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VSCode mouse wheel zoom

VSCode mouse wheel zoom is a feature in Visual Studio Code that allows users to adjust the font size of the editor using the mouse wheel, typically in conjunction with a keyboard modifier.

Usage

By default, the zoom can be triggered by holding Ctrl while scrolling the mouse wheel up or down^[600-developer-tools-vscode-vscode-mouse-font-size.md].

Configuration

The feature is controlled by the editor.mouseWheelZoom setting. To enable or verify this functionality, the following JSON configuration can be added to the user or workspace settings^[600-developer-tools-vscode-vscode-mouse-font-size.md]:

{
  "editor.mouseWheelZoom": true
}

Sources

^[600-developer-tools-vscode-vscode-mouse-font-size.md]