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editorUnicodeHighlight.border

editor unicode highlight border. Border color used to highlight unicode characters.

Group: Editor colors

Where editor unicode highlight border paints

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

editor unicode highlight border
editorUnicodeHighlight border

How to change editor unicode 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 unicode highlight border under workbench.colorCustomizations. Border color used to highlight unicode characters. 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 unicode highlight border under workbench.colorCustomizations. Border color used to highlight unicode characters. 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": {
    "editorUnicodeHighlight.border": "#e8a317"
  }
}

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