Controls (Hollow Knight)

From Hollow Knight Wiki

Hollow Knight contains remappable controls on PC and console releases. On the wiki, due to the multiple possible inputs and ability to remap said inputs, button/key prompts are referred to by their action rather than the name of the assigned button or key. This is a guide to the names of each input and its default mappings.

Name Use
PC (Keyboard)
PC (Keyboard)
Xbox Controller
Xbox Controller
DualShock 4 Controller
DualShock 4 Controller
Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Switch
JUMP Jump, bounce off walls with Mantis Claw, activate Monarch Wings while in mid-air
Z key
Z key
A button
A button
X button
X button
B button
B button
ATTACK Attack with the Nail, hold to charge Nail Arts
X key
X key
X button
X button
Square button
Square button
Y button
Y button
FOCUS / CAST Cast Spells, hold to use Focus
A key
A key
B button
B button
Circle button
Circle button
A button
A button
DREAM NAIL Hold to use Dream Nail or Dreamgate
D key
D key
Y button
Y button
Triangle button
Triangle button
X button
X button
QUICK CAST Cast Spells
F key
F key
RB button
RB button
R1 button
R1 button
RB button
RB button
DASH Use Mothwing Cloak or Shade Cloak
C key
C key
RT button
RT button
R2 button
R2 button
ZR button
ZR button
PAUSE Pause the game to access menu options
Esc key
Esc key
Start button
Start button
Options button
Options button
Plus button
Plus button
INVENTORY Open the last viewed menu page (Inventory, Map, Hunter's Journal, or Charms)
I key
I key
Back button
Back button
Touch Pad click
Touch Pad click
Minus button
Minus button
SUPER DASH Hold to use the Crystal Heart
S key
S key
LT button
LT button
L2 button
L2 button
ZL button
ZL button
QUICK MAP Hold to view Area map, double-tap to view full Map
Tab key
Tab key
LB button
LB button
L1 button
L1 button
LB button
LB button
LOOK UP / DOWN Hold to view the area above or below the current field of view
Up arrow key
Up arrow key
Down arrow key
Down arrow key
Right stick
Right stick
Right stick
Right stick
Right stick
Right stick
UP / DOWN / LEFT / RIGHT Move, navigate menus, aim Nail attacks, change Nail Art used, change Spell cast, activate or warp to a Dreamgate
Up/down/left/right arrow keys
Up/down/left/right arrow keys
Left stick
Left stick
OR
D-pad
D-pad
Left stick
Left stick
OR
D-pad
D-pad
Left stick
Left stick
OR
D-pad
D-pad

All button images used under Creative Commons from Xelu on OpenGameArt.org

DualShock 4 Icon made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com