# \[RESOLVED\] About syntax color themes

**URL:** <https://ziggit.dev/t/resolved-about-syntax-color-themes/18052>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** language\
**Created:** [October 21, 2026, 11:52pm UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/resolved-about-syntax-color-themes/18052 "2026-10-21T23:52:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![rickygai](https://ziggit.dev/user_avatar/ziggit.dev/rickygai/32/10387_2.png) [@rickygai](https://ziggit.dev/u/rickygai)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 11:52pm UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/resolved-about-syntax-color-themes/18052/1 "2026-10-21T23:52:55Z")

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Windows 11 22H2 (OS Build 22621.6060)  
Visual Studio Code v1.143.0  
Zig Language extension v0.6.19

hello,

New user here and thanks for creating such a great tool.

I am fine with Zig Language syntax, and below are something to check with to see if feasible ?

Is there any other syntax color themes to choose, as my eyes physically feel sick when looking at intense red and orange colors ?

Please advise

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**Author:** ![Nae](https://ziggit.dev/user_avatar/ziggit.dev/nae/32/10157_2.png) [@Nae](https://ziggit.dev/u/Nae)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 12:53am UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/resolved-about-syntax-color-themes/18052/2 "2026-10-22T00:53:26Z")

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I don’t think your issue is zig specific.

I think you want to look into vscode color theming.

> **[Theming - Semantic Highlight Guide](https://code.visualstudio.com/api/language-extensions/semantic-highlight-guide#theming)**
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> Semantic highlighting is an addition to syntax highlighting as described in the Syntax Highlight guide. Visual Studio Code uses TextMate grammars as the main tokenization engine. TextMate grammars work on a single file as input and break it up based...

> **[Themes Extensions for Visual Studio Code in Marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/search?target=VSCode&category=Themes&sortBy=Installs)**
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> Themes extensions for Visual Studio Code on marketplace.visualstudio.com

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**Author:** ![rickygai](https://ziggit.dev/user_avatar/ziggit.dev/rickygai/32/10387_2.png) [@rickygai](https://ziggit.dev/u/rickygai)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 1:07am UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/resolved-about-syntax-color-themes/18052/3 "2026-10-22T01:07:19Z")

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is it ? let me try your suggestions and see. Thanks for the feedback.

Ok, just checked, is true and I updated the file:

`C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Code\User\settings.json`

then under “[zig]” set the “editor.semanticHighlighting.enabled” to true:

 ![image](https://ziggit.dev/uploads/default/original/2X/3/3debc3cfa0a7fe13623a7649a1a5e339dc111896.png)

and append below after “zig.zls.additionalOptions”,

 ![image](https://ziggit.dev/uploads/default/original/2X/b/b85ba8efae5bbb26e429401d3778c0c7dee90de7.png)

save it, and switch to .zig file edit page, you will see new syntax colors

 ![image](https://ziggit.dev/uploads/default/original/2X/5/52a0ecca78cc333f9ef5d34c658f9623e9410a79.png)

Hopes, this help.

Thank you, and much appreciated.