Styling

Style file

Styling is done using the CSS file format and with a file named style.css.

Valid directories for this file are:

• ~/.config/waybar/
• ~/waybar/
• /etc/xdg/waybar/

A good starting point is the default style.

If you want some ideas:

• https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/9y9w0r/sway_first_rice_on_my_super_old_macbook_air/
• https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/a2c9kl/sway_in_the_wild/
• https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/a7nv6h/sway_getting_ready_for_production/
• https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/aa9xcf/sway_let_me_solarize_you/

Also a minimal example style can be found on the bottom of this page.

All valid CSS classes for the modules are listed on the modules page.

Minimal style

A minimal style.css file could look like this:

* {
    border: none;
    border-radius: 0;
    font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
    font-size: 13px;
    min-height: 0;
}

window#waybar {
    background: rgba(43, 48, 59, 0.5);
    border-bottom: 3px solid rgba(100, 114, 125, 0.5);
    color: white;
}

#workspaces button {
    padding: 0 5px;
    background: transparent;
    color: white;
    border-bottom: 3px solid transparent;
}

#workspaces button.focused {
    background: #64727D;
    border-bottom: 3px solid white;
}

#mode, #clock, #battery {
    padding: 0 10px;
    margin: 0 5px;
}

#mode {
    background: #64727D;
    border-bottom: 3px solid white;
}

#clock {
    background-color: #64727D;
}

#battery {
    background-color: #ffffff;
    color: black;
}

#battery.charging {
    color: white;
    background-color: #26A65B;
}

@keyframes blink {
    to {
        background-color: #ffffff;
        color: black;
    }
}

#battery.warning:not(.charging) {
    background: #f53c3c;
    color: white;
    animation-name: blink;
    animation-duration: 0.5s;
    animation-timing-function: linear;
    animation-iteration-count: infinite;
    animation-direction: alternate;
}