# Issues with brightness control on i3wm ( in built keys shortcuts )

**URL:** <https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/issues-with-brightness-control-on-i3wm-in-built-keys-shortcuts/42693>\
**Category:** Kernel, boot, graphics & hardware\
**Created:** [July 1, 2023, 8:59am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/issues-with-brightness-control-on-i3wm-in-built-keys-shortcuts/42693 "2023-07-01T08:59:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![xircon](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/xircon/32/9124_2.png) [@xircon](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/xircon)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2023, 9:40am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/issues-with-brightness-control-on-i3wm-in-built-keys-shortcuts/42693/2 "2023-07-01T09:40:38Z")

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Try this:

```auto
bindsym XF86MonBrightnessUp exec brightnessctl -c backlight set +5%
bindsym XF86MonBrightnessDown exec brightnessctl -c backlight set 5%-

```

Brightnessctl is in extra.

Other options are light & xorg-xbacklight which off course have their own syntax. The problem with these keys is they are hardwired in the bios, so you might not get anything to work.

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