Place the Keycaps controls
Only two Place the Keycaps-specific binds appear on the official Roblox description: Q throws a held keycap, and Ctrl unlocks the mouse. This page is the lookup for those binds plus the desktop defaults you need while sorting. Mobile and controller experience binds are not listed first-party—use live prompts. Read this /controls/ guide once, then practice the short checklist at the bottom on a cold join before you try a full Sorted All Keycaps run. Practice the short checklist at the bottom of /controls/ on a cold join before a full badge attempt.
Official experience binds
Q throws the keycap you are holding. Use it to clear a seat you are filling or to send an unknown cap to a staging corner. Throwing is not placing—you must pick the cap up again to seat it. On /controls/ step “Official experience binds”,.
Ctrl unlocks the mouse so the cursor can leave camera-look mode for UI or careful inspection. Unlock, finish the interaction, then return to normal camera control. For “Official experience binds”, a. Mid “Official experience binds”: one pickup or throw at a time on /controls/ so mistakes reverse cleanly.
- Official experience binds: check
- Official experience binds: stage
- Official experience binds: next
Official experience binds depends on what the live Place the Keycaps board shows for that cluster on /controls/ during this beta build. Exit “Official experience binds” on /controls only when this cluster’s leftovers are labeled or gone.
Desktop movement and camera
WASD moves; Space jumps when enabled; right-mouse drag rotates Classic camera; scroll wheel changes distance so tiny legends stay readable. On /controls/ step “Desktop movement and camera”,. Start “Desktop movement and camera” by reading silhouettes on /controls/ before touching the pile.
Esc opens Roblox settings if volume, graphics, or remaps get in the way. Unfocused windows swallow keypresses that look like broken binds. For “Desktop movement and camera”, a. Mid “Desktop movement and camera”: one pickup or throw at a time on /controls/ so mistakes reverse cleanly.
- Desktop movement and camera: check
- Desktop movement and camera: stage
- Desktop movement and camera: next
Desktop movement and camera depends on what the live Place the Keycaps board shows for that cluster on /controls/ during this beta build. Exit “Desktop movement and camera” on /controls only when this cluster’s leftovers are labeled or gone.
Pick up, place, and throw are different
Pickup starts from the on-screen prompt. Place commits into a seat. Q throw discards into the world without seating. On /controls/ step “Pick up, place, and throw are different”,. Start “Pick up, place, and throw are different” by reading silhouettes on /controls/ before touching the pile.
If a cap you meant to seat flies across the floor, you pressed Q. Walk to the landing zone, pick it up, and avoid panic-mashing. For “Pick up, place, and throw are different”, a. Mid “Pick up, place, and throw are different”: one pickup or throw at a time on /controls/ so mistakes reverse cleanly.
- Pick up, place, and throw are different: check
- Pick up, place, and throw are different: stage
- Pick up, place, and throw are different: next
Leave “Pick up, place, and throw are different” on /controls/ after you have scanned that cluster once at mid zoom and once at close zoom. Exit “Pick up, place, and throw are different” on /controls only when this cluster’s leftovers are labeled or gone.
Mobile and controller
The official description does not list mobile or controller IDs for throw or mouse unlock. Do not invent a diagram from PC keys. On /controls/ step “Mobile and controller”,. Start “Mobile and controller” by reading silhouettes on /controls/ before touching the pile.
Open in-experience Help, follow prompts, and capture platform + date if you document a bind later. For “Mobile and controller”, a. Mid “Mobile and controller”: one pickup or throw at a time on /controls/ so mistakes reverse cleanly.
- Mobile and controller: check
- Mobile and controller: stage
- Mobile and controller: next
Mobile and controller depends on what the live Place the Keycaps board shows for that cluster on /controls/ during this beta build. Exit “Mobile and controller” on /controls only when this cluster’s leftovers are labeled or gone.
When inputs fail
Q does nothing if no cap is held. Ctrl does nothing if focus is wrong or you are already free-cursor. On /controls/ step “When inputs fail”,. Start “When inputs fail” by reading silhouettes on /controls/ before touching the pile.
Rejoin after a major update if prompts look stale. Bracketed live titles can signal a fresh build without changing the permanent game name. For “When inputs fail”, a. Mid “When inputs fail”: one pickup or throw at a time on /controls/ so mistakes reverse cleanly.
- When inputs fail: check
- When inputs fail: stage
- When inputs fail: next
When inputs fail depends on what the live Place the Keycaps board shows for that cluster on /controls/ during this beta build. Exit “When inputs fail” on /controls only when this cluster’s leftovers are labeled or gone.
How controls support sorting
Q is logistics: build pure piles by throwing letters near letter rows and modifiers near the bottom edge before seating. On /controls/ step “How controls support sorting”,. Start “How controls support sorting” by reading silhouettes on /controls/ before touching the pile.
Ctrl is quality control: free the cursor, inspect a doubtful seat, commit only when legend and width agree. For “How controls support sorting”, a. Mid “How controls support sorting”: one pickup or throw at a time on /controls/ so mistakes reverse cleanly.
- How controls support sorting: check
- How controls support sorting: stage
- How controls support sorting: next
How controls support sorting depends on what the live Place the Keycaps board shows for that cluster on /controls/ during this beta build. Exit “How controls support sorting” on /controls only when this cluster’s leftovers are labeled or gone.
Try this before you leave
Hold any cap: Q must throw it. Ctrl must free the cursor. Scroll until a small legend is readable.
Empty-hand Q “failures” are not bind bugs—confirm a held object first.
- Q
- Ctrl
- zoom
Mobile and controller: screenshot Help prompts; do not invent PC key maps.
Log device and live title when a special bind mismatches the official description.
/controls/ drill stays under three minutes on a cold join.
Two different-day passes graduate /controls/ better than one warm retry.
Controls practice ends when Q/Ctrl/zoom all respond. Independent wiki. /controls/ official description wins after rebinds; no invented codes; full clear still needed for Sorted All Keycaps.