Bring your XML documentation comments to life. XML Doc Color uses semantic highlighting to give distinct colors to every part of a doc comment — tag names, delimiters, attributes, values, @-tags, prefixes, and plain text — across 8 languages.
Features
Semantic highlighting for XML doc comments (///, ''', /** */) across 8 languages
7 individually configurable token types — fully customizable via the sidebar Color Picker or your theme JSON
Sidebar Color Picker — per-language color overrides with live preview, reset per language, and instant apply
Two bundled themes — XML Doc Color Dark and XML Doc Color Light for explicit, zero-config color control
xmlDocColor.enabled setting — disable the extension entirely without uninstalling
Supported Languages
Language
Comment style
Doc format
C#
///
XML doc comments
F#
///
XML doc comments
VB.NET
'''
XML doc comments
Java
/** … */
Javadoc
TypeScript
/** … */
TSDoc / JSDoc
JavaScript
/** … */
JSDoc
PHP
/** … */
PHPDoc
Kotlin
/** … */
KDoc
Token Colors
All 7 token types inherit from a standard VS Code token type so they work out of the box with any theme. Each can be overridden individually.
Token type
Colors
Inherits from
xmlDocTagName
<summary>, <param>, <returns> …
type
xmlDocTagDelimiter
<, >, </, />, <!--, -->
operator
xmlDocAttribute
name, cref, href …
property
xmlDocAttributeValue
"paramName" …
string
xmlDocAtTag
@param, @returns, @link …
keyword
xmlDocLinePrefix
///, ''', *, /**, */
comment
xmlDocText
Plain text between tags
comment
Color Picker
Open the sidebar panel via the XML Doc Color icon in the Activity Bar, or run XML Doc Color: Open Color Picker from the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P).
Pick a language from the dropdown
Adjust any token color using the color inputs
Hit Apply to write the colors to your VS Code settings instantly
Use Reset to revert a language back to global defaults
Settings
Setting
Type
Default
Description
xmlDocColor.enabled
boolean
true
Enable or disable XML doc comment colorization entirely
