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notebook.cellEditorBackground

notebook cell editor background. The color of the notebook cell editor background

Group: Notebook colors

Where notebook cell editor background paints

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

notebook cell editor background
cell output

How to change notebook cell editor 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 notebook cell editor background under workbench.colorCustomizations. The color of the notebook cell editor background 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 notebook cell editor background under workbench.colorCustomizations. The color of the notebook cell editor background 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": {
    "notebook.cellEditorBackground": "#1a5276"
  }
}

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