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This page lists the default control keys for Borderlands 2 across all three platforms.

Pedestrian Combat[]

The control interface for Borderlands 2 is a standard system common to many first person shooter games, with a few quirks for the more esoteric control functions in the game.

360 PS3 PC Description
A X Space Jump
X Square Reload, Pick up (press and hold to grab multiple / instantly equip items)
E Pick up (press and hold to grab multiple / instantly equip items)
R Reload
B Circle C Crouch
Y Triangle Scroll wheel Cycle through equipped weapons
Left Stick Left Stick WASD Move around
Right Stick Right Stick Mouse Look around/aim
Click Left Stick L3 / Click Left Stick Shift Sprint
Click Right Stick R3 / Click Right Stick V Melee
LB L1 F Use Action Skill
RB R1 G Throw Grenade
LT L2 Right Mouse Button Zoom/Ironsight
RT R2 Left Mouse Button Shoot
Back Select Tab ECHO Screen
Start Start Escape Menu
D-pad D-pad 1-4 Select individual weapons
I Inventory
J Challenges (and badass tokens)
K Skills
M Map
L Mission Log

Runner Combat[]

Vehicle combat requires a new control interface to succeed the normal first person interface used for pedestrian control.

360 PS3 PC Description
Left Stick Left Stick W,S Drive forward/backward
Right Stick Right Stick Mouse Look around/steer
LT L2 Right Mouse Button Fire turret weapon
RT R2 Left Mouse Button Fire forward gun
LB L1 F Turbo/boost
RB R1 G Brakes
Y Triangle C Swap seat
Square E Enter/exit vehicle
X Enter vehicle
B Exit vehicle
L3 Z Honk horn

Hover Vehicle Combat[]

Hover vehicles behave differently from their wheeled counterparts, and are able to drift sideways as easily as wheeled vehicles can reverse. They lack the brakes and horns of wheeled vehicles however.

360 PS3 PC Description
Left Stick Left Stick W,S Thrust forward/backward
Left Stick Left Stick A,D Thrust left/right
Right Stick Right Stick Mouse Look around/steer
LT L2 Right Mouse Button Fire turret weapon
RT R2 Left Mouse Button Fire forward gun
LB L1 F Turbo/boost
Y Triangle C Swap seat
Square E Enter/exit vehicle
X Enter vehicle
B Exit vehicle
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