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editor.snippetTabstopHighlightBackground

editor snippet tabstop highlight background. Highlight background color of a snippet tabstop.

Group: Snippets colors

Where editor snippet tabstop highlight background paints

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

editor snippet tabstop highlight backgroundrole="admin"

How to change editor snippet tabstop 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 snippet tabstop highlight background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Highlight background color of a snippet tabstop. 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 snippet tabstop highlight background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Highlight background color of a snippet tabstop. 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.snippetTabstopHighlightBackground": "#1a5276"
  }
}

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