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editorWarning.border

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

Group: Editor colors

Where editor warning border paints

This sample moves from #cca700 to #e8a317, then back.

editor warning borderconst user

How to change editor warning 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 warning border under workbench.colorCustomizations. Border color of warning 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 warning border under workbench.colorCustomizations. Border color of warning 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": {
    "editorWarning.border": "#e8a317"
  }
}

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