Mouse and Keyboard Controller

Welcome to the UI Guide

The user interface, or UI for short, refers to the various on-screen elements and menus through which a player interacts with the game. The UI in FFXIV can be adjusted in myriad ways to ensure an enjoyable gaming experience.

This guide will explain how to adjust the UI, and offer tips to help you navigate the game.

Customize your layout!

  • Use the default settings…

  • Or try something creative!

  • The possibilities are endless!

  • Use the default settings…

  • Or try something creative!

  • The possibilities are endless!

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  • 2. Find a topic and review its contents.

  • 3. Try out what you've learned!

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Combat / Targeting

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Using Waymarks

Waymarks can be selected from the Party menu or set to a hotbar.

Placing a Waymark
1. Select Waymark from the Party menu.

2. Select a waymark.

A ground target will appear.

Waymarks can be dragged from this menu directly onto a hotbar.

A ground target will appear.

On a gamepad, waymarks can be set to a hotbar by pressing X (□ on PS5™/PS4™, X on Xbox Series X|S).

3. Place the waymark.

Move it to the desired location and place the waymark for all to see.

Removing a Waymark
Selecting a waymark's icon a second time will remove it. "Clear Waymarks" will remove all placed waymarks.

* Waymarks cannot be placed once combat has been initiated, except in PvP.

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