Here are the keyboard shortcuts and hotkeys in Civilization V. These are especially helpful when playing online against others because you are short on time and need to work fast.
General Hotkeys
| No. | Hotkey | Action Performed |
| 1 | F1 | Civilopedia |
| 2 | F2 | Economic info |
| 3 | F3 | Military info |
| 4 | F4 | Diplomacy info |
| 5 | F5 | Social Policies Screen |
| 6 | F6 | Tech Screen |
| 7 | F7 | Notification Log |
| 8 | F8 | Victory Progress |
| 9 | F9 | Demographics |
| 10 | F10 | Strategic View |
| 11 | F11 | Quick Save |
| 12 | F12 | Quick Load |
| 13 | G | Hex Grid |
| 14 | Esc | Menu |
| 15 | Enter | End Turn |
| 16 | Period | Next Unit |
| 17 | Comma | Previous Unit |
| 18 | - | Zoom Out |
| 19 | + | Zoom in |
| 20 | Insert | Capital City View |
| 21 | Home | Capital City View |
| 22 | End | Capital City View |
| 23 | Page up | Zoom in |
| 24 | Page Down | Zoom Out |
| 25 | Ctrl+R | Show Resources Icons |
| 26 | Ctrl+Y | Yield Icons |
| 27 | Ctrl+O | Game Options |
| 28 | Ctrl+S | Save |
| 29 | Ctrl+L | Load |
| 30 | Ctrl+Spcae | End Turn |
General Unit Hotkeys
| No. | Hotkey | Action Performed |
| 1 | M | Move Mode |
| 2 | E | Explore (Automated) |
| 3 | A | Alert |
| 4 | F | Sleep |
| 5 | Space | Do Nothing |
Action Hotkeys
| No. | Hotkey | Action Performed |
| 1 | Delete | Delete Unit |
| 2 | Ctrl+A | Attack |
| 3 | Ctrl+B | Ranged |
| 4 | S | Set up Artillery |
| 5 | H | Fortify Until Healed |
Air Unit Hotkeys
| No | Hotkey | Action Performed |
| 1 | Alt+R | Rebase Mode |
| 2 | S | Air Strike Mode |
| 3 | Alt+S | Air Sweep |
| 4 | I | Intercept |
| 5 | N | Nuke Mode |
Civilian Unit Hotkeys
| No. | Hotkey | Action Performed |
| 1 | B | Found City |
| 2 | A | Build Improvements (automated) |
| 3 | R | Construct a Railroad |
| 4 | R | Construct a Road |
| 5 | Alt+R | Route to Mode |
| 6 | Alt+C | Remove a Jungle |
| 7 | Alt+C | Clear a Marsh |
| 8 | T | Construct a Trading Post |
| 9 | H | Construct a Camp |
| 10 | I | Construct a Farm |
| 11 | N | Construct a Mine |
| 12 | P | Construct a Plantation |
| 13 | Q | Construct a Quarry |
| 14 | P | Construct a Pasture |
| 15 | F | Construct a Fort |
| 16 | O | Create a Well |
| 17 | F | Create Fishing Boats |
| 18 | O | Create Offshore Platform |
| 19 | Alt+C | Remove Forest |
| 20 | Backspace | Cancel Last Mission |
| 21 | L | Construct a Lumber Mill |
| 22 | C | Citadel |
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