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activityBarTop.background

activity bar top background. Background color of the activity bar when set to top / bottom.

Group: Activity Bar

Where activity bar top background paints

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

activity bar top background
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How to change activity bar top 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 activity bar top background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Background color of the activity bar when set to top / bottom. 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 activity bar top background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Background color of the activity bar when set to top / bottom. 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": {
    "activityBarTop.background": "#1a5276"
  }
}

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