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terminal.findMatchHighlightBackground

terminal find match highlight background. Color of the other search matches in the terminal. The color must not be opaque so as not to hide underlying terminal content.

Group: Integrated Terminal colors

Where terminal find match highlight background paints

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

terminal find match highlight background~/my-project$

How to change terminal find match highlight 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 terminal find match highlight background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Color of the other search matches in the terminal. The color must not be opaque so as not to hide underlying terminal content. 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 terminal find match highlight background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Color of the other search matches in the terminal. The color must not be opaque so as not to hide underlying terminal content. 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": {
    "terminal.findMatchHighlightBackground": "#1a5276"
  }
}

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