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Aliased (sharp) text while ClearType is on!!! #14158

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opened 2026-01-31 04:02:27 +00:00 by claunia · 3 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:02:27 +00:00
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Originally created by @FarhanKhosravi on GitHub (Jun 8, 2021).

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1.8.1521.0

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Microsoft store screenshot:
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Hi, i have latest versions of terminal and windows 10.
my app shows texts aliased, as you see in this picture:
Screenshot (109)
but i am turned on ClearType in all of my profiles!! compare my terminal picture with Store screenshot...
what's the problem? it's very hard to use terminal like this...

Originally created by @FarhanKhosravi on GitHub (Jun 8, 2021). ### Windows Terminal version (or Windows build number) 1.8.1521.0 ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce taking screenshots ### Expected Behavior Microsoft store screenshot: ![Screenshot (110)](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/77070895/121184980-daf53380-c87a-11eb-9cda-123c902a3115.png) ### Actual Behavior Hi, i have latest versions of terminal and windows 10. my app shows texts aliased, as you see in this picture: ![Screenshot (109)](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/77070895/121185180-0d069580-c87b-11eb-80b0-c1c25874b2b7.png) but i am turned on ClearType in all of my profiles!! compare my terminal picture with Store screenshot... what's the problem? it's very hard to use terminal like this...
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claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:02:29 +00:00
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@DHowett commented on GitHub (Jun 8, 2021):

I'm sorry, there must be something up with your screenshot. This looks very antialiased to me.

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For comparison, this is what aliased text looks like (no blurry edges):

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@DHowett commented on GitHub (Jun 8, 2021): I'm sorry, there must be something up with your screenshot. This looks **very antialiased** to me. ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/189190/121234061-ee8fa280-c858-11eb-8f16-75e281afa3f3.png) For comparison, this is what aliased text looks like (no blurry edges): ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/189190/121234270-25fe4f00-c859-11eb-99e7-35b32e34c978.png)
claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:02:29 +00:00
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@AnuthaDev commented on GitHub (Jun 8, 2021):

@DHowett Maybe the issue is grayscale vs subpixel antialiasing🤔

@AnuthaDev commented on GitHub (Jun 8, 2021): @DHowett Maybe the issue is grayscale vs subpixel antialiasing🤔
claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:02:29 +00:00
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@mdtauk commented on GitHub (Jun 9, 2021):

If you use Acrylic, your text rendering changes to Greyscale rather than Cleartype.

@mdtauk commented on GitHub (Jun 9, 2021): If you use Acrylic, your text rendering changes to Greyscale rather than Cleartype.
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