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editorError.border

editor error border. Border color of error boxes in the editor.

Group: Editor colors

Where editor error border paints

This sample moves from #f48771 to #e8a317, then back.

editor error borderconst user

How to change editor error 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 error border under workbench.colorCustomizations. Border color of error boxes in the editor. 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 error border under workbench.colorCustomizations. Border color of error boxes in the editor. 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": {
    "editorError.border": "#e8a317"
  }
}

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