Best Fortnite keybinds and settings for mouse & keyboard

Playing Fortnite on a keyboard and mouse is probably the go-to for most who want to be the game’s best builders. So, adjusting to the best Fortnite keybinds and mouse settings can make a huge difference, and here’s all you need to know to dominate matches in Chapter 5 Season 3.

Whether you’re playing regular Fortnite Battle Royale or Zero Build, locking in the best settings is key to victory. The best PC settings will improve your FPS and the best controller settings will make playing with a gamepad much easier.

If you’re on mouse and keyboard, though, you’ll need the best keybinds and mouse settings so that everything feels natural and accessible. By looking at several high-profile Fortnite players, we’ve put together the best mouse and keyboard settings in Fortnite.

• Best movement keybinds for Fortnite
• Best building keybinds for Fortnite
• Best combat keybinds for Fortnite

Best Fortnite movement keybinds

These keybinds are what you’ll find in most shooters on PC, so there’s no reason to deviate from the norm when playing Fortnite.

• Move Forward: W
• Move Left: A
• Move Backward: S
• Move Right: D
• Jump: Space Bar
• Crouch: Left CTRL
• Open Map: M

Best movement settings for Fortnite

• Toggle Sprint: Off
• Sprint by Default: On
• Sprint Cancels Reloading: Off
• Auto Open Doors: On

Having Auto Open Doors enabled will be a massive help if you accidentally edit a door, as you’ll go straight through it without slowing down.

Best Building keybinds for Fortnite

Here are the best building keybinds for Fortnite:

• Crouch While Building: Left Shift
• Wall: Q
• Floor: Mouse 4
• Stairs: E
• Roof: Mouse 5
• Trap: T
• Place Building: Left Mouse Button
• Repair/Upgrade: H
• Rotate Building: R
• Change Building Material: Right Mouse Button
• Building Edit: F and Mouse Wheel Up
• Crouch While Editing: Left Shift
• Select Building Edit: Left Mouse Button
• Reset Building Edit: Mouse Wheel Up

You’ll need to be able to build fast to keep up with other players in Fortnite, so Building is spread out between the keyboard and the mouse. This way, one hand doesn’t have to do everything, making building easier and faster.

To quickly reset an edit to protect yourself from incoming fire, you should bind both the ‘Reset Building Edit’ and the secondary ‘Building Edit’ to Mouse Wheel Up. This seamlessly resets and confirms the edit in one motion, vastly increasing your editing speed. This tactic is commonly known as “scroll wheel reset.”

Best building settings for Fortnite

• Reset Build Choice: On
• Disable Pre-Edit Option: On
• Turbo Building: On
• Confirm Edit on Release: On

Best combat keybinds for Fortnite

Here are the best keybinds and settings for fighting in Fortnite:

• Fire: Left Mouse Button
• Target: Right Mouse Button
• Reload: R
• Use: Mouse Wheel Down and X
• Harvesting Tool: 1
• Weapon Slot 1: 2
• Weapon Slot 2: 3
• Weapon Slot 3: 4
• Weapon Slot 4: 5
• Weapon Slot 5: 6
• Toggle Inventory: Tab
• Ping / Place Marker: Left Alt

Best combat settings for Fortnite

• Hold To Swap Pickup: On
• Toggle Targeting: Off
• Mark Danger When Targeting: On
• Auto Pick Up Weapons: On
• Preferred Item Slots: On
  • Loadout Slot 1: Assault Rifle
  • Loadout Slot 2: Shotgun
  • Loadout Slot 3: SMG
  • Loadout Slot 4: Consumable Item
  • Loadout Slot 5: Consumable Item

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While building and fighting, having your weapons on the number keys makes the transition between building and pulling out a weapon quick and easy.

You want to have your inventory button as Tab. If you get attacked while your hand is away from your movement keys, the split second it takes to move back could be the difference between life and death.

By enabling Hold to Swap Pickup, you can easily swap out your current weapon for one on the ground, giving you much more control over your inventory. By binding Use to both the Scroll Wheel and X, you can pick up items normally with the Scroll Wheel, then swap out a specific item with X when you need to.

Also, using the Preferred Item Slot system makes switching weapons with muscle memory much easier. With this enabled, picking up a weapon will assign it to its assigned category slot. So, when you’re scrambling around in the early game to get what you can, your weapons will always be where you want them to be. Just remember to set your preferences in the Settings Menu.

These keybinds and settings keep everything at your fingertips, maximizing your comfort reaction time while build-fighting in Fortnite. With Chapter 5 Season 3 ongoing, you can also check out how to complete the weekly quests, the Mythics up for grabs, and where to find every NPC.