Module: Brightness

Module: Brightness

Shows backlight brightness, read from /sys/class/backlight (auto-detected or set with device). Updates immediately on external changes via udev.

"modules-right": ["backlight"],

"backlight": {
    "format": "{icon} {percent}%",
    "icons": ["󰃞", "󰃟", "󰃝", "󰃝", "󰃠", "󰃠", "󰃠"],
    "on-scroll-up": "bash ~/.config/mango/scripts/brightness.sh bup",
    "on-scroll-down": "bash ~/.config/mango/scripts/brightness.sh bdown",
    "on-click": "brightnessctl set 1%"
}

Options

Option	Type	Default	Description
format	string	—	Display format (see placeholders)
icons	string array	—	Nerd-font icons shown by brightness level
device	string	auto	Backlight device under /sys/class/backlight

Placeholders

Placeholder	Description
{} / {percent}	Brightness percent
{icon}	Icon selected from the icons array by level

Styling

#brightness {
    background: linear-gradient(to top, #d3869b, mix(#d3869b, #fbf1c7, 0.3));
    color: #1b1a1a;
}