sway-bar(5)
sway-bar - bar configuration file and commands
Sway allows configuring swaybar in the sway configuration file.
The following commands may only be used in the configuration file.
id <bar_id> Sets the ID of the bar.
swaybar_command Executes custom bar command. Default is swaybar.
The following commands may be used either in the configuration file or at runtime.
bindcode [--release] Executes command when the mouse button has been pressed (or if released is given, when the button has been released). The buttons can be given as an event code, which can be obtaining from libinput debug-events. To disable the default behavior for a button, use the command nop.
bindsym [--release] button[1-9]| Executes command when the mouse button has been pressed (or if released is given, when the button has been released). The buttons can be given as a x11 button number or an event name, which can be obtained from libinput debug-events. To disable the default behavior for a button, use the command nop.
binding_mode_indicator yes|no Enable or disable binding mode indicator. Default is yes.
font Specifies the font to be used in the bar. font should be specified as a pango font description. For more information on pango font descriptions, see https://docs.gtk.org/Pango/type_func.FontDescription.from_string.html#description
gaps | | Sets the gaps from the edge of the screen for the bar. Gaps can either be set all at once, per direction, or per side. Note that only sides that touch an edge of the screen can have gaps. For the side that does not touch an edge of the screen, per-side outer gaps for workspaces may be of use.
height Sets the height of the bar. Default height (0) will match the font size.
hidden_state hide|show [] Specifies the behaviour of the bar when it is in hide mode. When the hidden state is hide, then it is normally hidden, and only unhidden by pressing the modifier key or in case of urgency hints. When the hidden state is show, then it is permanently visible, drawn on top of the currently visible workspace. Default is hide.
For compatibility with i3, _bar hidden_state hide|show [<bar-id>]_ is
supported along with the sway only _bar <bar-id> hidden_state hide|show_
syntax. When using the i3 syntax, if _bar-id_ is omitted, the hidden_state
will be changed for all bars. Attempting to use _bar <bar-id1>
hidden_state hide|show <bar-id2>_ will result in an error due to
conflicting bar ids.mode dock|hide|invisible|overlay [] Specifies the visibility of the bar. In dock mode, it is permanently visible at one edge of the screen. In hide mode, it is hidden unless the modifier key is pressed, though this behaviour depends on the hidden state. In invisible mode, it is permanently hidden. In overlay mode, it is permanently visible on top of other windows. (In overlay mode the bar is transparent to input events.) Default is dock.
For compatibility with i3, _bar mode <mode> [<bar-id>]_ syntax is supported
along with the sway only _bar <bar-id> mode <mode>_ syntax. When using the
i3 syntax, if _bar-id_ is omitted, the mode will be changed for all bars.
Attempting to use _bar <bar-id1> mode <mode> <bar-id2>_ will result in an
error due to conflicting bar ids.modifier |none Specifies the modifier key that shows a hidden bar. Default is Mod4.
output |* Restrict the bar to a certain output, can be specified multiple times. If the output command is omitted, the bar will be displayed on all outputs. * can be given at any point to reset it back to all outputs.
pango_markup enabled|disabled Enables or disables pango markup for status lines. This has no effect on status lines using the i3bar JSON protocol.
position top|bottom Sets position of the bar. Default is bottom.
separator_symbol Specifies the separator symbol to separate blocks on the bar.
status_command Executes the bar status command with sh -c. Each line of text printed to stdout from this command will be displayed in the status area of the bar. You may also use swaybar's JSON status line protocol. See swaybar-protocol(7) for more information on the protocol
If running this command via IPC, you can disable a running status command by
setting the command to a single dash: _swaybar bar bar-0 status\_command -_status_edge_padding Sets the padding that is used when the status line is at the right edge of the bar. This value will be multiplied by the output scale. The default is 3.
status_padding Sets the vertical padding that is used for the status line. The default is 1. If padding is 0, blocks will be able to take up the full height of the bar. This value will be multiplied by the output scale.
strip_workspace_name yes|no If set to yes, then workspace names will be omitted from the workspace button and only the custom number will be shown. Default is no.
strip_workspace_numbers yes|no If set to yes, then workspace numbers will be omitted from the workspace button and only the custom name will be shown. Default is no.
unbindcode [--release] Removes the binding with the given .
unbindsym [--release] button[1-9]| Removes the binding with the given or .
wrap_scroll yes|no Enables or disables wrapping when scrolling through workspaces with the scroll wheel. Default is no.
workspace_buttons yes|no Enables or disables workspace buttons on the bar. Default is yes.
workspace_min_width [px] Specifies the minimum width for the workspace buttons on the bar. Default is 0.
This setting also applies to the current binding mode indicator.Swaybar provides a system tray where third-party applications may place icons. The following commands configure the tray.
tray_bindcode ContextMenu|Activate|SecondaryActivate|ScrollDown|ScrollLeft|ScrollRight|ScrollUp|nop Executes the action when the mouse button has been pressed. The buttons can be given as an event code, which can be obtained from libinput debug-events. To disable the default behavior for a button, use the command nop.
tray_bindsym button[1-9]| ContextMenu|Activate|SecondaryActivate|ScrollDown|ScrollLeft|ScrollRight|ScrollUp|nop Executes the action when the mouse button has been pressed. The buttons can be given as a x11 button number or an event name, which can be obtained from libinput debug-events. Use the command nop to disable the default action (Activate for button1, ContextMenu for button2 and SecondaryActivate for button3).
tray_padding [px] Sets the pixel padding of the system tray. This padding will surround the tray on all sides and between each item. The default value for px is 2.
tray_output none||* Restrict the tray to a certain output, can be specified multiple times. If omitted, the tray will be displayed on all outputs. Unlike i3bar, swaybar can show icons on any number of bars and outputs without races. * can be given at any point to reset it to display on all outputs.
icon_theme Sets the icon theme that sway will look for item icons in. This option has no default value, because sway will always default to the fallback theme, hicolor.
Colors are defined within a colors { } block inside a bar { } block. Colors must be defined in hex: #RRGGBB or #RRGGBBAA.
background Background color of the bar.
statusline Text color to be used for the statusline.
separator Text color to be used for the separator.
focused_background Background color of the bar on the currently focused monitor output. If not used, the color will be taken from background.
focused_statusline Text color to be used for the statusline on the currently focused monitor output. If not used, the color will be taken from statusline.
focused_separator Text color to be used for the separator on the currently focused monitor output. If not used, the color will be taken from separator.
focused_workspace Border, background and text color for a workspace button when the workspace has focus.
active_workspace Border, background and text color for a workspace button when the workspace is active (visible) on some output, but the focus is on another one. You can only tell this apart from the focused workspace when you are using multiple monitors.
inactive_workspace Border, background and text color for a workspace button when the workspace does not have focus and is not active (visible) on any output. This will be the case for most workspaces.
urgent_workspace Border, background and text color for a workspace button when the workspace contains a window with the urgency hint set.
binding_mode Border, background and text color for the binding mode indicator. If not used, the colors will be taken from urgent_workspace.
sway(5) swaybar-protocol(7)