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Here is a list of keyboard shortcuts available in the game.
Screens[edit | edit source]
| Key | Icon | Screen |
|---|---|---|
| F1 | Primary title | |
| F2 | Character | |
| F3 |  |
Council |
| F4 |  |
Laws |
| F5 |  |
Technology |
| F6 |  |
Military |
| F7 |  |
Intrigue |
| F8 |  |
Factions |
| F9 |  |
Religion |
Newer screens like 
Merchant republics, 
Nomads or 
Societies don't have shortcuts, as they would interfere with screenshots.
Dialogs[edit | edit source]
| Key | Icon | Dialog |
|---|---|---|
| , |  |
Ledger |
| ? |  |
Find Title or Region |
| . |  |
Character finder |
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Map modes[edit | edit source]
| Key | Icon | Map mode | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| q |  |
Terrain | Terrain affects troop movement speed, attrition, and combat defensive bonuses. |
| w |  |
Realms | ^Ctrl+Left-click a realm to see its subrealms. (Undo with ^Ctrl+Right-click or by pressing W again.) |
| e |  |
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. |
| r |  |
Religions | Click a religion to see its holy sites. To see autocephalous patriarchs, use the Religion screen (F9) instead. |
| t |  |
Cultures | Hover for culture groups. |
| u |  |
Economy | Green is ripe for raiding. |
| i |  |
De jure duchies | Hover to confirm the duchy's de jure capital. |
| o |  |
De jure kingdoms | Also shows duchies drifting into kingdoms. Hover to see crown laws effective in each province. |
| p |  |
De jure empires | Also shows kingdoms drifting into empires. |
| a |  |
Revolt risk | Don't park (small retinues) on red. |
| s |  |
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. |
| d |  |
Opinions | Click a province to see opinions of its ruler. Hover for reasoning. |
| f |  |
Direct vassals | Find the largest vassals in another realm, and get them to inherit into your realm! |
| g |  |
Trade zones | Republics and silk road. ^Ctrl+click any republic to see the trade zones of each patrician family. |
| h |  |
Governments | Government types |
| j |  |
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. |
| k |  |
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. |
| l |  |
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 |
Armies[edit | edit source]
| Key | Function |
|---|---|
| Alt+Drag | Select only naval units |
| ⇧Shift+Drag | Select only units of the same type as the currently selected unit |
| ⇧Shift+Left-Click | Add or remove a unit to the selection |
| ⇧Shift+Right-click | Add waypoint (repeat to specify a precise route to a destination) |
| x | Disband unit |
| ⇧Shift+x | Disband all selected units |
| g | Merge the selected units |
| b | Create new unit (with one unit selected) OR reorganize the selected units (with two units selected) |
| n | Split unit in half (with one unit selected) |
| v | Embark unit (load onto ships) |
| ⇧Shift+v | Embark all selected units (load onto ships) |
| z | Raise your troops from this county, or all of a vassal's troops (including from other counties) into the selected county |
| c | Raise your ships from this county, or all of a vassal's fleets (including from other counties) into the selected county |
Province owners[edit | edit source]
| Right-click province with... | Function |
|---|---|
| Right-click | Holder: character sheet |
| Alt + Right-click | Holder: diplomatic actions |
| ⇧Shift + Right-click | Top liege: character sheet |
| ⇧Shift + Alt + Right-click | Top liege: diplomatic actions |
Camera control[edit | edit source]
| Key | Icon | Function | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PageUp |  |
Zoom in | |
| PageDown |  |
Zoom out | |
| ←Backspace or 🏠 Home |
 |
Focus camera on capital province. |
Game control[edit | edit source]
| Key | Icon | Function | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| + |  |
Increase game speed | Speed 5 is "unlimited speed" (i.e. as fast as the computer can process). |
| - |  |
Decrease game speed | |
| ␣ Space |  |
Pause/Unpause | Some notifications can be configured to auto-pause the game. |
| Alt+2+1 or backtick (`) |
Console | ||
| ⎋Esc |  |
Main menu | Closes any open GUI windows sequentially (beginning with last opened) before displaying Main Menu panel. |
Take screenshot[edit | edit source]
| Key | Function | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| F10 | Map screenshot |
Entire map, rendered in 2D and colored according to the current map mode |
| F11 | Screenshot |
Stored in ~/Documents/Paradox Interactive/Crusader Kings II/Screenshots |
| F12 | Steam overlay screenshot | Steam > Library > Crusader Kings II > Screenshots (shown on the right) |
Your operating system may also have shortcuts for capturing a portion of your screen. See Screenshots on Windows or Screenshots on Mac.
