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.TH "waybar\-sway\-window" "5" "2026\-08\-31"
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.SH NAME
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waybar \- sway window module
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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The \fBwindow\fR module displays the title of the currently focused window in Sway
.PP
.SH CONFIGURATION
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Addressed by \fBsway/window\fR
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\fBformat\fR: 
.br
typeof: string 
.br
default: {title} 
.br
The format, how information should be displayed.\&
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\fBrotate\fR: 
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typeof: integer 
.br
Positive value to rotate the text label (in 90 degree increments).\&
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\fBmax\-length\fR: 
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typeof: integer 
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The maximum length in character the module should display.\&
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\fBmin\-length\fR: 
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typeof: integer 
.br
The minimum length in characters the module should accept.\&
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\fBalign\fR: 
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typeof: float 
.br
The alignment of the label within the module, where 0 is left\-aligned and 1 is right\-aligned.\& If the module is rotated, it will follow the flow of the text.\&
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\fBjustify\fR: 
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typeof: string 
.br
The alignment of the text within the module'\&s label, allowing options '\&left'\&, '\&right'\&, or '\&center'\& to define the positioning.\&
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\fBon\-click\fR: 
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typeof: string 
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Command to execute when clicked on the module.\&
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\fBon\-click\-middle\fR: 
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typeof: string 
.br
Command to execute when middle\-clicked on the module using mousewheel.\&
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\fBon\-click\-right\fR: 
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typeof: string 
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Command to execute when you right\-click on the module.\&
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\fBon\-update\fR: 
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typeof: string 
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Command to execute when the module is updated.\&
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\fBon\-scroll\-up\fR: 
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typeof: string 
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Command to execute when scrolling up on the module.\&
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\fBon\-scroll\-down\fR: 
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typeof: string 
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Command to execute when scrolling down on the module.\&
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\fBsmooth\-scrolling\-threshold\fR: 
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typeof: double 
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Threshold to be used when scrolling.\&
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\fBtooltip\fR: 
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typeof: bool 
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default: true 
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Option to disable tooltip on hover.\&
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\fBall\-outputs\fR: 
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typeof: bool 
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default: false 
.br
Option to show the focused window along with its workspace styles on all outputs.\&
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\fBoffscreen\-css\fR: 
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typeof: bool 
.br
default: false 
.br
Only effective when all\-outputs is true.\& Adds style according to present windows on unfocused outputs instead of showing the focused window and style.\&
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\fBoffscreen\-css\-text\fR: 
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typeof: string 
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Only effective when both all\-outputs and offscreen\-style are true.\& On screens currently not focused, show the given text along with that workspace styles.\&
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\fBshow\-focused\-workspace\-name\fR: 
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typeof: bool 
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default: false 
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If the workspace itself is focused and the workspace contains nodes or floating_nodes, show the workspace name.\& If not set, text remains empty but styles according to nodes in the workspace are still applied.\&
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\fBshow\-hidden\-marks\fR: 
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typeof: bool 
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default: false 
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For the \fB{marks}\fR format replacement, include hidden marks that start with an underscore.\&
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\fBrewrite\fR: 
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typeof: object 
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Rules to rewrite the module format output.\& See \fBrewrite rules\fR.\&
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\fBicon\fR: 
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typeof: bool 
.br
default: false 
.br
Option to hide the application icon.\&
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\fBicon\-size\fR: 
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typeof: integer 
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default: 24 
.br
Option to change the size of the application icon.\&
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\fBexpand\fR: 
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typeof: bool 
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default: false 
.br
Enables this module to consume all left over space dynamically.\&
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.SH FORMAT REPLACEMENTS
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\fB{title}\fR: The title of the focused window.\&
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\fB{app_id}\fR: The app_id of the focused window.\&
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\fB{shell}\fR: The shell of the focused window.\& It'\&s '\&xwayland'\& when the window is
running through xwayland, otherwise, it'\&s '\&xdg\-shell'\&.\&
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\fB{marks}\fR: Marks of the window.\&
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.SH REWRITE RULES
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\fBrewrite\fR is an object where keys are regular expressions and values are
rewrite rules if the expression matches.\& Rules may contain references to
captures of the expression.\&
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Regular expression and replacement follow ECMA\-script rules.\&
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If no expression matches, the format output is left unchanged.\&
.PP
Invalid expressions (e.\&g.\&, mismatched parentheses) are skipped.\&
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.SH EXAMPLES
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.nf
.RS 4
"sway/window": {
	"format": "{}",
	"max\-length": 50,
	"rewrite": {
		"(\&.*) \- Mozilla Firefox": "🌎 $1",
		"(\&.*) \- zsh": "> [$1]"
	}
}
.fi
.RE
.PP
.SH STYLE
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.PD 0
.IP \(bu 4
\fB#window\fR
.PD
.PP
The following classes are applied to the entire Waybar rather than just the
window widget:
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.PD 0
.IP \(bu 4
\fBwindow#waybar.\&empty\fR When no windows are in the workspace, or screen is not focused and offscreen\-css option is not set
.IP \(bu 4
\fBwindow#waybar.\&solo\fR When one tiled window is in the workspace
.IP \(bu 4
\fBwindow#waybar.\&floating\fR When there are only floating windows in the workspace
.IP \(bu 4
\fBwindow#waybar.\&stacked\fR When there is more than one window in the workspace and the workspace layout is stacked
.IP \(bu 4
\fBwindow#waybar.\&tabbed\fR When there is more than one window in the workspace and the workspace layout is tabbed
.IP \(bu 4
\fBwindow#waybar.\&tiled\fR When there is more than one window in the workspace and the workspace layout is splith or splitv
.IP \(bu 4
\fBwindow#waybar.\&<app_id>\fR Where \fBapp_id\fR is the app_id or \fBinstance\fR name like (\fBchromium\fR) of the only window in the workspace