Throughout this guide, the i3 logo will be used to refer to the configured modifier. This is the Alt key (Mod1) by default, with ⌘ (Mod4) being a popular alternative.
| + Enter |
open new terminal |
| + j |
focus left |
| + k |
focus down |
| + l |
focus up |
| + ; |
focus right |
| + a |
focus parent |
| + Space |
toggle focus mode |
| + Shift + j |
move window left |
| + Shift + k |
move window down |
| + Shift + l |
move window up |
| + Shift + ; |
move window right |
| + f |
toggle fullscreen |
| + v |
split a window vertically |
| + h |
split a window horizontally |
| + r |
resize mode |
Look at the “Resizing containers / windows” section of the user guide.
| + e |
default |
| + s |
stacking |
| + w |
tabbed |
| + Shift + Space |
toggle floating |
| + Left click |
drag floating |
| + 0-9 |
switch to another workspace |
| + Shift + 0-9 |
move a window to another workspace |
| + d |
open application launcher (dmenu) |
| + Shift + q |
kill a window |
| + Shift + c |
reload the configuration file |
| + Shift + r |
restart i3 inplace |
| + Shift + e |
exit i3 |
