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terminal.inactiveSelectionBackground

terminal inactive selection background. The selection background color of the terminal when it does not have focus.

Group: Integrated Terminal colors

Where terminal inactive selection background paints

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

terminal inactive selection background~/my-project$

How to change terminal inactive selection 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 inactive selection background under workbench.colorCustomizations. The selection background color of the terminal when it does not have focus. 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 inactive selection background under workbench.colorCustomizations. The selection background color of the terminal when it does not have focus. 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.inactiveSelectionBackground": "#1a5276"
  }
}

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