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Asked: May 11, 20262026-05-11T10:59:47+00:00 2026-05-11T10:59:47+00:00

I was inspired by this (number 2) to make my hard-coded strings ugly. How

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I was inspired by this (number 2) to make my hard-coded strings ugly.

How can I do this in VIM?

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  1. 2026-05-11T10:59:48+00:00Added an answer on May 11, 2026 at 10:59 am

    The language-based files are stored in $VIMRUNTIME/syntax, one .vim file per language, so that’s where you need to go to change things.

    For example, my C file is stored in C:\Program Files\Vim\vim70\syntax\c.vim and, if you add the following line near the end, before the let b:current_syntax = 'c', you’ll get the exact effect you require:

    hi String guifg=#ff0000 guibg=#ffff00 

    For text-based VIM, the ctermfg and ctermbg options need to be used instead, something like:

    hi String ctermfg=Red ctermbg=Yellow 

    I haven’t tested these since I only use gvim nowadays.

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