Can't display tab character, tabs auto convert to spaces. #18213

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opened 2026-01-31 06:07:05 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @RaoTianlong on GitHub (Aug 19, 2022).

Windows Terminal version

1.12.10982.0

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Steps to reproduce

echo -e "a\tb"

Expected Behavior

display a tab character between 'a' and 'b'.

Actual Behavior

display 7 spaces between 'a' and 'b'.

Originally created by @RaoTianlong on GitHub (Aug 19, 2022). ### Windows Terminal version 1.12.10982.0 ### Windows build number _No response_ ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce echo -e "a\tb" ### Expected Behavior display a tab character between 'a' and 'b'. ### Actual Behavior display 7 spaces between 'a' and 'b'.
claunia added the Issue-BugResolution-Duplicate labels 2026-01-31 06:07:05 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Aug 19, 2022):

Thanks for the suggestion! This is actually already being tracked by another issue on our repo - please refer to #7810 for more discussion.

/dup #7810

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Aug 19, 2022): Thanks for the suggestion! This is actually already being tracked by another issue on our repo - please refer to #7810 for more discussion. /dup #7810
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Aug 19, 2022):

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!

@ghost commented on GitHub (Aug 19, 2022): Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!
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Reference: starred/terminal#18213