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⤢ I3 KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · LINUX · 40 1 Alt Switch t… 2 Alt Switch t… 3 Alt Switch t… 4 Alt Switch t… 5 Alt Switch t… 6 7 8 9 0 Alt Switch t… Q Alt Shift Kill foc… W Alt Tabbed l… E Alt Toggle s… R Alt Shift Restart … T Y U I O P A Alt Focus pa… S Alt Stacking… D Alt Open app… F Alt Toggle f… G H Alt Split ho… J Alt Focus wi… K Alt Focus wi… L Alt Focus wi… Z X C Alt Shift Reload c… V Alt Split ve… B N M MORE SHORTCUTS Open a new termin… Alt Enter Focus window to t… Alt ; Move window left Alt Shift J Move window down Alt Shift K Move window up Alt Shift L Move window right Alt Shift ; Toggle floating f… Alt Shift Space Move container to… Alt Shift 1 Move container to… Alt Shift 2 Exit i3 (with con… Alt Shift E Focus window left… Alt LEFT Focus window down… Alt DOWN Focus window up (… Alt UP Focus window righ… Alt RIGHT Toggle focus betw… Alt Space Enter resize mode Alt R Move container to… Alt Shift 3 Move window to sc… Alt Shift − Show scratchpad w… Alt − Move container to… Alt Shift 0 shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH I3 · LINUX
I3 KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · LINUX · 40 1 Alt Switch t… 2 Alt Switch t… 3 Alt Switch t… 4 Alt Switch t… 5 Alt Switch t… 6 7 8 9 0 Alt Switch t… A Alt Focus pa… Z E Alt Toggle s… R Alt Shift Restart … T Y U I O P Q Alt Shift Kill foc… S Alt Stacking… D Alt Open app… F Alt Toggle f… G H Alt Split ho… J Alt Focus wi… K Alt Focus wi… L Alt Focus wi… M W Alt Tabbed l… X C Alt Shift Reload c… V Alt Split ve… B N MORE SHORTCUTS Open a new termin… Alt Enter Focus window to t… Alt ; Move window left Alt Shift J Move window down Alt Shift K Move window up Alt Shift L Move window right Alt Shift ; Toggle floating f… Alt Shift Space Move container to… Alt Shift 1 Move container to… Alt Shift 2 Exit i3 (with con… Alt Shift E Focus window left… Alt LEFT Focus window down… Alt DOWN Focus window up (… Alt UP Focus window righ… Alt RIGHT Toggle focus betw… Alt Space Enter resize mode Alt R Move container to… Alt Shift 3 Move window to sc… Alt Shift − Show scratchpad w… Alt − Move container to… Alt Shift 0 shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH I3 · LINUX
⤢ LAYOUT Toggle fullscreen Alt F Split horizontally Alt H Split vertically Alt V Stacking layout Alt S Tabbed layout Alt W Toggle split layout (… Alt E Enter resize mode Alt R CONTAINERS Focus parent container Alt A Move window to scratc… Alt Shift − Show scratchpad window Alt − WINDOWS Kill focused window Alt Shift Q Focus window to the l… Alt J Focus window below Alt K Focus window above Alt L Focus window to the r… Alt ; Move window left Alt Shift J Move window down Alt Shift K Move window up Alt Shift L Move window right Alt Shift ; Toggle floating for w… Alt Shift Space Focus window left (ar… Alt LEFT Focus window down (ar… Alt DOWN Focus window up (arro… Alt UP Focus window right (a… Alt RIGHT Toggle focus between … Alt Space SYSTEM Open a new terminal Alt Enter Open application laun… Alt D Reload configuration … Alt Shift C Restart i3 in place Alt Shift R Exit i3 (with confirm… Alt Shift E WORKSPACES Switch to workspace 1 Alt 1 Switch to workspace 2 Alt 2 Switch to workspace 3 Alt 3 Move container to wor… Alt Shift 1 Move container to wor… Alt Shift 2 Switch to workspace 4 Alt 4 Switch to workspace 5 Alt 5 Move container to wor… Alt Shift 3 Switch to workspace 10 Alt 0 Move container to wor… Alt Shift 0 i3 KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · LINUX · 40 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH I3 · LINUX ⤢ LAYOUT 07 Toggle fullscreen Alt F Split horizontally Alt H Split vertically Alt V Stacking layout Alt S Tabbed layout Alt W Toggle split layout (… Alt E Enter resize mode Alt R CONTAINERS 03 Focus parent container Alt A Move window to scratc… Alt Shift − Show scratchpad window Alt − WINDOWS 15 Kill focused window Alt Shift Q Focus window to the l… Alt J Focus window below Alt K Focus window above Alt L Focus window to the r… Alt ; Move window left Alt Shift J Move window down Alt Shift K Move window up Alt Shift L Move window right Alt Shift ; Toggle floating for w… Alt Shift Space Focus window left (ar… Alt LEFT Focus window down (ar… Alt DOWN Focus window up (arro… Alt UP Focus window right (a… Alt RIGHT Toggle focus between … Alt Space SYSTEM 05 Open a new terminal Alt Enter Open application laun… Alt D Reload configuration … Alt Shift C Restart i3 in place Alt Shift R Exit i3 (with confirm… Alt Shift E WORKSPACES 10 Switch to workspace 1 Alt 1 Switch to workspace 2 Alt 2 Switch to workspace 3 Alt 3 Move container to wor… Alt Shift 1 Move container to wor… Alt Shift 2 Switch to workspace 4 Alt 4 Switch to workspace 5 Alt 5 Move container to wor… Alt Shift 3 Switch to workspace 10 Alt 0 Move container to wor… Alt Shift 0 i3 KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · LINUX · 40 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH I3 · LINUX
