Fortnite ESP Settings: Boxes, Skeleton, Rank and a Clean Screen

Good Fortnite ESP settings show you who is around and what they can do, without covering your screen in lines. The goal is information you can read in a glance during a box fight. This guide goes through every visual option in Fortnite Private, what it is useful for, and how to set it up so your screen stays clean.

What ESP does in Fortnite

ESP draws information about other players over your game: where they are, how far away, what they are holding. Because it is drawn only on your screen, nobody else sees it. That makes it the lowest-profile part of any cheat, as long as you do not play in a way that gives it away, such as tracking someone through a wall you could not know about.

In Fortnite that information is especially useful. Players hide in builds, rotate behind cover and third-party fights from far away. Knowing where people are lets you pick fights instead of walking into them.

Box styles

Fortnite Private has three box styles: normal, cornered and filled.

• Normal draws a full rectangle around each player. Easy to read, but busy when several players are close.
• Cornered draws only the corners. It shows the same position and size with less on screen, so it is the best default for most people.
• Filled shades the inside of the box. Useful for spotting players at a distance, but it can hide what is behind them up close.

You can also set the box thickness. Thin lines are easier to look through. See box ESP for more on how boxes are drawn.

Skeleton

Skeleton ESP draws the player's bones, so you can see their pose: crouched, turned away, mid-edit or aiming at you. It is more informative than a box at close range. The trade-off is clutter, so pair a thin skeleton with a cornered box, or use the skeleton on its own. Skeleton thickness is adjustable too.

Snaplines

Snaplines draw a line from a point on your screen to each player. Fortnite Private lets you anchor them at the center, top or bottom. They are good for one job: noticing players you have not looked at yet. Bottom-anchored lines are the least distracting because they stay out of your crosshair area. If you find yourself staring at lines instead of the game, turn them off.

Distance

Distance text tells you how far away each player is. In Fortnite this helps you decide whether to push, wait or rotate, and whether a fight is in range for your current weapon. It is a small label and well worth keeping on.

Held weapon or item

Showing the held weapon/item tells you what someone is holding before you take the fight. Knowing that a player has a shotgun out versus a heal item changes whether you should push now. It is one of the most useful labels in close fights.

Kills, rank and platform detection

These are the options that let you read a lobby rather than just see it.

• Kills display shows how many eliminations a player has in the current match. A player with a high kill count late in the game is probably someone to avoid or to fight carefully.
• Rank display shows a player's rank, and rank-based colours colour them by it. You can spot higher-ranked players at a glance without reading text.
• Platform detection shows what platform a player is on. Fortnite has cross-play, so the same lobby can hold players on different devices, and that can tell you something about how they are likely to play.
• Lobby stats toggle lets you switch this extra information on and off, so you can check the lobby and then hide it again.

How to read a lobby

Early in a match, check ranks and platforms to get a sense of who is in the game. Mid-game, kills matter more: they show who is actually winning fights. A player with a high rank and several kills is the one to plan around. A low kill count near the end usually means someone has been hiding, which tells you to expect a careful player rather than an aggressive one. Use this to choose fights, then turn the lobby stats off so they do not distract you in the fight itself.

Team check and teammates

Team check stops the ESP drawing on your teammates, so your screen only shows threats. Hide teammates is a separate misc option. In duos, trios and squads, team check is the first thing to turn on.

Render distance

Visual render distance sets how far away the ESP draws players. Fortnite maps are big, and drawing every player at long range fills your screen with labels you cannot act on. A medium render distance shows the players who matter to your next rotation. See render distance for more.

Colours and outlines

Custom colours and outline colour let you make the ESP readable against Fortnite's bright, busy visuals. An outline helps labels stand out against grass, snow and storm effects. Pick colours that stand out from the map but do not clash with rank colours if you use them.

Keeping the screen clean

The more you draw, the slower you read it. A clean setup looks like this:

Also consider the custom crosshair, radar and FPS counter misc options. A small radar can replace snaplines entirely for some players.

Once you have a layout you like, use import/export configs to save it. Pair it with a conservative aimbot from our Fortnite aimbot settings guide.

Play like you cannot see through walls

ESP is quiet on your screen but loud in your behaviour. Do not pre-aim players through builds, do not turn to face someone the moment they land behind you, and do not edit straight into a player you should not know is there. Spectators and replays show your crosshair, not your ESP, so make your crosshair look like it is reacting to sounds and sightlines. For the full list of habits, read Fortnite cheats without getting banned, and check the status page before each session.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best box style for Fortnite?

Cornered. It shows the same position and size as a full box with less clutter on screen.

Can other players see my ESP?

No. ESP is drawn only on your screen. What they can see is how you play, so avoid reacting to things you should not know about.

What does platform detection do?

It shows which platform each player is on. Fortnite has cross-play, so this tells you more about who you are fighting.

Should I use skeleton and box together?

You can, but keep both thin. Many players prefer a cornered box with skeleton up close, or skeleton alone.

Will ESP show up on my stream?

Fortnite Private has a stream proof mode. See Fortnite streaming with cheats for how to test it before going live.