Describe the Bug
The text looks blurry, dull, and not as sharp as in VSCode
Steps to Reproduce
open any file for editing
Expected Behavior
text should look sharp and clear as in VSCode
Screenshots / Screen Recordings
Operating System
Windows 10/11
Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)
Version: 1.2.4 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: a8e95743c5268be73767c46944a71f4465d05c90
Date: 2025-07-10T17:09:01.383Z
Electron: 34.5.1
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.0
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.20348
Additional Information
settings (by the way, cursor’s internal JetBrains Mono font doesn’t support fontWeight - which is another issue):
{
"workbench.colorTheme": "Default Dark+",
"editor.fontFamily": "JetBrains Mono, Consolas, 'Courier New', monospace",
"editor.fontWeight": 300,
"editor.fontSize": 13,
"editor.lineHeight": 22,
"workbench.colorCustomizations": {
"[Default Dark+]": {
"editor.background": "#262626",
"editor.lineHighlightBorder": "#2e2e2e",
"sideBar.border": "#393939",
"sideBar.background": "#2b2b2b",
"list.hoverBackground": "#393939",
"list.hoverForeground": "#ebebeb",
"list.inactiveSelectionBackground": "#454545",
"titleBar.activeBackground": "#1b1b1b",
"titleBar.inactiveBackground": "#262626",
"titleBar.border": "#393939",
"tab.activeBorderTop": "#0078d4",
"tab.border": "#393939",
"tab.activeBorder": "#262626",
"tab.unfocusedActiveBorderTop": "#262626",
"tab.unfocusedActiveBorder": "#262626",
"tab.unfocusedInactiveBackground": "#1b1b1b",
"tab.inactiveBackground": "#1b1b1b",
"editorGroupHeader.tabsBorder": "#393939",
"editorGroupHeader.tabsBackground": "#1b1b1b",
"activityBar.background": "#2b2b2b",
"activityBar.activeBorder": "#0078d4",
"activityBar.border": "#393939",
"statusBar.background": "#2b2b2b",
"statusBar.foreground": "#BDBDBD",
"statusBar.border": "#393939",
"editorUnnecessaryCode.opacity": "#00000080"
}
},
"editor.semanticTokenColorCustomizations": {
"rules": {
"string": "#D69D85",
"enum": "#FF8000",
"comment": {
"italic": true
}
},
"[Default Dark+]": {
"rules": {
"interface": "#B8D7A3",
"delegate": {
"bold": true,
"foreground": "#008080"
},
"constant": "#D4D4D4",
"enumMember": "#D4D4D4",
"variable": "#D4D4D4",
"parameter": "#D4D4D4",
"property": "#D4D4D4",
"controlKeyword": "#569cd6",
"comment": {
"italic": true
},
"struct": {
"foreground": "#86C691"
},
"class.defaultLibrary": {
"italic": true
},
"interface.defaultLibrary": {
"italic": true
},
"variable.defaultLibrary": {
"italic": true,
"foreground": "#4EC9B0"
},
"function.defaultLibrary": {
"italic": true
},
"type.defaultLibrary": {
"italic": true
}
}
}
},
"editor.tokenColorCustomizations": {
"comments": {
"fontStyle": "italic"
},
"[Default Dark+]": {
"textMateRules": [
{
"scope": "keyword.control",
"settings": {
"foreground": "#569cd6"
}
},
{
"scope": "support.type",
"settings": {
"foreground": "#569CD6"
}
},
{
"scope": "constant.language.powershell",
"settings": {
"foreground": "#569CD6"
}
},
{
"scope": "storage.type.function.arrow",
"settings": {
"foreground": "#D4D4D4"
}
},
{
"scope": "variable.other.property",
"settings": {
"foreground": "#D4D4D4"
}
},
{
"scope": "variable.other.constant",
"settings": {
"foreground": "#D4D4D4"
}
},
{
"scope": "variable.parameter",
"settings": {
"foreground": "#D4D4D4"
}
},
{
"scope": "variable.object.property",
"settings": {
"foreground": "#D4D4D4"
}
},
{
"scope": "support.variable",
"settings": {
"fontStyle": "italic",
"foreground": "#D4D4D4"
}
},
{
"scope": "entity.name.variable",
"settings": {
"foreground": "#D4D4D4"
}
}
]
}
}
Does this stop you from using Cursor
No - Cursor works, but with this issue