https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Tue, 21 Jan 2014 06:50:47 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3292/how-to-set-the-borders-to-1-pixel-instead-of-2-pixels/Unexperienced user here. I would like to set the borders to 1 pixel instead of the current 2 pixels.Mon, 20 Jan 2014 15:24:28 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3292/how-to-set-the-borders-to-1-pixel-instead-of-2-pixels/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3292/how-to-set-the-borders-to-1-pixel-instead-of-2-pixels/?answer=3294#post-id-3294See the userguide, the [paragraph for the styling new windows](http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#_border_style_for_new_windows): # The same as new_window none new_window pixel 0 # A 3 px border new_window pixel 3 How to the border style to two pixels is left as an exercise to the reader. Mon, 20 Jan 2014 18:05:54 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3292/how-to-set-the-borders-to-1-pixel-instead-of-2-pixels/?answer=3294#post-id-3294https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3292/how-to-set-the-borders-to-1-pixel-instead-of-2-pixels/?comment=3295#comment-3295Using `pixel` will disable the titlebars except for multiple windows in a stacked or tabbed container. Use `new_window normal 1` if you want to keep the titlebars.Tue, 21 Jan 2014 06:50:47 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3292/how-to-set-the-borders-to-1-pixel-instead-of-2-pixels/?comment=3295#comment-3295