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editor.snippetTabstopHighlightBorder

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

Group: Snippets colors

Where editor snippet tabstop highlight border paints

This sample moves from #3c3c3c to #e8a317, then back.

editor snippet tabstop highlight borderrole="admin"

How to change editor snippet tabstop highlight border 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 border under workbench.colorCustomizations. Highlight border color of a snippet tabstop. Use a hex color such as #e8a317.
  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 border under workbench.colorCustomizations. Highlight border color of a snippet tabstop. Use a hex color such as #e8a317.
  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.snippetTabstopHighlightBorder": "#e8a317"
  }
}

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