Portal Sandbox controls

Keyboard controls are the one list the developer wrote in full. The line reads "COMPATIBLE WITH ALL DEVICES" and then "NO VR", then the six bindings below. F is followed by two spaces in the original text. That is how it was published.

Keys from the developer description. Last checked 30 Oct 2026.
KeyActionCondition in the description
TPortal GunNamed in the developer description. No extra condition.
ERegenerateNamed in the developer description. No extra condition.
FBlender DimensionPress before you walk into a portal. The description says so.
RDimensionsNamed in the developer description. No extra condition.
XMech BlasterNamed in the developer description. No extra condition.
VRobo ArmsNamed in the developer description. No extra condition.

Phone, tablet, and controller

No second column exists. portalsandboxwiki.wiki and portal-sandbox-wiki.wiki both say phones use on-screen buttons, and both say the controller map is unpublished. I agree with that limit. A picture of a button I have not seen would be a guess, so this page has no mobile diagram.

One guide, portalsandboxwiki, also says the chat box can take the keyboard, and that clicking the world or pressing slash gives it back. Only that page says so. I am not promoting it to a confirmed control.

Older keys that do not match

portalsandbox.wiki's controls page still lists T, Q for a knife, E, F, and X as a laser pistol. It omits R and V. Those labels disagree with the current description, which says Mech Blaster on X and Robo Arms on V, and never mentions a knife. I do not know whether Q was real in an earlier build. I only know it is not in the text dated by the 27 Oct 2026 snapshot.

Video thumbnail from the ItzVexo Portal Sandbox guide video
ItzVexo thumbnail, 28 Oct 2026. Use it as a look at the HUD, not as a key map. The letters come from the description. Image source.
Official Portal Sandbox icon: spiky-haired scientist in front of a green swirling portal
Official icon. The gun in the art is the portal gun bound to T. Image source.

Next, walk the same keys in order on the first-hour page. The blender timing has its own page because F is the binding people miss. Weapon roles, without damage numbers, are on weapons.

Sources

Questions

What is the portal gun key?

T, according to the developer description and the guides that match it.

When do I press F?

Before you enter a portal, if you want the blender dimension. Pressing it after you are already through is not described.

What are the mobile buttons?

The description says all devices, and two guides say the phone uses on-screen buttons. Neither source draws those buttons.