What are the keyboard shortcuts of Civilization 5?
Sarah Thomas
Published Jul 16, 2026
What are the keyboard shortcuts in Civilization V?
13 Answers
Keyboard shortcuts of Civilization 5
General Hotkeys
F1 Civilopedia
F2 Economic info
F3 Military info
F4 Diplomacy info
F5 Social Policies Screen
F6 Tech Screen
F7 Notification Log
F8 Victory Progress
F9 Demographics
F10 Strategic View
F11 Quick Save
F12 Quick Load
G Hex Grid
Esc Menu
Enter End Turn
Period Next Unit
Comma Previous Unit
- Zoom Out
+ Zoom in
Insert Capital City View
Home Capital City View
End Capital City View
Page Up Zoom in
Page Down Zoom Out
Ctrl+R Show Resources Icons
Y Yield Icons
Ctrl+O Game Options
Ctrl+S Save
Ctrl+L Load
Ctrl+Space End TurnGeneral Unit Hotkeys
M Move Mode
E Explore (Automated)
A Alert
F Sleep
Space Do Nothing
U Upgrade unit (if in your own territory)Action Hotkeys
Delete Delete Unit
Ctrl+A Attack
Ctrl+B Ranged
S Set up Artillery
H Fortify Until HealedAir Unit Hotkeys
Alt+R Rebase Mode
S Air Strike Mode
Alt+S Air Sweep
I Intercept
N Nuke ModeCivilian Unit Hotkeys
B Found City
A Build Improvements (automated)
R Construct a Railroad
R Construct a Road
Alt+R Route to Mode
Alt+C Remove a Jungle
Alt+C Clear a Marsh
T Construct a Trading Post
H Construct a Camp
I Construct a Farm
N Construct a Mine
P Construct a Plantation
Q Construct a Quarry
P Construct a Pasture
F Construct a Fort
O Create a Well
F Create Fishing Boats
O Create Offshore Platform
Alt+C Remove Forest
Backspace Cancel Last Mission
L Construct a Lumber Mill
C CitadelHave fun =)
0Below is an image of the game shortcuts and options:
The above list is missing one:
V AdvisorsYou can also change the key bindings in the XML file located at:
<install location>\Sid Meier's Civilization V\Assets\Gameplay\XML\Units\CIV5Controls.xml