# How to Change Block Cursor Color (Vim Mode)

**URL:** <https://forum.obsidian.md/t/how-to-change-block-cursor-color-vim-mode/7429>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [October 22, 2020, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/how-to-change-block-cursor-color-vim-mode/7429 "2020-10-22T21:05:29Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/how-to-change-block-cursor-color-vim-mode/7429/3 "2020-10-23T15:55:51Z")

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Hey @argentum thanks for the help, unfortunately it’s not working

I tried the following:

```css
.cm-fat-cursor .CodeMirror-cursor {
  color: #ff0000;
  }

```

I tried it in my theme, as well as in an empty `obsidian.css` and it’s not changing the vim cursor color, not sure why

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