Source: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Visual_Studio_Code#Blurry_text_under_Wayland
Due to Electron issues Visual Studio Code defaults to run under XWayland which may cause blurry text if you're using HiDPI screens.
In order to fix this issue you need to force Electron to run under Wayland by adding --enable-features=UseOzonePlatform --ozone-platform=wayland
, for example you'll be launching VSCode like
$ code --enable-features=UseOzonePlatform --ozone-platform=wayland
This fix can be made permanent by creating a .desktop
file or by directly editing /usr/share/applications/visual-studio-code.desktop
To make it permanent, you may want to append --enable-features=UseOzonePlatform,WaylandWindowDecorations --ozone-platform=wayland in the code.desktop file in the Exec