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notebook.cellStatusBarItemHoverBackground

notebook cell status bar item hover background. The background color of notebook cell status bar items.

Group: Notebook colors

Where notebook cell status bar item hover background paints

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

notebook cell status bar item hover background
cell output

How to change notebook cell status bar item hover 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 status bar item hover background under workbench.colorCustomizations. The background color of notebook cell status bar items. 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 status bar item hover background under workbench.colorCustomizations. The background color of notebook cell status bar items. 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.cellStatusBarItemHoverBackground": "#1a5276"
  }
}

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