Long sequences of repeating characters are misaligned #19410

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opened 2026-01-31 06:42:29 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @ANK-dev on GitHub (Feb 19, 2023).

Windows Terminal version

1.17.1023

Windows build number

10.0.22621.1265

Other Software

Font: Iosevka Term 19.0.1

Steps to reproduce

Simply type long sequences of repeating characters like ------ or !!!!!!!!!.

Expected Behavior

Characters should appear aligned to the grid.

Actual Behavior

Characters get misaligned within the grid, such that the cursor position no longer corresponds to location where typed characters appear. Happens on any prompt, shell, WSL2 distro and in applications such as Vim.

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/40664661/219950686-315eb4fc-71fe-4ec7-a6e6-8a61784566e9.mp4

Originally created by @ANK-dev on GitHub (Feb 19, 2023). ### Windows Terminal version 1.17.1023 ### Windows build number 10.0.22621.1265 ### Other Software Font: Iosevka Term 19.0.1 ### Steps to reproduce Simply type long sequences of repeating characters like `------` or `!!!!!!!!!`. ### Expected Behavior Characters should appear aligned to the grid. ### Actual Behavior Characters get misaligned within the grid, such that the cursor position no longer corresponds to location where typed characters appear. Happens on any prompt, shell, WSL2 distro and in applications such as Vim. https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/40664661/219950686-315eb4fc-71fe-4ec7-a6e6-8a61784566e9.mp4
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Reference: starred/terminal#19410