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modernActivityBar.border

modern activity bar border. Border color of the Activity Bar in the default side position when the modern UI is enabled.

Group: Modern UI colors

Where modern activity bar border paints

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

modern activity bar border
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How to change modern activity bar 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 modern activity bar border under workbench.colorCustomizations. Border color of the Activity Bar in the default side position when the modern UI is enabled. 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 modern activity bar border under workbench.colorCustomizations. Border color of the Activity Bar in the default side position when the modern UI is enabled. 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": {
    "modernActivityBar.border": "#e8a317"
  }
}

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