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editor.symbolHighlightBorder

editor symbol highlight border. Background color of the border around highlighted symbols.

Group: Editor colors

Where editor symbol highlight border paints

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

editor symbol highlight borderrole="admin"

How to change editor symbol 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 symbol highlight border under workbench.colorCustomizations. Background color of the border around highlighted symbols. 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 symbol highlight border under workbench.colorCustomizations. Background color of the border around highlighted symbols. 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.symbolHighlightBorder": "#e8a317"
  }
}

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