i3 Reference Card

http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html

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.

Basics

+ Enter open new terminal
+ j focus left
+ k focus down
+ l focus up
+ ; focus right
+ a focus parent
+ Space toggle focus mode

Moving windows

+ Shift + j move window left
+ Shift + k move window down
+ Shift + l move window up
+ Shift + ; move window right

Modifying windows

+ 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.

Changing the container layout

+ e default
+ s stacking
+ w tabbed

Floating

+ Shift + Space toggle floating
+ Left click drag floating

Using workspaces

+ 0-9 switch to another workspace
+ Shift + 0-9 move a window to another workspace

Opening applications / Closing windows

+ d open application launcher (dmenu)
+ Shift + q kill a window

Restart / Exit

+ Shift + c reload the configuration file
+ Shift + r restart i3 inplace
+ Shift + e exit i3