theming

Dimensions

Control the sizing of window borders and gaps.

Setting	Default	Description
borderpx	4	Border width in pixels.
gappih	5	Horizontal inner gap (between windows).
gappiv	5	Vertical inner gap.
gappoh	10	Horizontal outer gap (between windows and screen edges).
gappov	10	Vertical outer gap.

Colors

Colors are defined in 0xRRGGBBAA hex format.

# Background color of the root window
rootcolor=0x323232ff

# Inactive window border
bordercolor=0x444444ff

# Drop shadow when dragging windows
dropcolor=0x8FBA7C55

# Split window border color in manual dwindle layout
splitcolor=0xEB441EFF

# Active window border
focuscolor=0xc66b25ff

# Urgent window border (alerts)
urgentcolor=0xad401fff

State-Specific Colors

You can also color-code windows based on their state:

State	Config Key	Default Color
Maximized	maximizescreencolor	0x89aa61ff
Scratchpad	scratchpadcolor	0x516c93ff
Global	globalcolor	0xb153a7ff
Overlay	overlaycolor	0x14a57cff

Tip: For scratchpad window sizing, see Scratchpad configuration.

Overview Jump Mode

Setting	Default	Description
jump_label_decorate_fg_color	0xc4939dff	text color.
jump_label_decorate_bg_color	0x201b14ff	background color.
jump_label_decorate_focus_fg_color	0x201b14ff	text color for focus.
jump_label_decorate_focus_bg_color	0xc4939dff	background color for focus.
jump_label_decorate_border_color	0x8BAA9Bff	border color.
jump_label_decorate_border_width	4	border width.
jump_label_decorate_corner_radius	5	corner radius.
jump_label_decorate_padding_x	10	horizontal padding.
jump_label_decorate_padding_y	10	vertical padding.
jump_label_decorate_font_desc	monospace Bold 16	font set.

Tab Bar For Monocle Layout

Setting	Default	Description
tab_bar_height	50	Height of the tab bar for monocle layout.
tab_bar_decorate_fg_color	0xc4939dff	text color.
tab_bar_decorate_bg_color	0x201b14ff	background color.
tab_bar_decorate_focus_fg_color	0x201b14ff	text color for focus.
tab_bar_decorate_focus_bg_color	0xc4939dff	background color for focus.
tab_bar_decorate_border_color	0x8BAA9Bff	border color.
tab_bar_decorate_border_width	4	border width.
tab_bar_decorate_corner_radius	5	corner radius.
tab_bar_decorate_padding_x	0	horizontal padding.
tab_bar_decorate_padding_y	0	vertical padding.
tab_bar_decorate_font_desc	monospace Bold 16	font set.

Borders

Control the appearance of window borders.

Cursor Theme

Set the size and theme of your mouse cursor.

cursor_size=24
cursor_theme=Adwaita