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symbolIcon.stringForeground

symbol icon string foreground. The foreground color for string symbols.

Group: Symbol Icons colors

Where symbol icon string foreground paints

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

symbol icon string foreground
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How to change symbol icon string 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 symbol icon string foreground under workbench.colorCustomizations. The foreground color for string symbols. 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 symbol icon string foreground under workbench.colorCustomizations. The foreground color for string symbols. 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": {
    "symbolIcon.stringForeground": "#f5d76e"
  }
}

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