diff --git a/nixos/components/gui/kmonad.nix b/nixos/components/gui/kmonad.nix
index e055c4b..695add9 100644
--- a/nixos/components/gui/kmonad.nix
+++ b/nixos/components/gui/kmonad.nix
@@ -40,13 +40,15 @@
               )
 
               (defalias sym (layer-toggle symbols))
+              (defalias alt (around (layer-toggle alt-qwerty)
+                                    (layer-toggle arrows)))
 
               (deflayer qwerty
                 grv  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9    0    -    =    bspc
                 tab  q    w    e    r    t    y    u    i    o    p    [    ]    \
                 esc  a    s    d    f    g    h    j    k    l    ;    '    ret
                 lsft z    x    c    v    b    n    m    ,    .    /    rsft
-                lctl lmet lalt spc            @sym rmet cmp  rctrl
+                lctl lmet @alt           spc            @sym rmet cmp  rctrl
               )
 
               (deflayer symbols
@@ -55,9 +57,30 @@
                 caps ä    ß    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _
                 _    _    _    ¢    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _
                 _    _    _              _              _    _    _    _)
+
+
+              (deflayer alt-qwerty
+                (around lalt grv ) (around lalt 1   ) (around lalt 2   ) (around lalt 3) (around lalt 4) (around lalt 5  ) (around lalt 6) (around lalt 7) (around lalt 8   ) (around lalt 9   ) (around lalt 0  ) (around lalt -    ) (around lalt =  ) (around lalt bspc)
+                (around lalt tab ) (around lalt q   ) (around lalt w   ) (around lalt e) (around lalt r) (around lalt t  ) (around lalt y) (around lalt u) (around lalt i   ) (around lalt o   ) (around lalt p  ) (around lalt [    ) (around lalt ]  ) (around lalt \   )
+                (around lalt esc ) (around lalt a   ) (around lalt s   ) (around lalt d) (around lalt f) (around lalt g  ) (around lalt h) (around lalt j) (around lalt k   ) (around lalt l   ) (around lalt ;  ) (around lalt '    ) (around lalt ret)
+                (around lalt lsft) (around lalt z   ) (around lalt x   ) (around lalt c) (around lalt v) (around lalt b  ) (around lalt n) (around lalt m) (around lalt ,   ) (around lalt .   ) (around lalt /  ) (around lalt rsft )
+                _                  _                  _                                                  (around lalt spc)                                 _                  _                  _                 _
+              )
+
+              (deflayer arrows
+                _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _     _    _    _    _
+                _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    up   _     _    _    _    _
+                lalt _    _    _    _    _    _    left down right _    _    _
+                _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _     _    _
+                _    _    _              _              _    _     _    _)
             '';
           };
 
+          # alt                => alt
+          # alt + shift        => alt + shift
+          # alt + jkli         => left down right up
+          # alt + shift + jkli => alt + left down right up
+
         in
         {
           nativ = keyboard "/dev/input/by-path/platform-i8042-serio-0-event-kbd" [ "lctl" "lmet" "lalt" ];