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editor.selectionHighlightBorder

editor selection highlight border. Border color for regions with the same content as the selection.

Group: Editor colors

Where editor selection highlight border paints

This sample moves from #3c3c3c to #e8a317, then back.

editor selection highlight borderrole="admin"

How to change editor selection highlight border 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 selection highlight border under workbench.colorCustomizations. Border color for regions with the same content as the selection. Use a hex color such as #e8a317.
  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 selection highlight border under workbench.colorCustomizations. Border color for regions with the same content as the selection. Use a hex color such as #e8a317.
  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.selectionHighlightBorder": "#e8a317"
  }
}

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