Controls in Stellaris Stellaris guide, tips
Last update: 14 March 2019
This page of the Stellaris guide lists all controls, along with their purpose and effect. There are separate sections for map controls and most important keyboard shortcuts.
Map
The following buttons and keys are used during managing on the system map and the galaxy map.
Icon | Function |
 | on object - additional info on unit - selecting hold and drag over units - selecting units |
 | After marking a unit: on free space - movement on object - additional list of interactions |
 | Pushed button with mouse movement - changing the position of the camera (by default, the map of the system is displayed in the central area of the camera) |
 | Mouse wheel up - zoom in Mouse wheel down - zoom out |
 | Interchangeably with mouse movement - moving the camera through the galaxy/system map |
Pressed with numeric keys - creating groups of units/objects | |
 | Stopping/ resuming the passage of time |
Hotkeys - interface
The following hotkeys are used for faster navigation between the game's interface during the empire management.
Icon | Function |
 | Government |
 | Empire |
 | Contacts |
 | Ship designer |
 | Situation log |
 | Technology |
 | Open/close galaxy map |
 | After indicating the marker of the system - transition to the system |
 | Details Mapmode On/Off |
 | Go to home system |
 | System search |
 | Help |
 | Open main menu |
 | Action index |
 | Chat (multiplayer only) |
 | PauseUnpause |
Hotkeys - units
Following hotkeys are useful during the management of units, especially during combat.
Icon | Function |
 | Join group of ships into one group |
 | Cancel the order |
 | The fleet returns to the nearest cosmoport With CTRL - fleet returns to the nearest allied cosmoport |
 | Movement order (with LMB) |
 | Go to selected unit |
Attack the target (with LMB) | |
 | Change the behavior of the fleet |
 | Divide the fleet into smaller groups |