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editor.hoverHighlightBackground

editor hover highlight background. Highlight below the word for which a hover is shown. The color must not be opaque so as not to hide underlying decorations.

Group: Editor colors

Where editor hover highlight background paints

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

editor hover highlight backgroundrole="admin"

How to change editor hover highlight 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 editor hover highlight background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Highlight below the word for which a hover is shown. The color must not be opaque so as not to hide underlying decorations. 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 editor hover highlight background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Highlight below the word for which a hover is shown. The color must not be opaque so as not to hide underlying decorations. 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": {
    "editor.hoverHighlightBackground": "#1a5276"
  }
}

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