# Customize SLDS Validator

If you’re working in SLDS 2, you must turn on SLDS 2 validation in VS Code Settings. To maximize your use of SLDS Validator with SLDS 1 or SLDS 2, consider turning on other available custom settings.

You can access custom settings for SLDS Validator by either of these methods.

- Open VS Code Settings > Settings. Select **SLDS Validator**.
- Open the VS Code Command Palette, then search for **SLDS:**.

## SLDS 2

Turn on SLDS 2 recommendations by using one of these methods.

- In Settings, select **Enable SLDS 2 validation**. When selected, SLDS 2 validation is enabled.
- In Command Palette, select **SLDS: Enable SLDS 2 validation**.

To turn off SLDS 2 validation, use one of these methods.

- In Settings, deselect **Enable SLDS 2 validation**.
- In Command Palette, select **SLDS: Disable SLDS 2 validation**.

As you work in SLDS 2, you use styling hooks, not design tokens. To eliminate noise, turn off the design token settings by using one of these methods.

- In Settings, deselect the **Deprecated** and **Design Token** settings. When checked, these settings are turned off.
- In Command Palette, select **SLDS: Disable Design Token Suggestion** and **SLDS: Disable Deprecated Suggestion**

## Custom Settings

To enhance your work with SLDS Validator, consider turning on these customizations in Settings.

- **Auto Suggest**. Receive suggestions automatically.
- **BEM Naming**. Receive BEM naming suggestions.
- **Color Contrast**. Detect color contrast.
- **Density**. Detect density tokens and classes.
- **Enabled**. Turn on or off SLDS Validator in VS Code.
- **Invalid**. Detect invalid SLDS utility classes.
- **Mobile Validation**. Receive SLDS validation for Salesforce mobile app.
- **Override**. Override the detection of SLDS utility classes.
- **Scope With In SLDS**. Run SLDS Validator only on Salesforce DX files.