vscode is HIGHLY customizable if you edit the core files 🧵 (windows edition)

instructions.md

edit files:

"C:\Users<name>\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\workbench\workbench.desktop.main.css"

and

"C:\Users<name>\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\media\letterpress-dark.svg"

paste your svg code.

letterpress-dark.svg

settings.json

{
  "editor.formatOnSave": true,
  "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
  "editor.tabSize": 2,
  "terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.windows": "Command Prompt",
  "files.autoSave": "afterDelay",
  "git.confirmSync": false,
  "git.autofetch": true,
  "git.enableSmartCommit": true,
  "explorer.confirmDelete": false,
  "github.copilot.nextEditSuggestions.enabled": true,
  "editor.smoothScrolling": true,
  "editor.cursorSmoothCaretAnimation": "on",
  "workbench.list.smoothScrolling": true,
  "terminal.integrated.smoothScrolling": true,
  "editor.cursorBlinking": "phase",
  "terminal.integrated.gpuAcceleration": "off",
  "editor.experimentalGpuAcceleration": "off",
  "editor.scrollbar.horizontal": "visible",
  "workbench.list.horizontalScrolling": true,
  "security.allowedUNCHosts": ["wsl.localhost"],
  "[rust]": {
    "editor.defaultFormatter": "jinxdash.prettier-rust"
  },
  "window.menuBarVisibility": "toggle",
  "window.commandCenter": false,
  "background.fullscreen": {
    "images": [
      // "file:///C:/Users/Meet%20Patel/Desktop/wallpapers/405631790-a2a54b4f-a8e8-4e7b-aaa6-872b4d7b57ea.jpg"
      // "file:///C:/Users/Meet%20Patel/Desktop/wallpapers/411243185-8ee49546-bbfe-4432-8316-ce392209e380.png"
      // "file:///C:/Users/Meet%20Patel/Desktop/wallpapers/blur2.png"
      // "file:///C:/Users/Meet%20Patel/Desktop/wallpapers/anime/blue%20and%20violet/134229294_p0.jpg"
      // "file:///C:/Users/Meet%20Patel/Desktop/wallpapers/anime/light/122072275_p0.png"
      // "file:///C:/Users/Meet%20Patel/Desktop/wallpapers/anime/light/135657405_p0.jpg"
    ],
    "opacity": 0.14,
    "size": "cover",
    "position": "center",
    "interval": 0,
    "random": false
  },
  "window.titleSeparator": " // ",
  "window.title": "${dirty}${activeEditorShort}${separator}${rootName}${separator}${profileName}",
  "workbench.startupEditor": "none",
  "editor.bracketPairColorization.independentColorPoolPerBracketType": true,
  "workbench.colorTheme": "Rosé Pine (no italics)",
  "terminal.integrated.cursorStyle": "line",
  "terminal.integrated.cursorBlinking": true,
  "editor.fontFamily": "GEIST MONO",
  "terminal.integrated.fontWeight": "normal",
  "editor.letterSpacing": 0.2,
  "editor.minimap.enabled": false,
  "extensions.ignoreRecommendations": true,
  "explorer.confirmDragAndDrop": false,
  "editor.fontLigatures": true,
  "editor.maxTokenizationLineLength": 100000000000000,
  "terminal.integrated.tabs.enabled": false,
  "notebook.lineNumbers": "on",
  "diffEditor.codeLens": true,
  "workbench.colorCustomizations": {},
  "window.titleBarStyle": "custom",
  "chat.agent.maxRequests": 2500,
  "[c]": {
    "editor.defaultFormatter": "ms-vscode.cpptools"
  },
  "mcpServers": {},
  "geminicodeassist.project": "natural-hangout-96l4d",
  "chat.agent.thinkingStyle": "collapsedPerItem",
  "chat.agent.todoList": {
    "position": "default"
  },
  "github.copilot.chat.agent.thinkingTool": true,
  "inlineChat.notebookAgent": true,
  "chat.tools.terminal.terminalProfile.windows": {
    "path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe"
  },
  "chat.tools.terminal.autoReplyToPrompts": true,
  "chat.mcp.discovery.enabled": {
    "cursor-global": true,
    "cursor-workspace": true,
    "windsurf": true,
    "claude-desktop": true
  },
  "chat.mcp.gallery.enabled": true,
  "chat.checkpoints.showFileChanges": true,
  "chat.agentSessionsViewLocation": "view",
  "chat.editor.fontFamily": "geist mono",
  "chat.edits2.enabled": true,
  "chat.emptyState.history.enabled": true,
  "chat.fontFamily": "geist mono",
  "chat.renderRelatedFiles": true,
  "chat.useNestedAgentsMdFiles": true,
  "inlineChat.enableV2": true,
  "inlineChat.lineEmptyHint": true,
  "chat.tools.terminal.autoApprove": {
    "ren": true
  },
  "workbench.sideBar.location": "right",
  "workbench.activityBar.location": "bottom",
  "workbench.editor.editorActionsLocation": "titleBar"
}

workbench.desktop.main.css

/* CUSTOM CSS INJECT */
/* INSERT IN THE END */
.monaco-workbench.vs-dark .part.editor>.content .editor-group-container .editor-group-watermark>.letterpress {
    width: 500px;
    aspect-ratio: 557 / 200;
}
*:not(.codicon) {
  font-family: "geist mono" !important;
}
.monaco-workbench .pane-composite-part>.title>.composite-bar-container, .monaco-workbench .pane-composite-part>.header-or-footer>.composite-bar-container {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
}
:root {
  --vscode-font-family: "geist mono" !important;
}

https://patorjk.com/software/taag/#p=display&f=Graffiti&t=Type+&x=none&v=4&h=4&w=80&we=false

inserted custom text color using the browser dev tools

save as image

then convert image to svg

what font did you use?

i forgot that, you may have to find it by bruteforce 😭😭

found it! Delta Corps Priest 1. thanks!