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| reference | Niri Default Key Bindings | Complete table of all default key bindings organized by category — window management, navigation, workspaces, media keys, etc. |
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2026-10-09 |
Default Key Bindings
Application Launching
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Mod+T |
Open terminal (alacritty) |
Mod+D |
Run application launcher (fuzzel) |
Super+Alt+L |
Lock screen (swaylock) |
Super+Alt+S |
Toggle screen reader (orca) |
Window Management
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Mod+Q |
Close window |
Mod+F |
Maximize column (with gaps) |
Mod+Shift+F |
Fullscreen window |
Mod+M |
Maximize window to edges (like double-click titlebar) |
Mod+Ctrl+F |
Expand column to fill remaining space |
Mod+V |
Toggle window floating |
Mod+Shift+V |
Switch focus between floating and tiling |
Mod+W |
Toggle column tabbed display mode |
Mod+BracketLeft |
Consume/expel window left |
Mod+BracketRight |
Consume/expel window right |
Mod+Comma |
Consume window into column |
Mod+Period |
Expel window from column |
Column Navigation
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Mod+Left or Mod+H |
Focus column left |
Mod+Right or Mod+L |
Focus column right |
Mod+Home |
Focus first column |
Mod+End |
Focus last column |
Mod+C |
Center focused column |
Mod+Ctrl+C |
Center all visible columns |
Column Movement
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Mod+Ctrl+Left or Mod+Ctrl+H |
Move column left |
Mod+Ctrl+Right or Mod+Ctrl+L |
Move column right |
Mod+Ctrl+Home |
Move column to first position |
Mod+Ctrl+End |
Move column to last position |
Column Sizing
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Mod+R |
Switch preset column width (1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 87.5%) |
Mod+Shift+R |
Switch preset width (reverse) |
Mod+Minus |
Decrease column width by 10% |
Mod+Equal |
Increase column width by 10% |
Window Navigation (within column)
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Mod+Up or Mod+K |
Focus window up |
Mod+Down or Mod+J |
Focus window down |
Window Height Sizing
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Mod+Ctrl+Shift+R |
Switch preset window height |
Mod+Ctrl+R |
Reset window height |
Mod+Shift+Minus |
Decrease window height by 10% |
Mod+Shift+Equal |
Increase window height by 10% |
Multi-Monitor Navigation
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Mod+Shift+Left or Mod+Shift+H |
Focus monitor left |
Mod+Shift+Right or Mod+Shift+L |
Focus monitor right |
Mod+Shift+Up or Mod+Shift+K |
Focus monitor up |
Mod+Shift+Down or Mod+Shift+J |
Focus monitor down |
Multi-Monitor Column Movement
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Mod+Shift+Ctrl+Left |
Move column to monitor left |
Mod+Shift+Ctrl+Right |
Move column to monitor right |
Mod+Shift+Ctrl+Up |
Move column to monitor up |
Mod+Shift+Ctrl+Down |
Move column to monitor down |
Workspace Navigation
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Mod+Page_Down or Mod+U |
Focus workspace down |
Mod+Page_Up or Mod+I |
Focus workspace up |
Mod+1 through Mod+9 |
Focus workspace 1-9 |
Mod+Shift+Page_Down or Mod+Shift+U |
Move workspace down |
Mod+Shift+Page_Up or Mod+Shift+I |
Move workspace up |
Mod+Tab |
Focus previous workspace (commented out by default) |
Workspace Column Movement
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Mod+Ctrl+Page_Down or Mod+Ctrl+U |
Move column to workspace down |
Mod+Ctrl+Page_Up or Mod+Ctrl+I |
Move column to workspace up |
Mod+Ctrl+1 through Mod+Ctrl+9 |
Move column to workspace 1-9 |
Mouse/Touchpad Scrolling
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Mod+WheelScrollDown |
Focus workspace down |
Mod+WheelScrollUp |
Focus workspace up |
Mod+WheelScrollRight |
Focus column right |
Mod+WheelScrollLeft |
Focus column left |
Mod+Ctrl+WheelScrollDown |
Move column to workspace down |
Mod+Ctrl+WheelScrollUp |
Move column to workspace up |
Mod+Ctrl+WheelScrollRight |
Move column to workspace right |
Mod+Ctrl+WheelScrollLeft |
Move column to workspace left |
Mod+Shift+WheelScrollDown |
Focus column right |
Mod+Shift+WheelScrollUp |
Focus column left |
Mod+Ctrl+Shift+WheelScrollDown |
Move column to workspace right |
Mod+Ctrl+Shift+WheelScrollUp |
Move column to workspace left |
Overview
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Mod+O |
Toggle overview (zoomed-out view of workspaces/windows) |
Screenshot
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Print |
Interactive screenshot UI |
Ctrl+Print |
Screenshot screen |
Alt+Print |
Screenshot window |
System
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Mod+Shift+E |
Quit niri (with confirmation) |
Ctrl+Alt+Delete |
Quit niri (with confirmation) |
Mod+Shift+P |
Power off monitors |
Mod+Escape |
Toggle keyboard shortcuts inhibitor |
Mod+Shift+/ |
Show hotkey overlay |
Media Keys
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
XF86AudioRaiseVolume |
Increase volume 10% |
XF86AudioLowerVolume |
Decrease volume 10% |
XF86AudioMute |
Toggle mute |
XF86AudioMicMute |
Toggle mic mute |
XF86AudioPlay / XF86AudioPause |
Play/pause |
XF86AudioStop |
Stop |
XF86AudioPrev |
Previous track |
XF86AudioNext |
Next track |
XF86MonBrightnessUp |
Increase brightness 10% |
XF86MonBrightnessDown |
Decrease brightness 10% |
Related
- Key Bindings Syntax — How to write custom bindings
- Action Reference — All available actions