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editorUnicodeHighlight.background

editor unicode highlight background. Background color used to highlight unicode characters.

Group: Editor colors

Where editor unicode highlight background paints

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

editor unicode highlight background
editorUnicodeHighlight background

How to change editor unicode 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 unicode highlight background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Background color used to highlight unicode characters. 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 unicode highlight background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Background color used to highlight unicode characters. 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": {
    "editorUnicodeHighlight.background": "#1a5276"
  }
}

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