Head-up Display



The Head-up display, or Heads-up display, or simply HUD is the Dota 2 in-game interface. Its appearance can be customized with HUD Skins.

Shops
In-game shops can be accessed by clicking the button at the bottom right, or with a hotkey. Planned purchases can be queued in the Quickbuy area. When you have enough money for the queued item, a sound will play and you will be able to purchase it instantly by pressing your Quickbuy hotkey. This is very useful as players may not have time to safely navigate the shop menu while away from base.

Items in the main shop are divided between Basic and Upgrades, each with its own categories.

Upgrades
Unlike Basic items, Upgrade items are formed by combining several other items, as well as a recipe.

Secret Shop
Contains powerful items that are not available from the main shop. These items are often components for late game items.

Side Lane Shop
Contains useful laning items from both the main shop and the Secret Shop.

Stash
The Stash is where items are kept when they are bought outside of the fountain, or when the player's inventory is full. A courier can be commanded to bring items from the stash to the player.

Minimap


The Minimap allows players to quickly assess the entire map.

In the Game Options, players can:


 * Choose to hide the minimap's background art.
 * Choose to display hero symbols with simple colors (all players on each team will be shown with the same colored icon).
 * Choose to replace hero symbols with hero icons.
 * Choose to flip the minimap to the bottom right corner.

Game Clock
The Game Clock indicates the current Game Time, and whether it is Night or Day. It has a different appearance when playing as Nightstalker.

Guides


The Guides window opens a list of user-submitted guides for your hero. Guides may suggest preset ability and item builds, which will be reflected in the rest of the interface.

Scoreboard
The Scoreboard provides information on all players in the game. It keeps track of each player's Kills, Deaths, and Assists, as well as their current gold, level, and ultimate availability. A small button next to each player's name allows you to block text and voice communication from that player.

Combat Log
The Combat Log is a numerical record of all actions taken by players and units. It can be filtered by actors and events.

Shared Unit Control


The Shared Unit Control panel allows you to share control of your hero and/or any summoned units with your teammates. Checking the Disable Help option will prevent ally-targeted spells from being cast on you.

Shared Content


The Shared Content panel allows all players in game to share Announcers and HUD Skins with each other.

Portrait
The scaleform Portrait is a close-up view of the selected hero. The hero's stance and animations are identical to that of the Loadout screen.

Item preview
You can inspect a player's equipped cosmetic items and active Battle Bonuses by clicking the small magnifying class button on the lower right.

Showcase view
Showcase view allows you to manipulate the camera with greater freedom, while still being centered around the hero. It is useful for capturing movies or screenshots. Showcase view can only be used on friendly units.

Chat Wheel
The Chat Wheel allows players to send messages to teammates through hotkeys.

Endgame
The Endgame screen displays the game statistics for each player, as well as any item drops and Battle Points earned. Players can commend or report each other on this screen.