Containers are found all over Skyrim, both indoors and outside. They often have loot. Empty containers are labelled as such when moused over.
When you open a container, the Containers menu appears. Items above the divider line are in the container, and items below the line are in your own inventory.
- To take an item from the container, select it and press
. - To take everything in the container, press .
- To store an item in the container, select it in your inventory and press .
Warning!
Do not leave things in containers that you do not own! They may not be there when you come back for them. If you want to store items permanently, consider buying a house. Items can be stored safely in any containers in your own home.
Types of containers include barrels, baskets, buckets, chests, safes, coin purses, strongboxes, satchels. Some pieces of furniture, like dressers, cupboards, end tables, bookshelves and wardrobes can also contain items.
There are also plants which contain alchemical ingredients and hanging items which can contain either ingredients or food items
Gallery
Chests
Common chest
Draugr chest
Draugr chest
Dwemer chest
Dwemer chest
Dwemer chest
Falmer chest
Falmer chest
Smaller containers
Coin purse
Coin purse
Coin purse
Strongbox
Apothecary's satchel
Knapsack
Hanging containers
Dried elves ear
Dried frost mirriam
Garlic braid
Pheasant
Rabbit
Barrels and urns
Barrels and Fish barrels
Small burial urn
Small burial urn
Large burial urn
Large burial urn
Nests
Bird's nest with a Pine Thrush egg
Bird's nest with a Rock Warbler egg
Chicken's nest with a Chicken's egg
Hawk's nest with a Hawk's egg
The Elder Scrolls V: Hearthfire
In the Hearthfire DLC, the Dragonborn can build a homestead and furnish it with various items classified as "Containers". These include: