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editorGhostText.foreground

editor ghost text foreground. Foreground color of the ghost text shown by inline completion providers and the suggest preview.

Group: Editor widget colors

Where editor ghost text foreground paints

This sample moves from #cccccc to #f5d76e, then back.

editor ghost text foregrounduser: User

How to change editor ghost text foreground 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 ghost text foreground under workbench.colorCustomizations. Foreground color of the ghost text shown by inline completion providers and the suggest preview. Use a hex color such as #f5d76e.
  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 ghost text foreground under workbench.colorCustomizations. Foreground color of the ghost text shown by inline completion providers and the suggest preview. Use a hex color such as #f5d76e.
  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": {
    "editorGhostText.foreground": "#f5d76e"
  }
}

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