CS2 HUD Commands

This command will make the in game scoreboard appear. Unlike holding TAB, it will stay on your screen without you needing to press anything. Disable it with the -showscores command.

This command hides the CS:GO scoreboard if you brought it up with a command like +score.

This command dismisses the scoreboard if you've brought up it permanently through a command like +showscores or +score.

This command can be used to completely hide all features of your HUD (heads up display) or to enable them to show again.

This console command adjusts how transparent some areas of your HUD (heads up display) appear on your screen. An example of this is how visible the shaded box is behind your current amount of money to the left of your screen.

This command toggles whether or not your HUD (heads up display) includes the image of a bomb underneath your radar whenever you are carrying the bomb.

This is the console command used to change and customize the color of your HUD (heads up display). It can be changed to a variety of colors, which we have listed examples for.

This command is used to toggle between whether or not you want your health & armor bars at the bottom of your screen to show their numeric value (e.g 80 health) and a bar to represent this, or just show the number.

Use this command to adjust where the player count (players who are in the server) menu is shown on your HUD. This also changes where the scoreboard is, that shows rounds won by each team. You can place it at the top of your screen or at the bottom.

This useful console command customizes your HUD by changing the display of players alive on each team from showing each of their Steam avatars to just showing a number for how many of each team is alive.

This useful console command controls how much room in your HUD your radar takes up. You can choose to make it a smaller feature or larger than the default value.

This command decided whether or not your radar is always centered to your location. Turning this feature off can be useful, as when you're by the edge of the map less of the radar's space is taken up by empty space, meaning you can see your surroundings more clearly.

This console command changes how large your character dot appears on the radar.

This command toggles whether or not your radar rotates as you rotate and look around with your camera. Some players find disabling this feature makes it easier to use the radar.

This command adjusts the scale of your radar, which affects how zoomed in or out the radar is. A lot of players use this command to zoom the radar out and have a complete view of the map.

This command decided whether the radar is a square or a circle whenever you toggle the scoreboard open.

This command is used to reset the HUD scale back to default, and tweaks the border settings back to their original value.

This command produces a simple FPS (frames per second) count in the top left corner of your screen. Unlike the net_graph command, the only value shown is your FPS, which some players like for its simplicity.

This command is used to display the Team ID over the heads over teammates.

This console command sets the max distance that you will be able to see the icons above teammate's heads if team ID overhead is turned on.

This console command is for spectators and observers, and determines the max distance you can see team icons at.

This command is used in competitive games, and you can set it so that players on your team have different colors on the radar and scoreboard (default) or you can turn it off.

This command will show the overview map, if not already open. The overviewmap is the map that is shown when you are spectating (usually the CTRL key). Use hideoverviewmap to hide the map.

This command does not work since the introduction of Panorama. Previously, it would draw your radar on the screen when it was disabled. Use the cl_drawhud_force_radar -1 command to hide your radar and cl_drawhud_force_radar 1 command to show your radar.

This command will enable (if set to 1) the rendering of debug overlays. If set to 0, this command will disable the rendering of debug overlays.

This command will fade your client in. You can optionally specify a duration (seconds) and an RGB value for the color of the screen it fades in from.

This command will fade your client out. You can optionally specify a duration (seconds) and an RGB value for the color of the screen it fades out to.

This command shows the game UI (pause menu).

This command will close the game UI (pause menu), provided it is open.

This command will hide the console (same as pressing the console key again).

This command, if set to 1 (default) will show the game's HUD. If set to -1, the game's HUD will be hidden.

This command will hide the overviewmap (if open) that shows when you are spectating.

This command will hide the specified viewport panel.

This command does not work since the introduction of Panorama. Instead, use the cl_drawhud_force_radar -1 command to hide your radar and cl_drawhud_force_radar 1 command to show your radar.

This command should hide the score panel but may not work. Use -showscores to hide the scoreboard instead if this is the case.

This command will reload your HUD, meaning any changes you made to HUD config files would be applied.

This command can be used to scale the size of the HUD. Scale must be be between 0.5 and 0.95. Default is 0.85.

This command can enable or disable the red text with an enemy's that appears when you hover over an enemy. Default is enabled (1).

This command will play the subtitles in the specified file.

This command can be used to enable the auto-taking of a screenshot at the end of a match (when the scoreboard is up). Default is 0 (disabled).

This command will enable (set to 1) and disable (set to 0) the net graph display, which shows ping, FPS and other client variables.

This command sets the height of the net graph display in pixels. This is the amount of pixels it will be from the bottom of the screen. Default is 64.

This command sets the amount of seconds that the latency graph should represent. Default is 400.

This command sets the position of the screen the netgraph display is placed at. Default is position 1 (right corner). Left corner is 0. Middle is 2.

This command sets whether or not net graph font should be made proportional. Default is 1 (enabled).

This command sets whether or not interpolation should be shown in net_graph (when on a setting above net_graph 1).

This command sets whether or not latency should be shown in net_graph (when on a setting above net_graph 1).

