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terminalSymbolIcon.symbolText

terminal symbol icon symbol text. The foreground color for a plaintext suggestion. These icons will appear in the terminal suggest widget.

Group: Integrated Terminal colors

Where terminal symbol icon symbol text paints

This sample moves from #cccccc to #f5d76e, then back.

terminal symbol icon symbol text~/my-project$

How to change terminal symbol icon symbol text 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 symbol icon symbol text under workbench.colorCustomizations. The foreground color for a plaintext suggestion. These icons will appear in the terminal suggest widget. Use a hex color such as #f5d76e.
  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 symbol icon symbol text under workbench.colorCustomizations. The foreground color for a plaintext suggestion. These icons will appear in the terminal suggest widget. Use a hex color such as #f5d76e.
  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": {
    "terminalSymbolIcon.symbolText": "#f5d76e"
  }
}

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