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editor.linkedEditingBackground

editor linked editing background. Background color when the editor is in linked editing mode.

Group: Editor colors

Where editor linked editing background paints

This sample moves from #252526 to #1a5276, then back.

editor linked editing backgroundrole="admin"

How to change editor linked editing background color in Visual Studio Code

macOS

  1. Open settings.json. Press Shift+Command+P to open the Command Palette, then run Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON).
  2. Set this color id. Add editor linked editing background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Background color when the editor is in linked editing mode. Use a hex color such as #1a5276.
  3. Save the file. Press Command+S to save settings.json. Visual Studio Code applies the override on top of the active color theme. Remove the entry to use the theme color again.

Windows

Linux uses the same shortcuts.

  1. Open settings.json. Press Shift+Ctrl+P to open the Command Palette, then run Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON).
  2. Set this color id. Add editor linked editing background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Background color when the editor is in linked editing mode. Use a hex color such as #1a5276.
  3. Save the file. Press Ctrl+S to save settings.json. Visual Studio Code applies the override on top of the active color theme. Remove the entry to use the theme color again.
{
  "workbench.colorCustomizations": {
    "editor.linkedEditingBackground": "#1a5276"
  }
}

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