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notebook.symbolHighlightBackground

notebook symbol highlight background. Background color of highlighted cell

Group: Notebook colors

Where notebook symbol highlight background paints

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

notebook symbol highlight backgroundrole="admin"

How to change notebook symbol highlight 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 symbol highlight background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Background color of highlighted cell 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 symbol highlight background under workbench.colorCustomizations. Background color of highlighted cell 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.symbolHighlightBackground": "#1a5276"
  }
}

Other Notebook colors