Learn i3 Window Manager keyboard shortcuts

Practice i3 Window Manager 2025 keyboard shortcuts with timed drills. Memorize all 32 hotkeys and keybindings faster through interactive exercises.

Top shortcuts

  • Meta+Enter — Open terminal
  • Meta+J — Focus left
  • Meta+K — Focus down
  • Meta+L — Focus up
  • Meta+Semicolon — Focus right
  • Meta+A — Focus parent
  • Meta+Space — Toggle focus mode
  • Shift+Meta+J — Move window left
  • Shift+Meta+K — Move window down
  • Shift+Meta+L — Move window up
  • Shift+Meta+Semicolon — Move window right
  • Meta+F — Toggle fullscreen
  • Meta+V — Split vertically
  • Meta+H — Split horizontally
  • Meta+R — Enter resize mode
  • Meta+E — Default layout
  • Meta+S — Stacking layout
  • Meta+W — Tabbed layout
  • Shift+Meta+Space — Toggle floating
  • Meta+1 — Switch to workspace 1
  • Meta+2 — Switch to workspace 2
  • Meta+3 — Switch to workspace 3
  • Meta+4 — Switch to workspace 4
  • Meta+5 — Switch to workspace 5
  • Shift+Meta+1 — Move to workspace 1
  • Shift+Meta+2 — Move to workspace 2
  • Shift+Meta+3 — Move to workspace 3
  • Meta+D — Open launcher
  • Shift+Meta+Q — Close window
  • Shift+Meta+C — Reload config

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