The Sims 4 Hotkeys

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Not everybody enjoys using keyboard to control certain things but personally I do prefer to combine using my mouse and keyboard. So, here are some hotkeys you can use in Build and/or Live Mode to make some things a bit easier or quicker.

Keep in mind that you can switch between modes using the following hotkeys:

  • F1 for Live Mode
  • F2 for Buy Mode
  • F3 for Build Mode

Furthermore:

  • F4 will open the Gallery


  • Page Up to go up a floor
  • Page Down to go down a floor
  • Home to bring walls up (cutaway view)
  • End to bring walls down
  • Esc to deselect latest hotkey


  • A to move camera to left (← works too)
  • B for the build wall tool
  • C to take a screenshot
  • D to move camera to right (→ works too)
  • E for the eyedrop tool (copy)
  • G to turn on / off grid
  • H for hand tool
  • K for sledgehammer tool (toggle)
  • L to toggle between day / night hours
  • R for activating the design tool to change color of an object
  • S to move camera forward (↑ works too)
  • T for changing to top view
  • U to move whole house
  • V to start / stop recording a video
  • W to move camera backward (↓ works too)
  • X to zoom out
  • Y shows the house "blueprint" and brings on the rotate lot tools
  • Z to zoom in
  • < to rotate camera counter-clockwise
  • > to rotate camera clockwise


  • Alt to fill a single wall of a room with a selected wall pattern
  • Ctrl while using pool tool to delete pool
  • Ctrl while using terrain tool to delete terrain
  • Ctrl while using the wall tool to delete a wall
  • Ctrl+F to change from quarter to half tile grid snapping and vice versa
  • Shift to apply the same wall or floor pattern to the whole room
  • [ or ] to reduce / enlarge terrain brush size and change between circle and square
  • ; or ' to soften / harden terrain brush


The Sims 4 Objects Placement Tools help you differentiate a bit the way you place the objects.

While in build/buy mode, open the command console by pressing Ctrl+Shift+C. Enter bb.moveobjects on cheat to activate it. You can pick up the object you wish to change its placement and perform one of the following actions using your keyboard:

  • Alt while holding object and move it outside the grid for off grid placement
  • Alt while rotating object for off angle placement. This only works with Sims 3 Camera! You can either change between Sims 3 and Sims 4 Camera from the Game Options Menu or by pressing Ctrl+Shift+C
  • Backspace while holding an object to place in house inventory
  • Del to delete object (Backspace works too)
  • Shift while placing an object to keep placing the same object
  • 0 or 9 to lower or increase respectively the height the object is placed
  • , or . to rotate object and floor tiles
  • [ or ] to enlarge or decrease back to the original size of the selected object


  • Page Up to go up a floor
  • Page Down to go down a floor
  • Home to bring walls up (cutaway view)
  • End to bring walls down


  • A to move camera to left (← works too)
  • B to bring the build wall tool
  • C to take a screenshot
  • D to move camera to right (→ works too)
  • G to open / close the aspirations panel
  • I to open / close the inventory panel
  • J to open / close the career panel
  • L to open / close the skills panel
  • M to travel / cancel travel
  • N to center to selected Sim (Enter works too)
  • O to open / close the needs panel
  • P to pause / unpause game (0 works too)
  • R to open / close the relationships panel
  • S to move camera forward (↑ works too)
  • U to open / close the clubs panel
  • V to start / stop recording a video
  • W to move camera backward (↓ works too)
  • X to zoom out
  • Y to open / close the Simology panel
  • Z to zoom in
  • Space to select next Sim
  • < to rotate camera counter-clockwise
  • > to rotate camera clockwise


  • Left click on Sim's portrait to select specifi Sims
  • Right click on Sim's portrait to follow the specific Sim
  • 1 for normal speed
  • 2 for fast speed
  • 3 for ultra speed


  • Esc to bring up the Menu



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