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statusBarItem.compactHoverBackground

status bar item compact hover background. Status bar item background color when hovering an item that contains two hovers. The status bar is shown in the bottom of the window.

Group: Status Bar colors

Where status bar item compact hover background paints

This sample moves from #252526 to #1a5276, then back.

status bar item compact hover background
statusBarItem compactHoverBackground

How to change status bar item compact hover background 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 status bar item compact hover background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Status bar item background color when hovering an item that contains two hovers. The status bar is shown in the bottom of the window. Use a hex color such as #1a5276.
  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 status bar item compact hover background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Status bar item background color when hovering an item that contains two hovers. The status bar is shown in the bottom of the window. Use a hex color such as #1a5276.
  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": {
    "statusBarItem.compactHoverBackground": "#1a5276"
  }
}

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