This command, if set to 1, will draw the server framerate graph. Default is 0 (disabled).

This command sets whether or not the net graph display is solid. Default is enabled (1).

The command sets whether or not the text fields like FPS, etc should be drawn in net_graph. Default is 1 (enabled).

This command opens the console.

This command sets circumstances under which deathnotices should be drawn (deathnotices is another word for kill feed that appears in the top right). See argument information for help.

This command sets the circumstances under which the radar is is displayed. See argument information for help.

This command sets the circumstances under which the "team ID" is drawn over your teammates heads (this is their name, weapons they're holding, etc). See argument information for help.

This command disables the effect of the +cl_show_team_equipment, which puts the names/equipment of the members of your team permanently above their head.

This command puts the names of your teammates and the equipment they're carrying above their head permanently (usually just shows at the start of the round). Use -cl_show_team_equipment to disable.

This command, if set to 1, will swap the player names and team names to the other side of the screen for spectators. Default is set to 0 (normal side).

This command sets the scale multiplier for icons on the overview map (that spectators can open usually by pressing CTRL). If set to 2, icons would be 2x the size they usually are on the overview map. Default is 1.

This command, if set to 1, will draw the names of the models of entities in the game (e.g. guns on the floor, etc).

Sets the delay time before showing captions for close captions in the game.

This command controls whether Closed Captions are displayed only when the player is spectating. Closed Captions include various in-game sounds as text.

Adjusts the speed at which VR captions are displayed, with options for slow, medium (default), and fast.

This command changes the size of fonts when playing in virtual reality mode; different settings toggle between small, medium (default), and large.

Sets the closed captioning virtual reality width. This command configures the width of closed captions in VR, where '0' sets it to narrow, '1' to medium (default), and '2' to wide.

This command specifies if animated avatars are allowed in the game.

This command enables or disables automatic scaling of the cursor size based on the resolution.

Adjusts the size of the cursor by applying a scaling factor.

This command sets the volume ducking amount during the first phase of the death camera fade out. A higher value results in more significant audio ducking, making environmental sounds quieter as the death cam engages.

This command adjusts the duration of the fade-out effect for audio during the first phase of the deathcam.

This command is used to enable or disable the dynamic Y-axis movement of the kill panel you see during the deathcam.

This command controls whether numbers are displayed in the death notices (kill feed) in CS2.

This command disables the round end report that typically shows the scoreboard and other statistics at the end of each round.

This command, when enabled, displays game events in the console or a HUD element, primarily used for debugging or development purposes.

Sets damage display mode. When enabled, it displays the amount of damage dealt over the target's head, allowing players to see real-time feedback on the damage their attacks are causing.

Displays text debugging information about entities near the player, overlaid on the entities themselves. This is useful for debugging purposes.

This command adjusts the brightness of item glow effects at a distance, determining their visibility.

Adjusts the green component of the glow color for items that are far away.

This command adjusts the intensity of the red component in the glow effect for items that are far away.

This command is used to hide the avatar images for other players in the game. It has three settings: off, block all, and block all but friends.

Sets the threshold for considering a frame time as 'poor', impacting on-screen HUD telemetry.

Adjusts whether to show the frame time (FPS) on the HUD. Can be set to never show, show only if the FPS is poor, or always show.

Sets the threshold for considering the packet delivery anomaly rate as 'poor'. The range is from 0 to 100.

This command controls whether to display the packet delivery anomaly (loss or out-of-order) rate on the HUD. It can be set to never show, only show under poor conditions, or always show.

This command sets the threshold for when ping is considered 'poor' in milliseconds. If your ping is higher than this value, the game considers your connection poor.

This command controls whether the player's ping is displayed in the HUD and under which conditions.

This command shows a graph in the HUD displaying the server receive margin, which indicates how early or late user commands are arriving at the server before they are executed.

This command controls how weapon selection works in inventory radial menus. If enabled, weapons are selected immediately when highlighted. If disabled, the weapon is only selected upon exiting the menu.

Controls the behavior of inventory selection radials, specifying whether weapons are selected immediately upon cursor highlight or only when the selection is explicitly confirmed.

This command controls whether item images should be dynamically generated in-game. This might affect performance and loading times for assets.

This command sets the sorting order for the loadout items in the inventory.

This command adjusts the distance from the crosshair at which the ping marker becomes completely invisible. It is used to control ping visibility relative to the player's focus point in the game.

This command sets the distance from the crosshair at which ping markers start to fade, improving visual clarity.

This command toggles the audio feedback when players use the ping system. When enabled, pings will generate a sound.

This command sets the speed at which the quick inventory line updates in the game.

This command sets the default tab for the radial radio menu, allowing players to customize which commands group appears initially upon opening the radial radio.

Assigns a specific action or message to a slot in the player's radial radio menu.

This command is used to configure the text displayed for the second option in the first tab of the radial radio (communication wheel) in the game. The value is specified by a reference ID that corresponds to a predefined text in the game's language files.

