# window-active-style

Source: https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/catalog/options/window-active-style/

> Set the pane style when it is the active pane.

option tmux3.7c

Set the pane style when it is the active pane.

* Scope

  window, pane

* Type

  Text, style

* Default

  `default`

* Separator

  `,`

* Set

  [`set-option`](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/manual/set-option/) `-w window-active-style value`

* Read

  [`show-options`](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/manual/show-options/) `-w window-active-style`

## Description[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/catalog/options/window-active-style/#description)

Set the pane style when it is the active pane. For how to specify `style`, see the [STYLES](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/manual/full/#STYLES) section.

## Releases[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/catalog/options/window-active-style/#releases)

* [tmux 3.7c](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/catalog/options/window-active-style/) : present
* [tmux 3.2a](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.2a/catalog/options/window-active-style/) : present

## Source[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/catalog/options/window-active-style/#source)

* Defined in

  [`options-table.c:1513`](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/options-table.c#L1513)

* C source reference

  [`options_table`](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/reference/c-variable-options_table/)

* CLI Manual

  [Original manual entry](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/manual/full/#options-window-active-style)

## Used by[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/catalog/options/window-active-style/#used-by)

Library documentation that names this option.

* Rust

  [`options.generated.WINDOW_ACTIVE_STYLE`](https://libtmux.org/en/rs/latest/reference/options-generated-window_active_style/)

* Go

  [`tmux.GlobalWindowScope.SetWindowActiveStyle`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-globalwindowscope-setwindowactivestyle/), [`tmux.Pane.SetWindowActiveStyle`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-pane-setwindowactivestyle/), [`tmux.PaneOptionValues.WindowActiveStyle`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-paneoptionvalues-windowactivestyle/), [`tmux.Window.SetWindowActiveStyle`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-window-setwindowactivestyle/), [`tmux.WindowOptionValues.WindowActiveStyle`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-windowoptionvalues-windowactivestyle/)