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A hotbar is a row of user-configurable buttons, usually located near the bottom or top of the screen. The user can assign skills, abilities, items, attacks etc. to locations on the hotbar, and then click that button to use whatever is attached to it. Hotbar buttons are usually also labeled with numbers, so the user can e.g. use the item in position 3 of the hotbar by pressing the number "3" on the keyboard. Many games offer the ability to switch between hotbar configurations.

 

* Most [[MMORPG|MMORPGs]] use a hotbar. Newer games even have multiple hotbars that map to the F-number keys, Ctrl + number and/or Alt + number. [[Serial Escalation|Some games have hotbars mapped to Shift + number in addition to those.]] There is also usually an option to click on skills and items to activate them for those players who don't fancy doing a Chopin impression during a boss battle.