The Heads-Up Display, or HUD, is a set of indicators used in WARFRAME to show the player's current status in a game, as well as other important information at a glance. HUD features can be toggled in the Settings menu.

Warframe Gameplay HUD

The gameplay HUD is the primary player HUD during a mission, which displays relevant information regarding the status of a player's Warframe, Weapons, and other information. The various elements are shown as above:

[1] Player Vitality Stats

This section of a player's HUD displays information related to a Warframe's vitality and buffs, which includes:

• The blue number in bold displays the current amount of the player's Shields, while the red number in bold displays the player's current amount of Health. Both stats are accompanied by colored bars below them that provides a visual indicator of the player's Shield and Health levels, with each bar decreasing in length the less Shields and/or Health the player has. The Shields' blue number and bar can also turn purple while possessing Overshields.
• Displayed below the Health and Shield indicators is the Warframe's current rank and name, and a number inside a small, white ball beside it which displays the player's position within a group, with number 1 denoting the host of the session.
• A translucent bar can be seen underneath the Warframe name, representing the amount of Affinity the Warframe currently has for that level. The bar fills white as the Warframe gains Affinity, and then empties upon ranking up. The bar no longer appears when the Warframe reaches the maximum rank available.
• If the player is under the effect of an ability buff, a blue icon will appear to the left of the player's Health and Shield counter representing the buff, along with a text of the same color that temporarily displays the name of the effect. If the player is suffering a Status Effect or an ability debuff a red color will be used instead.

[2] Ally Vitality Stats

If the player has a Companion (Sentinel, Kubrow, or Kavat) equipped, this section will display the relevant stats for the Companion in a fashion identical to the player's own as outlined above.

• When operating as a Squad with other allied players, the relevant stats of said players can be displayed below the Companion's stats, displaying their Shield, Health, Energy, player name, and player group position. Their chosen Glyph will also be displayed to the right of their stats, overlaid by a white number displaying their current Mastery Rank. These allied player stats are shown by default, but can be hidden by pressing the Hide Player List key (default Z ); alternatively, the Player List can be made active by default via the Show Player List option under HUD in Settings.
  • Host player of the session will always have a "1" next to their name. Client players will be numbered from 2-4 on the order they connect to the host.
• If any allied players are under the effect of a team buff ability, an icon representing the buff will appear to the left of their stats, with a countdown timer in white text overlaid on the icon representing the buff's duration.

[3] Weapon Stats

This section displays various stats relating to the player's currently armed weapon.

• The large white number in bold represents the player's magazine, which displays how many rounds are currently left in the weapon's magazine, while the smaller number beside it after the slash (/) indicates the amount of reserve ammunition the current weapon has. This section only appears if a Primary or Secondary weapon is equipped.
• If a melee weapon is equipped, the above section is empty, and relegated to the Melee Combo Counter, which only appears once the player has registered five successful enemy hits within the duration of the Combo Counter. The large, bold number for the melee weapon will represent the damage multiplier for that particular hit chain, while the smaller number beside it after the slash (/) represents the number of combo hits performed.
• If the weapon is a Syndicate weapon or is equipped with Weapon Augments, a black icon representing the Syndicate the Augment is aligned with will be displayed beside either the Ammunition Counter or the Melee Combo Counter, and will fill up with white as it converts Affinity.
• Below the numerical indicators is where the weapon's current rank and name is displayed along with its current rank in square brackets ([]). If a melee weapon is equipped with a Stance, the name of the Stance will be displayed alongside the name in grey text.
• Finally, identical to the Warframe stats, a white gauge underneath the weapon stats display serves as the weapon's Affinity gauge, displaying how much affinity the weapon has acquired for that level.

[4] Abilities

Displayed below the Weapon Stats, this section displays relevant information regarding the Warframe's energy and abilities.

• The four white icons in this section represent the Warframe's Abilities, with their numerical assignment arranged from left to right: the left-most icon represents Ability Number One (1), with the right-most icon representing Ability Number Four (4). The icons will light blue if the ability they represent is currently selected or has recently been used. If an ability's energy cost is more than the Warframe's current energy capacity, or has yet to be unlocked due to insufficient Warframe level, the ability's icon will be grey instead of white. Duration-based abilities will display a running numerical timer on top of their representative icon while the ability is active, which counts down every second until the ability expires.
• The light-blue bar underneath the ability icons is the Warframe's Energy gauge, which displays the current amount of Energy the Warframe has. The gauge will fill with white from left to right as the amount of energy the Warframe has increases. A white number below the gauge numerically displays the amount of energy the Warframe has.

