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## Full screen, focus mode, and quake mode

Windows Terminal includes several ways to change how the terminal window uses your screen:

* **Full screen** expands the terminal window to fill the display.
* **Focus mode** hides the title bar and tabs so only the terminal content is visible.
* **Quake mode** creates a special `_quake` window that snaps to the top half of the monitor, hides when minimized, and automatically enters focus mode.

Use full screen when you want the largest terminal window, focus mode when you want fewer distractions in the current window, and quake mode when you want a drop-down terminal that you can quickly show or hide.

## Focus mode

"Focus mode" hides the title bar and tabs normally located at the top of Windows Terminal. You can focus only on the terminal content. It's similar to ["Zen mode"](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/tips-and-tricks#_zen-mode) in Visual Studio Code.
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