Keyboard Heatmap

Which keys are most heavily used across PC gaming? This heatmap aggregates default keybinds from 48 games to show where the action lives — and why ESDF puts more hot keys within comfortable reach than WASD.

48 / 48 games
Esc36
F13
F25
F32
F41
F54
F61
F7
F8
F92
F101
F111
F121
PrtSc
ScrLk1
Pause
`1
120
215
315
410
57
63
71
8
9
0
-1
=1
Bksp2
Ins
Home
PgUp1
Tab30
Q34
W43
E35
R33
T10
Y4
U1
I13
O3
P7
[
]
\
Del1
End
PgDn
Caps1
A38
S37
D36
F40
G25
H9
J10
K2
L4
;
'
Enter7
Shift30
Z15
X16
C31
V23
B15
N6
M26
,1
.
/
Shift
↑4
Ctrl15
Win
Alt2
Space43
Alt
Win
Menu
Ctrl
←5
↓4
→4
M144
M239
M330
M44
M51
Cold
HotWeighted by tier (T1=4, T2=3, T3=2, T4=1)

Layout Comparison

ESDF
1842
WASD
1806
Hot keys in ESDF reach

589

Hot keys in WASD reach

573

ESDF advantage keys
HY6
+2%ESDF advantage