VS Code token scopes

113 syntax scopes for tokenColors: the list VS Code suggests plus common scopes real grammars use, in 14 groups. A theme matches a scope selector to a foreground. This catalog lists the scope and what it marks. It does not include a default hex value.

comment

comment
Comments.
comment.block
Multi-line comments, such as /* … */.
comment.block.documentation
Embedded documentation comments.
comment.line
Line comments, such as // or #.

constant

constant
Constants.
constant.character
Character constants, such as a character literal.
constant.character.escape
Escape sequences inside characters or strings.
constant.numeric
Numeric constants.
constant.numeric.integer
Integer constants.
constant.numeric.float
Floating-point constants.
constant.numeric.hex
Hexadecimal numeric constants.
constant.numeric.octal
Octal numeric constants.
constant.other
Other constants, such as colors in CSS.
constant.other.placeholder
Format placeholders inside strings, such as %s or {0}.
constant.regexp
Regular-expression constants.
constant.rgb-value
RGB color values.

emphasis

emphasis
Emphasized text.

entity

entity
A named part of a larger construct, such as a function, type, or tag.
entity.name
The name of a larger construct.
entity.name.class
A class name.
entity.name.function
The name of a function.
entity.name.method
The name of a method.
entity.name.namespace
The name of a namespace or module.
entity.name.section
The name of a section or heading.
entity.name.selector
A selector name.
entity.name.tag
A tag name.
entity.name.type
The name of a type declaration or class.
entity.name.type.enum
The name of an enum declaration.
entity.name.type.interface
The name of an interface declaration.
entity.name.type.struct
The name of a struct declaration.
entity.other
Other named entities.
entity.other.attribute-name
An attribute name, mainly on tags.
entity.other.inherited-class
A superclass or base class name.

invalid

invalid
Text marked invalid.
invalid.deprecated
Deprecated usage.
invalid.illegal
Illegal text, such as a stray character in HTML.

keyword

keyword
Keywords that do not fall into another group.
keyword.control
Flow-control keywords, such as continue, while, and return.
keyword.control.flow
Flow keywords, such as return, yield, await, and throw.
keyword.operator
Textual or symbolic operators.
keyword.operator.new
The new operator.
keyword.operator.assignment
Assignment operators.
keyword.operator.arithmetic
Arithmetic operators, such as +.
keyword.operator.logical
Logical operators.
keyword.other
Other keywords.

markup

markup
Markup that applies to a larger span of text.
markup.bold
Bold or strong text.
markup.changed
Text marked as changed.
markup.deleted
Deleted text.
markup.heading
A section heading.
markup.inline.raw
Inline verbatim text.
markup.inserted
Inserted text.
markup.italic
Italic or emphasized text.
markup.list
List items.
markup.list.numbered
Numbered list items.
markup.list.unnumbered
Unnumbered list items.
markup.other
Other markup.
markup.quote
Quoted text.
markup.raw
Verbatim text, such as a code listing.
markup.underline
Underlined text.
markup.underline.link
A link. Themes can inherit this from markup.underline.

punctuation

punctuation.definition.bracket
Brackets, braces, and parentheses.
punctuation.definition.comment
The comment characters, such as // or /*.
punctuation.definition.string.begin
The opening punctuation of a string.
punctuation.definition.string.end
The closing punctuation of a string.
punctuation.separator
A separator, such as a comma.
punctuation.separator.continuation
A line-continuation separator.
punctuation.terminator
A statement terminator.

storage

storage
Storage of a value, such as its type or a modifier.
storage.modifier
A storage modifier, such as static, final, or abstract.
storage.type
The type of a declaration, such as class, function, int, or var.

string

string
Strings.
string.interpolated
A string that is evaluated, such as a shell substitution.
string.other
Other strings.
string.quoted
Quoted strings.
string.quoted.double
Double-quoted strings.
string.quoted.other
Strings with another quoting style.
string.quoted.single
Single-quoted strings.
string.quoted.triple
Triple-quoted strings.
string.regexp
Regular expression strings.
string.template
Template literals, such as `…` in JavaScript.
string.unquoted
Unquoted strings, such as here-docs.

strong

strong
Strong text.

support

support
Items provided by a framework or library.
support.class
A class provided by a framework or library.
support.constant
A constant provided by a framework or library.
support.function
A function provided by a framework or library.
support.other
Other framework or library items.
support.type
A type provided by a framework or library.
support.type.primitive
A primitive type provided by the language, such as string or int.
support.type.property-name
A property name provided by a framework or library.
support.variable
A variable provided by a framework or library.

variable

variable
Variables.
variable.function
A function referenced by a variable, at a call site.
variable.language
Reserved language variables, such as this, super, and self.
variable.name
A variable name.
variable.other
Other variables.
variable.other.constant
A variable that is constant after assignment.
variable.other.property
A property of an object.
variable.other.readwrite
A variable that is read and written.
variable.parameter
A variable declared as a parameter.