⤢ I3 · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Linux · 5 SETS · No.01 I3 TOTAL 40 SHORTCUTS FOR LINUX · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS SYSTEM 05 WINDOWS 15 LAYOUT 07 WORKSPACES 10 CONTAINERS 03 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Open a new terminal Alt Enter Open application launcher (dmenu) Alt D Reload configuration file Alt Shift C Restart i3 in place Alt Shift R Exit i3 (with confirmation) Alt Shift E Kill focused window Alt Shift Q Focus window to the left Alt J Focus window below Alt K Focus window above Alt L Focus window to the right Alt ; Move window left Alt Shift J Move window down Alt Shift K Move window up Alt Shift L Move window right Alt Shift ; Toggle floating for window Alt Shift Space Focus window left (arrow) Alt LEFT Focus window down (arrow) Alt DOWN Focus window up (arrow) Alt UP Focus window right (arrow) Alt RIGHT Toggle focus between tiling and floating Alt Space Toggle fullscreen Alt F Split horizontally Alt H Split vertically Alt V Stacking layout Alt S Tabbed layout Alt W Toggle split layout (default) Alt E Enter resize mode Alt R Switch to workspace 1 Alt 1 Switch to workspace 2 Alt 2 Switch to workspace 3 Alt 3 Move container to workspace 1 Alt Shift 1 Move container to workspace 2 Alt Shift 2 Switch to workspace 4 Alt 4 Switch to workspace 5 Alt 5 Move container to workspace 3 Alt Shift 3 Switch to workspace 10 Alt 0 Move container to workspace 10 Alt Shift 0 Focus parent container Alt A Move window to scratchpad Alt Shift − Show scratchpad window Alt −
I3 KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · LINUX · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 Alt Switch t… 2 Alt Switch t… 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q Alt Shift Kill foc… W E R T Y U I O P A S D Alt Open app… F Alt Toggle f… G H J Alt Focus wi… K Alt Focus wi… L Alt Focus wi… Z X C V B N M MORE SHORTCUTS Open a new termin… Alt Enter Focus window to t… Alt ; Move window left Alt Shift J Move window down Alt Shift K Move window up Alt Shift L Move window right Alt Shift ; shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH I3 · LINUX Keyboard map SYSTEM Open a new terminal Alt Enter Open application launcher (dmenu) Alt D LAYOUT Toggle fullscreen Alt F WORKSPACES Switch to workspace 1 Alt 1 Switch to workspace 2 Alt 2 WINDOWS Kill focused window Alt Shift Q Focus window to the left Alt J Focus window below Alt K Focus window above Alt L Focus window to the right Alt ; Move window left Alt Shift J Move window down Alt Shift K Move window up Alt Shift L Move window right Alt Shift ; i3 KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · LINUX · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH I3 · LINUX Isometric SYSTEM 02 Open a new terminal Alt Enter Open application launcher (dmenu) Alt D LAYOUT 01 Toggle fullscreen Alt F WORKSPACES 02 Switch to workspace 1 Alt 1 Switch to workspace 2 Alt 2 WINDOWS 09 Kill focused window Alt Shift Q Focus window to the left Alt J Focus window below Alt K Focus window above Alt L Focus window to the right Alt ; Move window left Alt Shift J Move window down Alt Shift K Move window up Alt Shift L Move window right Alt Shift ; i3 KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · LINUX · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH I3 · LINUX Typewriter I3 · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Linux · 4 SETS · No.01 I3 TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR LINUX · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS SYSTEM 02 WINDOWS 09 LAYOUT 01 WORKSPACES 02 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Open a new terminal Alt Enter Open application launcher (dmenu) Alt D Kill focused window Alt Shift Q Focus window to the left Alt J Focus window below Alt K Focus window above Alt L Focus window to the right Alt ; Move window left Alt Shift J Move window down Alt Shift K Move window up Alt Shift L Move window right Alt Shift ; Toggle fullscreen Alt F Switch to workspace 1 Alt 1 Switch to workspace 2 Alt 2 Editorial i3 is a popular tiling window manager for Linux that arranges windows automatically and is controlled entirely from the keyboard. Learning its shortcuts is essential, since they handle launching, splitting, and navigating every window.
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All i3 keyboard shortcuts (Linux)
15 Action Shortcut Kill focused window Alt Shift Q Focus window to the left Alt J Focus window below Alt K Focus window above Alt L Focus window to the right Alt ; Move window left Alt Shift J Move window down Alt Shift K Move window up Alt Shift L Move window right Alt Shift ; Toggle floating for window Alt Shift Space Focus window left (arrow) Alt ← Focus window down (arrow) Alt ↓ Focus window up (arrow) Alt ↑ Focus window right (arrow) Alt → Toggle focus between tiling and floating Alt Space
10 Action Shortcut Switch to workspace 1 Alt 1 Switch to workspace 2 Alt 2 Switch to workspace 3 Alt 3 Move container to workspace 1 Alt Shift 1 Move container to workspace 2 Alt Shift 2 Switch to workspace 4 Alt 4 Switch to workspace 5 Alt 5 Move container to workspace 3 Alt Shift 3 Switch to workspace 10 Alt 0 Move container to workspace 10 Alt Shift 0
7 Action Shortcut Toggle fullscreen Alt F Split horizontally Alt H Split vertically Alt V Stacking layout Alt S Tabbed layout Alt W Toggle split layout (default) Alt E Enter resize mode Alt R
5 Action Shortcut Open a new terminal Alt Enter Open application launcher (dmenu) Alt D Reload configuration file Alt Shift C Restart i3 in place Alt Shift R Exit i3 (with confirmation) Alt Shift E
3 Action Shortcut Focus parent container Alt A Move window to scratchpad Alt Shift − Show scratchpad window Alt −
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