL (experience to the next level) and Weight are shown in your character panel.
- Chat is at the bottom. Tabs keep local, global, party, guild and private messages apart; see Friends, chat & messages.
- The side menu (or Menu on a phone) opens: Alduin, Inventory, Map, Spells, Character, Pets, Quests, Social, Settings, Refresh and Exit.
The windows
| Inventory | Your bag. Double-click (or use the menu) to use or equip; drag to the hotbar; drag out to drop or junk. | |
| Character | Your paperdoll (equipment slots, including the Pet slot), stats and the book of finished quests. | |
| Spells | Learned spells and skill points; also activities such as Fishing. Drag spells to the hotbar. | |
| Quests | Active quests with their current step, the quest history and a tracker you can pin to the screen. | |
| Pets | Your pet companions: summon, dismiss, rename, preview, collection. See [[pets/pet-companion-guide | Pets]]. |
| Social | Players online, friends, guild members and ignored players. | |
| Map | The map of the area you are in. | |
| Alduin | Your Alduin Coin balance and wallet; see [[alduin-coins/alduin-coin-guide | Alduin Coins]]. |
| Settings | Graphics, interface size, sound, social options (who may whisper, trade or invite you), HUD layout. |
Typing commands
In chat, #loc shows the map number and position you are standing on, #find name tells you whether a player is online, and #usage shows how long you have played.