[5] Minimap

The Minimap located at the top left of the HUD is a navigation aid that displays the player's current position in relation to their environment, as well the position and locations of other important elements in the mission.

• The player is represented by a white triangle in the middle of the minimap, pointing in the direction the player is facing.
• The map's terrain features are displayed as white lines on the display, which show the boundaries and locations of various parts of the map. The map's outlines become red if the map has initiated a map-wide alert, or enemies within a particular map become hostile.
• Various objective and unit icons are represented by their own images on the minimap, displaying their current positions. If their positions are located outside of the minimap's visible section, the icons will be visible along the minimap's edge, showing the direction where the object is located.
• The minimap's type can be changed from the default small view to a larger rotating view with the M  key. The larger view can also be set as default in the game's Settings.
• Minimap rotation can be disabled in the game's Settings.

Minimap icons can also be modified by altitude markers denoting the object's location in height relative to the player's position: a white arrow head pointing up above the icon represents the object being above the player, while a white arrow head pointing down below the icon represents the object being below the player.

From center to the edge the dimensions are horizontally 50m, vertically 30m, and to the very corner it's around 60m. In other words, the minimap covers a 100 by 60 meter area centered around the player.

[6] Mission Objectives

Information about the mission's current objective is displayed beneath the minimap. Its contents change depending on the current mission type, and can display various amounts of information from the number of enemy targets remaining, to life support levels.

[7] Mission Waypoints

Waypoints are on-screen icons that guide players to a certain location or enemy. The waypoint icons will match the icon displayed in the minimap and can be created by either the mission itself or from another player.

• The following table lists the various icons that can be displayed on the minimap and as onscreen waypoints, as well as their respective legends:

[8] Aiming Reticle

The Aiming Reticle, shown as a small white dot, is displayed at the very center of the player's screen, and is used to determine where the player's weapons and abilities are being aimed at.

• When aimed at an enemy the reticle will turn red and the bottom semi-circle will expand to four quarter-circles in an elliptical formation.
• When aimed at an ally the reticle will turn blue and the bottom semi-circle will expand to four quarter-circles in an elliptical formation.
• While sprinting, vertical lines will appear under the semicircle.
• A white ring forming clockwise from the top will surround the center dot whenever the player reloads, or is charging up a weapon; its formation corresponding to the reloading/charging's progress.
• The 4 dots below the aiming reticle represent the Warframe's abilities, with an arrangement similar to the Warframe's ability icons as mentioned above. Each dot will glow blue if the ability they represent has recently been used or is currently selected.

[9] Frame Rate, Frame Time, and Ping

This counter at the bottom left of the screen shows the game's current graphical performance. This can be activated within the game's Settings.

Press Esc  → OPTIONS  → INTERFACE  tab → At 8th option Enable / Disable Show FPS

[10] Chat

Main article: Chat

The chat box can be accessed by pressing the T  key or clicking on the "T" icon in the lower left corner. This will bring up a chat screen with multiple tabs. Tabs include: Clan Chat, Alliance Chat, Squad Chat, Player Hub (Relays, Dojos, etc.) Chat, Region Chat, Recruitment Chat, Trade Chat, Council Chat (only available for players who have been chosen to join the Design Council), and tabs for any direct messages between two players. The chat box can be closed either by pressing Esc  or clicking the minimize button (-) in the upper right or clicking anywhere else besides chat box.

[11] Nightwave Challenges

Progress towards certain Nightwave challenges may appear here. The challenge name, description, and current progress is displayed in a grey box in the bottom center of the screen at the beginning of each mission. This box will fade away after about five seconds, but can be viewed again in the Menu (Esc ).

Orbiter Icons

Various icons can appear while a player is in the Orbiter to display certain information. These icons will periodically flash on the upper right corner of the player's screen, and will rotate between various applicable states. If there is only a single icon appearing, it will stay frozen on the player's screen.

