# Customizable styling for user messages in chat (bold, color)

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/customizable-styling-for-user-messages-in-chat-bold-color/155716>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Tags:** themes, chat\
**Created:** [March 24, 2026, 4:05am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/customizable-styling-for-user-messages-in-chat-bold-color/155716 "2026-03-24T04:05:31Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 4:05am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/customizable-styling-for-user-messages-in-chat-bold-color/155716/1 "2026-03-24T04:05:31Z")

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### Feature request for product/service

Chat

### Describe the request

Problem

When scrolling through long chat threads, it’s hard to quickly find my own questions among the AI responses. User messages and AI messages look too similar.

Proposed solution

Add settings (e.g. in Cursor Settings \> Features \> Chat or in settings.json) to customize how user messages appear in the chat:

Font weight – e.g. bold  
Text color – e.g. green (#22863a) for better visibility  
Example settings:

“cursor.chat.userMessage.fontWeight”: “bold”,  
“cursor.chat.userMessage.color”: “#22863a”  
Benefits

Easier to scroll and find your own questions  
Clearer visual separation between user and AI messages  
No need for third-party extensions like Custom CSS Loader

### Operating System (if it applies)

Windows 10/11