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editor.foldPlaceholderForeground

editor fold placeholder foreground. Color of the collapsed text after the first line of a folded range.

Group: Editor colors

Where editor fold placeholder foreground paints

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

editor fold placeholder foreground
editor foldPlaceholderForeground

How to change editor fold placeholder foreground 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 editor fold placeholder foreground under workbench.colorCustomizations. Color of the collapsed text after the first line of a folded range. 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 editor fold placeholder foreground under workbench.colorCustomizations. Color of the collapsed text after the first line of a folded range. 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": {
    "editor.foldPlaceholderForeground": "#f5d76e"
  }
}

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