i3 Reference Card

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