# Sway Cheatsheet

[https://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html](https://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html)  
[https://github.com/swaywm/sway/wiki](https://github.com/swaywm/sway/wiki)

Throughout this guide, the Sway logo will be used to refer to the configured modifier. This is the Super/ (`Mod4`) by default, with  key (`Mod1`) being a popular alternative.

## Basics

<table><tbody><tr><td><img class="i3mod" src="https://depau.github.io/sway-cheatsheet//logo-30.png" alt=""> + <kbd>⏎</kbd></td><td>open new terminal</td></tr><tr><td><img class="i3mod" src="https://depau.github.io/sway-cheatsheet//logo-30.png" alt=""> + <kbd>h</kbd></td><td>focus left</td></tr><tr><td><img class="i3mod" src="https://depau.github.io/sway-cheatsheet//logo-30.png" alt=""> + <kbd>j</kbd></td><td>focus down</td></tr><tr><td><img class="i3mod" src="https://depau.github.io/sway-cheatsheet//logo-30.png" alt=""> + <kbd>k</kbd></td><td>focus up</td></tr><tr><td><img class="i3mod" src="https://depau.github.io/sway-cheatsheet//logo-30.png" alt=""> + <kbd>l</kbd></td><td>focus right</td></tr><tr><td><img class="i3mod" src="https://depau.github.io/sway-cheatsheet//logo-30.png" alt=""> + <kbd>a</kbd></td><td>focus parent</td></tr><tr><td><img class="i3mod" src="https://depau.github.io/sway-cheatsheet//logo-30.png" alt=""> + <kbd>space</kbd></td><td>toggle focus mode</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Moving windows

<table><tbody><tr><td><img class="i3mod" src="https://depau.github.io/sway-cheatsheet//logo-30.png" alt=""> + <kbd>⇧</kbd> + <kbd>h</kbd></td><td>move window left</td></tr><tr><td><img class="i3mod" src="https://depau.github.io/sway-cheatsheet//logo-30.png" alt=""> + <kbd>⇧</kbd> + <kbd>j</kbd></td><td>move window down</td></tr><tr><td><img class="i3mod" src="https://depau.github.io/sway-cheatsheet//logo-30.png" alt=""> + <kbd>⇧</kbd> + <kbd>k</kbd></td><td>move window up</td></tr><tr><td><img class="i3mod" src="https://depau.github.io/sway-cheatsheet//logo-30.png" alt=""> + <kbd>⇧</kbd> + <kbd>l</kbd></td><td>move window right</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Modifying windows

<table><tbody><tr><td><img class="i3mod" src="https://depau.github.io/sway-cheatsheet//logo-30.png" alt=""> + <kbd>f</kbd></td><td>toggle fullscreen</td></tr><tr><td><img class="i3mod" src="https://depau.github.io/sway-cheatsheet//logo-30.png" alt=""> + <kbd>v</kbd></td><td>split a window vertically</td></tr><tr><td><img class="i3mod" src="https://depau.github.io/sway-cheatsheet//logo-30.png" alt=""> + <kbd>b</kbd></td><td>split a window horizontally</td></tr><tr><td><img class="i3mod" src="https://depau.github.io/sway-cheatsheet//logo-30.png" alt=""> + <kbd>r</kbd></td><td>resize mode</td></tr></tbody></table>

Look at the “Resizing containers / windows” section of the user guide.

## Changing the container layout

<table><tbody><tr><td><img class="i3mod" src="https://depau.github.io/sway-cheatsheet//logo-30.png" alt=""> + <kbd>e</kbd></td><td>default (toggle vertical/horizontal)</td></tr><tr><td><img class="i3mod" src="https://depau.github.io/sway-cheatsheet//logo-30.png" alt=""> + <kbd>s</kbd></td><td>stacking</td></tr><tr><td><img class="i3mod" src="https://depau.github.io/sway-cheatsheet//logo-30.png" alt=""> + <kbd>w</kbd></td><td>tabbed</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Floating

<table><tbody><tr><td><img class="i3mod" src="https://depau.github.io/sway-cheatsheet//logo-30.png" alt=""> + <kbd>⇧</kbd> + <kbd>space</kbd></td><td>toggle floating</td></tr><tr><td><img class="i3mod" src="https://depau.github.io/sway-cheatsheet//logo-30.png" alt=""> + <kbd style="color:black;">🐭</kbd></td><td>drag floating</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Using workspaces

<table><tbody><tr><td><img class="i3mod" src="https://depau.github.io/sway-cheatsheet//logo-30.png" alt=""> + <kbd>0</kbd>-<kbd>9</kbd></td><td>switch to another workspace</td></tr><tr><td><img class="i3mod" src="https://depau.github.io/sway-cheatsheet//logo-30.png" alt=""> + <kbd>⇧</kbd> + <kbd>0</kbd>-<kbd>9</kbd></td><td>move a window to another workspace</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Opening applications / Closing windows

<table><tbody><tr><td><img class="i3mod" src="https://depau.github.io/sway-cheatsheet//logo-30.png" alt=""> + <kbd>d</kbd></td><td>open application launcher (dmenu)</td></tr><tr><td><img class="i3mod" src="https://depau.github.io/sway-cheatsheet//logo-30.png" alt=""> + <kbd>⇧</kbd> + <kbd>q</kbd></td><td>kill a window</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Restart / Exit

<table><tbody><tr><td><img class="i3mod" src="https://depau.github.io/sway-cheatsheet//logo-30.png" alt=""> + <kbd>⇧</kbd> + <kbd>c</kbd></td><td>reload the configuration file</td></tr><tr><td><img class="i3mod" src="https://depau.github.io/sway-cheatsheet//logo-30.png" alt=""> + <kbd>⇧</kbd> + <kbd>e</kbd></td><td>exit Sway</td></tr></tbody></table>

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