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modernEditorTab.activeForeground

modern editor tab active foreground. Foreground color of active editor tabs when the modern tab style is enabled.

Group: Modern UI colors

Where modern editor tab active foreground paints

This sample moves from #cccccc to #f5d76e, then back.

modern editor tab active foreground
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How to change modern editor tab active foreground 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 editor tab active foreground under workbench.colorCustomizations. Foreground color of active editor tabs when the modern tab style is enabled. Use a hex color such as #f5d76e.
  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 editor tab active foreground under workbench.colorCustomizations. Foreground color of active editor tabs when the modern tab style is enabled. Use a hex color such as #f5d76e.
  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": {
    "modernEditorTab.activeForeground": "#f5d76e"
  }
}

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