Command-line tool

xprop

brew/xprop

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Property displayer for X

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install xprop

Linux

brew install xprop

Display the name of the root window

xprop -root WM_NAME

Display the window manager hints for a window

xprop -name "window_name" WM_HINTS

Display the point size of a font

xprop -font "font_name" POINT_SIZE

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