# Controls

### Side to Side

Use **A** to move left and **D** to move right.

### Rotate

Use **W** to rotate the tetromino.

### Soft Drop

Press or hold **S** to perform a soft drop. This will move the tetromino down quicker.

### Hard Drop

Press **SPACE** to drop the drop tetromino i.e. place it where the ghost is.

### Hold

Press **SHIFT** to hold the tetromino. You can't hold again until you've placed the current tetromino.

{% hint style="info" %}
[Using ProtocolLib?](https://tetrisfriends.benzoft.com/dependencies#optional-dependencies) Set *Controls.Enhanced* to *true* in the [config.yml](https://tetrisfriends.benzoft.com/configurations) file to improve the controls.
{% endhint %}