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hyprland Cheatsheet

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hyprland is a dynamic tiling Wayland compositor.

Application Launch

  • Super+Return - Launch terminal
  • Super+Shift+Return - Launch floating terminal
  • Super+D - Application launcher (rofi/dmenu)
  • Super+B - Launch browser
  • Super+E - Launch file manager
  • Super+Q - Close active window

Window Management

  • Super+Q - Close focused window
  • Super+F - Toggle fullscreen
  • Super+Shift+F - Toggle floating
  • Super+T - Toggle tiling/floating
  • Super+P - Toggle pin (keep on top)
  • Super+S - Toggle split (horizontal/vertical)
  • Super+Shift+S - Swap windows
  • Super+R - Resize mode

Window Navigation

  • Super+H/J/K/L - Move focus (vim-style)
  • Super+Shift+H/J/K/L - Move window
  • Super+Arrow - Move focus
  • Super+Shift+Arrow - Move window
  • Super+Tab - Switch to last window
  • Super+Shift+Tab - Switch windows (reverse)

Workspaces

  • Super+1-9 - Switch to workspace
  • Super+Shift+1-9 - Move window to workspace
  • Super+Ctrl+Left/Right - Switch workspace
  • Super+Ctrl+Shift+Left/Right - Move window to workspace
  • Super+Mouse1 - Move window (drag)
  • Super+Mouse2 - Resize window (drag)

Layout and Resize

  • Super+Plus - Increase window size
  • Super+Minus - Decrease window size
  • Super+Shift+Plus - Increase gap
  • Super+Shift+Minus - Decrease gap
  • Super+R - Enter resize mode
  • Super+Escape - Exit resize mode

System

  • Super+Shift+Q - Quit hyprland
  • Super+Shift+E - Exit session
  • Super+L - Lock screen
  • Print - Screenshot
  • Super+Print - Screenshot (area)
  • Super+Shift+Print - Screenshot (window)

Configuration

Config File Location

  • ~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf (main config)
  • ~/.config/hypr/config.d/*.conf (split config files)

Example Key Bindings

Customize in hyprland.conf:

# Application launch
bind = SUPER, RETURN, exec, kitty
bind = SUPER, B, exec, firefox
bind = SUPER, D, exec, rofi -show drun

# Window management
bind = SUPER, Q, killactive
bind = SUPER, F, fullscreen
bind = SUPER, SHIFT, F, togglefloating

# Window navigation
bind = SUPER, H, movefocus, l
bind = SUPER, L, movefocus, r
bind = SUPER, J, movefocus, d
bind = SUPER, K, movefocus, u

# Workspaces
bind = SUPER, 1, workspace, 1
bind = SUPER, 2, workspace, 2
bind = SUPER SHIFT, 1, movetoworkspace, 1
bind = SUPER SHIFT, 2, movetoworkspace, 2

# System
bind = SUPER SHIFT, Q, exit
bind = , Print, exec, grim

Mouse Bindings

# Mouse bindings
bindm = SUPER, mouse:272, movewindow
bindm = SUPER, mouse:273, resizewindow

Tips

  • Bind syntax: bind = MODS, KEY, dispatcher, params
  • Supports flags: r (release), l (locked), e (repeat)
  • Use pass dispatcher for global keybinds
  • Window rules allow matching by class for app-specific behavior
  • Supports multiple keyboard layouts
  • Use bindsym for symbolic key names
  • Split config files for organization
  • Use exec-once for startup commands

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