Here is a list of keyboard shortcuts available in the game.
Screens
Dialogs
Demesne navigation
Map modes
The minimap and map modes
| Key |
Icon |
Map mode |
Notes
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| q |
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Terrain |
Terrain affects troop movement speed, attrition, and combat defensive bonuses.
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| w |
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Realms |
^Ctrl+Left-click a realm to see its subrealms. (Undo with ^Ctrl+Right-click or by pressing W again.)
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| e |
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Diplomatic relations |
Colors indicate your allies, enemies, demesne, and vassals. Hover over a yellow province to see your pending Casus Belli (CBs) against it. Click on a province to see their relations.
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| r |
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Religions |
Click a religion to see its holy sites. To see autocephalous patriarchs, use the Religion screen (F9) instead.
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| t |
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Cultures |
Hover for culture groups.
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| u |
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Economy |
Green is ripe for raiding.
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| i |
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De jure duchies |
Hover to confirm the duchy's de jure capital.
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| o |
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De jure kingdoms |
Also shows duchies drifting into kingdoms. Hover to see crown laws effective in each province.
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| p |
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De jure empires |
Also shows kingdoms drifting into empires.
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| a |
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Revolt risk |
Don't park (small retinues) on red.
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| s |
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Dynasties |
Colored according to largest realm, so flipping with "realms" view lets you see which dynasties control multiple realms. ^Ctrl+click a realm to see the dynasties controlling its subrealms.
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| d |
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Opinions |
Click a province to see opinions of its ruler. Hover for reasoning.
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| f |
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Direct vassals |
Find the largest vassals in another realm, and get them to inherit into your realm!
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| g |
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Trade zones |
Republics and silk road. ^Ctrl+click any republic to see the trade zones of each patrician family.
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| h |
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Governments |
Government types
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| j |
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Coalitions |
Hover to see any realm's infamy. Click ocean to see which realms have defensive pacts against them. Click a realm to see the defensive pacts against it, colored by religion group.
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| k |
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Epidemics |
Hover the banner to see when and where epidemics began. Hover a province to see its hospital level, disease resistance, and "infection weight" from any adjacent epidemic.
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Players |
Other human players in multiplayer.
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Chinese relations |
Shows China's "Western Protectorate" territory (red), peace deals (green), imperial tributaries (purple), and diplomatic range (blue).
Opened by right-clicking the "China screen" button
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Armies
| Key |
Function
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| Alt+Drag |
Select only naval units
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| ⇧Shift+Drag |
Select only units of the same type as the currently selected unit
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| ⇧Shift+Left-Click |
Add or remove a unit to the selection
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| ⇧Shift+Right-click |
Add waypoint (repeat to specify a precise route to a destination)
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| x |
Disband unit
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| ⇧Shift+x |
Disband all selected units
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| g |
Merge the selected units
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| b |
Create new unit (with one unit selected) OR Reorganise the selected units (with two units selected)
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| n |
Split unit in half (with one unit selected)
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| v |
Embark unit
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| ⇧Shift+v |
Embark all selected units
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| z |
Raise all of a vassal's troops (including from other counties) into the selected county
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| c |
Raise all of a vassal's fleets (including from other counties) into the selected county
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Province owners
| Right-click province with... |
Function
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| Right-click |
Holder: character sheet
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| Alt + Right-click |
Holder: diplomatic actions
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| ⇧Shift + Right-click |
Top liege: character sheet
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| ⇧Shift + Alt + Right-click |
Top liege: diplomatic actions
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Camera control
| Key |
Icon |
Function |
Notes
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| PageUp |
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Zoom in |
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| PageDown |
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Zoom out |
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Backspace
or 🏠 Home |
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Focus camera on capital province.
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Game control
| Key |
Icon |
Function |
Notes
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| + |
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Increase game speed |
Speed 5 is "unlimited speed" (i.e. as fast as the computer can process).
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| - |
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Decrease game speed |
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| ␣ Space |
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Pause/Unpause |
Some notifications can be configured to auto-pause the game.
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Alt+2+1
or backtick (`) |
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Console |
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| ←Esc |
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Main menu |
Closes any open GUI windows sequentially (beginning with last opened) before displaying Main Menu panel.
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Take screenshot
| Key |
Function |
Notes
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| F10 |
Map screenshot |
Entire map, rendered in 2D and colored according to the current map mode
Stored in ~/Documents/Paradox Interactive/Crusader Kings II/Screenshots
Example map for Religion, more examples in Category:Maps
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| F11 |
Screenshot |
Stored in ~/Documents/Paradox Interactive/Crusader Kings II/Screenshots
Stored in ~/Documents/Paradox Interactive/Crusader Kings II/mod-name/Screenshots (if playing with an overhaul mod)
Examples in Category:Interface screenshots.
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| F12 |
Steam overlay screenshot |
To access files: go to Steam Library, right-click CKII, select "View screeenshots"
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Your operating system may also have shortcuts for capturing a portion of your screen. See Screenshots on Windows or Screenshots on Mac.
