Controls are a multitude of keys on your computer's keyboard that are required to perform various things when playing Toontown Rewritten, such as walking. Using a mouse is also needed to play the game as there are many buttons to click and navigate.
| Control | Action | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | Mac | Linux | |
| up (↑) | Run forward | ||
| down (↓) | Walk backward | ||
| left (←) | Turn left | ||
| right (→) | Turn right | ||
| ctrl | control | ctrl | Jump |
| tab | Changes view to next camera angle | ||
| shift+tab | Changes view to previous camera angle | ||
| Page Up | fn + up (↑) | Page Up | Start/stop looking upwards |
| Page Down | fn + down (↓) | Page Down | Start/stop looking downwards |
| home | fn + left (←) | home | Hold to show gags |
| end | fn + right (→) | end | Hold to show ToonTask(s) |
| delete | fn+delete | delete | Throw/flip items (in certain situations) |
| insert | ? | ? | Same use as "Delete" |
| alt | alt | alt | Open/close Street M.A.P.S. |
| esc | Open/close Shticker Book (to the "Options & Codes" page) | ||
| shift+F1 | Shows the Toon's coordinates in a thought bubble | ||
| F2 | ? | ? | In Cog facilities, this shows a thought bubble regarding the Toon's position in the facility, the facility's type, the floor number, and the current room's name and ID. |
| F3 | fn+F3 | F3 | Turn off/on Toon T.A.G.S. HUD (Heads Up Display, popup messages, etc.) |
| alt+F4 | fn+F4 or command+Q | alt+F4 | Closes the game |
| shift+F6 | fn+shift+F6 | shift+F6 | Shows ping/latency in a word bubble |
| F7 | fn+F7 | F7 | Opens the friends list |
| F8 | fn+F8 | F8 | Open/close Shticker Book |
| F9 | fn+F9 | F9 | Takes a screenshot |
| F10 | ? | ? | Takes a screenshot that includes debug information |
| Type a message (must have SpeedChat Plus enabled) | Create a word bubble | ||
| Type a dot then a message (must have SpeedChat Plus enabled) | Creates a thought bubble | ||
| Enter | Skips some dialog/say the message typed in the chat box | ||
| Type only a dot (.) then say it (must have SpeedChat Plus enabled) | Clears the word/thought bubble above your Toon's head | ||
Trivia
- Typing a dot will only delete the Toon's previous bubble, not create a blank bubble like it happens when you press SPACE only.
- If you are in a room/area with a thought bubble, you will have to refresh it (type it again) periodically as any Toons who enter the room/area after you typed your thought will not be able to see it. In technical terms, this is due to a constraint within Astron that limits interest on the bubble to only those that it is initially sent to, and not to any new arrivals.
- Your Toon's walking controls are similar to the "tank controls" in other games.
- If the up (↑) and down (↓) arrow keys are held at the same time, your Toon will run forward.
- If the left (←) and right (→) arrow keys are held at the same time, your Toon will turn left.
- The ability to jump by using the space bar becomes essential at a Cog headquarters later in the game. This involves bypassing obstacles or dodging an attack from a Cog boss.
- The ability to close the game by pressing command+Q on Mac was implemented to Toontown Rewritten on January 29, 2014.