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symbolIcon.textForeground

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

Group: Symbol Icons colors

Where symbol icon text foreground paints

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

symbol icon text foreground
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How to change symbol icon text 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 text foreground under workbench.colorCustomizations. The foreground color for text 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 text foreground under workbench.colorCustomizations. The foreground color for text 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.textForeground": "#f5d76e"
  }
}

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