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notebook.focusedCellBorder

notebook focused cell border. The color of the cell's focus indicator borders when the cell is focused.

Group: Notebook colors

Where notebook focused cell border paints

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

notebook focused cell border
cell output

How to change notebook focused cell 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 notebook focused cell border under workbench.colorCustomizations. The color of the cell's focus indicator borders when the cell is focused. 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 notebook focused cell border under workbench.colorCustomizations. The color of the cell's focus indicator borders when the cell is focused. 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": {
    "notebook.focusedCellBorder": "#e8a317"
  }
}

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