Customization

As of Update 29.10 (2021-03-19), players can change the color scheme of their HUD through the Settings. Players can individually recolor certain HUD elements using colors from owned Color Picker Extensions or choose from ten preset color themes provided by the developers:

Here is a list of what players can customize:

HUD Element	Default color	Approx. Hex Code
Health		#cc2a28
Shields		#01d8ff
Overshields		#b201fe
Armored health		#e0a635
Invulnerable health		#585858
Invulnerable shields		#9c9c9a
Object health		#6dada7
Buff icons		#01d8ff
Debuff icons		#cc2a28
Selected ability		#01d6fe
Unselected ability		#f0f0ee
Reticle		#ffffff
Hit indicator		#e9bb06
Headshot indicator		#c80406
Normal (yellow) crit		#ffff00
Big (orange) crit		#fe6c09
Super (red) crit		#fe0000
Default marker		#ffffff
Friendly marker		#0795d5
Enemy marker		#c80406
Loot marker		#ffffff
Downed teammate marker		#c80406
Objective marker		#e9ba08
Attack marker		#c80406
Extraction		#43b306
Tactical highlight
Focus drop		#e4d570
Life support module		#e9ba08
Dojo notable		#01d6fe
Relay notable		#15b7ff
Town notable		#ff9a0c
Plexus mod loot		#fed454
Salvage loot		#a945bf
Energy spawner		#3977fe
Synthesis target		#ffd47b
K-Drive Race		#9b07cb
VIP target		#3765ff
Incoming life support		#23effe
Kuva harvester		#a01b1c
Text		#ffffff
Disabled text		#808080
Negative text		#c80406
Text background		#414141
Objective progress		#ffffff
Objective glow		#01a6ff

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Game System Mechanics Edit
Currencies		Credits •  Orokin Ducats •  Endo •  Platinum •  Aya •  Regal Aya •  Standing
General	Basics	Arsenal • Codex • Daily Tribute • Empyrean • Foundry • Market • Mastery Rank • Nightwave • Orbiter • Player Profile • Reset • Star Chart
	Lore	Alignment • Fragments • Leverian • Quest
	Factions	Corpus • Grineer • Infested • Orokin • Sentient • Syndicates • Tenno
	Social	Chat • Clan • Clan Dojo • Leaderboards • Trading
	Squad	Host Migration • Inactivity Penalty • Matchmaking
	Base of Operations	Backroom • Clan Dojo • Dormizone • Drifter's Camp • Orbiter
	Special	1999 Calendar • Kinemantik Instant Messaging
Gameplay	Basics	Affinity • Buff & Debuff • Death • Hacking • Invisible • Maneuvers • One-Handed Action • Open World • Pickups • Radar • Stealth • Tile Sets • Void Relic • Waypoint
	Damage Mechanics	Critical Hit • Damage • Damage Redirection • Damage Reduction • Damage Reflection • Damage Type Modifier • Damage Vulnerability • Health • Status Effect • Hits Mechanism
	Enemies	Bosses • Death Mark • Enemy Behavior • Eximus (Overguard) • Lich System
	Mission	Arbitrations • Archon Hunt • Break Narmer • Empyrean • Invasion • Sortie • Tactical Alert • The Circuit • The Steel Path • Void Fissure
	Activities	Captura • Conservation • Fishing • K-Drive Race • Ludoplex • Mining
	PvP	Duel • Conclave (Lunaro) • Frame Fighter
	Other	Gravity • Threat Level
Equipment	Modding and Arcanes	Arcane Enhancements • Archon Shard • Fusion • Mods (Flawed, Riven) • Polarization • Transmutation • Valence Fusion
	Warframe	Attributes (Armor, Energy, Health, Shield, Sprint Speed) • Abilities (Augment, Casting Speed, Helminth System, Passives, Duration, Efficiency, Range, Strength)
	Weapons	Accuracy • Alternate Fire • Ammo • Area of Effect • Attack Speed • Bounce • Critical Hit • Damage Falloff • Exalted Weapon • Fire Rate • Hitscan • Holster • Incarnon • Melee • Multishot • Noise • Projectile • Projectile Speed • Punch Through • Recoil • Reload • Ricochet • Trigger Type • Zoom
	Operator	Amp • Focus (Madurai, Vazarin, Naramon, Unairu, Zenurik) • Lens
	Drifter and Duviri	Decrees • Drifter Combat • Drifter Intrinsics • Kaithe
	Other	Archwing • Companion • K-Drive • Necramech • Parazon • Railjack
Technical	General	AI Director • Drop Tables • HUD • Key Bindings • Material Structures • PBR • Rarity • RNG • Settings • String Interpolation • Text Icons • Upgrade
	Software, Networking, and Services	Cross Platform Play • Cross Platform Save • Dedicated Servers • EE.cfg • EE.log • File Directory • Fonts • Network Architecture • Public Export • Public Test Cluster • Stress Test • Warframe Arsenal Twitch Extension • World State
	Audio	Mandachord • Music • Shawzin • Somachord • Sound
	Mathematical	Calculating Bonuses (Additive Stacking, Multiplicative Stacking) • Condition Overload (Mechanic) • Enemy Level Scaling • Maximization • User Research