Counter-Strike 2 Keyboard and Mouse Controls for PC

Counter-Strike 2 rewards clean aim, good timing, and knowing which key does what before the round turns into expensive chaos. The default mouse and keyboard layout is familiar if you have played other PC shooters, but CS2 includes enough extra weapon, communication, and utility controls that a quick reference helps.

Default Counter-Strike 2 PC Controls

The controls below use the standard Counter-Strike 2 keyboard and mouse bindings. Some actions are not assigned to a key by default, which is normal. If a bind feels awkward, change it before building muscle memory around a layout you dislike.

To change a keybind in CS2:

1. Open Options.
2. Select the Keyboard tab.
3. Choose the action you want to edit.
4. Click Edit Key.
5. Press the replacement key.
6. Apply the change.

Counter-Strike 2 does not include official controller support. Mods can make controller play possible, but a controller has fewer convenient buttons for CS2's full control set. That tradeoff matters in a game where one missed utility bind can make a round very educational.

For practice, Steam Workshop maps are useful. Aim trainers, movement maps, grenade lineups, and navigation drills let you learn controls without donating rifles to the enemy team every minute.

Movement Controls

• Toggle Inventory Display: I
• Move Forward: W
• Move Backward: S
• Move Left, Strafe: A
• Move Right, Strafe: D
• Walk: Left Shift
• Duck: Left Ctrl
• Jump: Spacebar

Weapon Controls

• Use: E
• Fire: Mouse Left Click
• Secondary Fire: Mouse Right Click
• Reload: R
• Radial Weapon Menu: Unbound by default
• Select Previous Weapon: Mouse Wheel Up
• Select Next Weapon: Mouse Wheel Down
• Last Weapon Used: Q
• Drop Weapon: G
• Inspect Weapon: F
• Switch Viewmodel Left/Right Hand: H
• Buy Menu: B
• Autobuy: F3
• Rebuy: F4
• Primary Weapon: 1
• Secondary Weapon: 2
• Melee Weapons: 3
• Cycle Grenades: 4
• Explosives and Traps: 5
• HE Grenade: 6
• Flashbang: 7
• Smoke Grenade: 8
• Decoy Grenade: 9
• Molotov Cocktail / Incendiary Grenade: 0
• Zeus x27: Unbound by default
• Healthshot: X
• Utility Items: Unbound by default
• Graffiti Menu: T

Interface Controls

• Scoreboard: Tab
• Show Team Equipment: Unbound by default
• Toggle Radar Zoom: Unbound by default
• Call Vote: Unbound by default
• Choose Team: M
• Toggle Console: `

Communication Controls

• Player Ping: MOUSE3
• Radio Message: Z
• Command Radio Message: Unbound by default
• Standard Radio Message: Unbound by default
• Report Radio Message: Unbound by default
• Team Message: U
• Chat Message: Y
• Use Microphone: MOUSE4
• Temporarily Disable Incoming Chat: Unbound by default

Chat Wheel Controls

• Chat Wheel 1: C
• Chat Wheel 2: V
• Chat Wheel 3: Unbound by default

Miscellaneous Controls

• Automatically Buy Equipment: F1
• Rebuy Previous Equipment: F2
• Report Bug: F4
• Take Screenshot: F12

If you are new to CS2, focus first on movement, weapon switching, reload, use, voice chat, and grenade selection. The rest can wait until your fingers stop opening the buy menu at the worst possible time.