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How to Change VS Code Terminal Color

Learn how to change the color of your VS Code terminal. The terminal text, background and cursor color and more can be customized.

To change the color of the terminal:

  1. Go to the settings.
  2. Search for "workbench color".
  3. Click edit in settings.json.
  4. Within settings.json make changes to the section called "workbench.colorCustomizations" .
  5. For example "terminal.foreground": "#ff0000" will make the terminal text red

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