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searchEditor.findMatchBorder

search editor find match border. Border color of the editor's results.

Group: Editor colors

Where search editor find match border paints

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

search editor find match borderrole="admin"

How to change search editor find match 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 search editor find match border under workbench.colorCustomizations. Border color of the editor's results. 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 search editor find match border under workbench.colorCustomizations. Border color of the editor's results. 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": {
    "searchEditor.findMatchBorder": "#e8a317"
  }
}

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