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editorHint.border

editor hint border. Border color of hint boxes in the editor.

Group: Editor colors

Where editor hint border paints

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

editor hint borderconst user

How to change editor hint 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 hint border under workbench.colorCustomizations. Border color of hint boxes in the editor. 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 hint border under workbench.colorCustomizations. Border color of hint boxes in the editor. 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": {
    "editorHint.border": "#e8a317"
  }
}

Other Editor colors