This command is used to customize the text displayed on the third slot of the first tab in the radial radio menu.

This command sets the text displayed for the 4th slot in the first radial radio menu.

This command customizes the text displayed for the fifth option in the first tab of the radial radio (chat wheel) menu.

This command sets the text displayed on the 6th position of the first tab in the radial radio chat wheel to a custom value.

Configures the text displayed for the seventh option in the first tab of the radial radio menu to a predefined chat message.

Sets the text for a specific chat wheel slot, often used for quick communication in-game.

Sets the text that is displayed for the first option in the first tab of the radial radio menu, typically used for quick communication in-game.

This command sets the text displayed for the third slot of the first tab in the radial radio menu, often used for quick communication in-game.

Sets the custom text displayed for a specific option in the radial radio command menu, specifically for the first tab's fourth option.

This command sets the text displayed for the fifth command on the first tab of the radial radio menu.

Sets the custom text for the 8th slot in the first tab of the radial radio menu, allowing players to customize in-game communication.

This command sets the text displayed on the third slot of the second tab in the radial radio (chat wheel) to a custom value or a predefined chat command.

Sets the text for a specific slot in the second tab of the radial radio command menu. By default, it is set to display 'Thanks'.

This command sets the text displayed for the fifth option in the second tab of the radial radio menu, commonly used for in-game communication.

This command customizes the message displayed as option 7 in the second tab of the radial radio menu, allowing players to communicate predefined messages quickly in-game.

This command sets the text displayed on the 8th slot of the second radial radio menu to a predefined value or custom text.

Resets the radial radio version to its default value.

Adjusts the size of the deadzone for the radial menu, affecting how much you need to move your mouse or joystick before the radial menu begins to change selections.

This command is used to hide the names and avatars of players that have been muted, enhancing the user's game experience by reducing distractions and potential harassment from muted players.

This command is used to replace names of other players with non-offensive placeholders in the game environment.

Controls whether the equipped character model is shown for player avatars.

This command is used to show or hide the crosshair of the player currently being observed.

This command toggles the display of approximate memory usage at the top of the screen.

Determines whether the team counter displays the number of players instead of avatars.

This command enables the display of teammate identifiers (IDs) overhead in their respective team colors.

This command controls the display of team identifiers over teammates, including options for showing pips, names, and equipment.

This command configures the notification sent to the rendering device when rendering a frame with an enemy's head within a certain threshold distance.

This command determines whether the new weapon bobbing effect is enabled or disabled in the game.

This command clears the console output across all views, effectively cleaning up any text or messages that have been displayed.

This command sets the size of the minimap texture when using the cs_minimap_create command. The default size is 512.

Adjusts the scale of the map preview in the Counter-Strike 2 interface.

Specifies the font name used for displaying actor names in entities.

Changes the font size of the names displayed over entities when actor names are enabled.

Controls how quickly players can switch between weapons. When enabled, players can switch weapons faster without needing to see the weapon selection menu.

Specifies the localization string token to use on the HUD for a Guardian mission; it defaults to indicating kills with a specific weapon.

Changes the theme of the Panorama Debugger.

This command requests key focus for world panels when they are enabled, affecting how input is directed in these contexts.

Enables or disables the post-processing effects in the game. Post-processing effects include bloom, color correction, and other visual enhancements that are applied after the scene has been rendered.

This command toggles the rendering of certain HUD overlays in Counter-Strike 2, primarily for debugging or performance analysis purposes.

Enables or disables the rendering of the panorama UI.

Displays build information on the screen. It is recommended to leave this enabled when submitting bug reports in the form of screenshots or videos.

This command enables the display of real-time information in a large format on the screen.

Enable display of console messages on screen. This command controls whether console messages are also shown directly on the game screen. It can be enabled, disabled, or set to automatically enable if the VGUI (Valve's graphical user interface) is not present.

This command configures whether dropped defuse kits are highlighted with an X-ray effect for spectators.

Controls whether dropped C4 explosives and defuse kits are always shown with the X-ray effect in spectator mode, making them easier to spot.

This command is likely related to the UI elements for displaying heat maps or statistics in Counter-Strike 2, particularly involving radio commands or possibly figurines/statues within the game's interface.

Controls the visibility of the radio heat tab in the user interface.

This command is used to enable or disable the heat map radio commands for teams in the user interface deep statistics.

This command controls the display mode for deep statistics in the user interface.

Sets the background map used during weapon inspections in the UI.

This command sets the background movie for the main menu in Counter-Strike 2.

This command is used to configure UI play settings related to the official survival game modes in Counter-Strike 2.

This command controls the visibility of subscription alerts in the user interface.

This command determines whether the alert message for unlocking Competitive mode is shown to the player.

This command sets the horizontal offset for Steam overlay notifications.

This command sets the vertical offset for Steam overlay notifications, allowing customization of where notifications appear on the screen.

This command configures the visual setting for the loadout slot of the terrorist team, specifically for choosing the item displayed in the main menu.