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sideBySideEditor.horizontalBorder

side by side editor horizontal border. Color to separate two editors from each other when shown side by side in an editor group from top to bottom.

Group: Editor Groups & Tabs

Where side by side editor horizontal border paints

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

side by side editor horizontal border
sideBySideEditor horizontalBorder

How to change side by side editor horizontal 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 side by side editor horizontal border under workbench.colorCustomizations. Color to separate two editors from each other when shown side by side in an editor group from top to bottom. 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 side by side editor horizontal border under workbench.colorCustomizations. Color to separate two editors from each other when shown side by side in an editor group from top to bottom. 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": {
    "sideBySideEditor.horizontalBorder": "#e8a317"
  }
}

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