Support Images in Terminal #21843

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opened 2026-01-31 07:56:20 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @ChaseKnowlden on GitHub (Jun 7, 2024).

Description of the new feature/enhancement

Support images so that we don't have to use characters for programs like fastfetch.

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Fastfetch on Linux can include images of distros in the terminal program.

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claunia added the Issue-FeatureResolution-Duplicate labels 2026-01-31 07:56:20 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jun 7, 2024):

/dup #5746
/dup #448


Okay dupe bot, you should have been able to find this one.

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    "score": 0.794419706,
    "title": "Display graphical images in terminal",
    "number": 5[74](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/actions/runs/9421196209/job/25954761795#step:2:75)6,
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  },

Okay, maybe .8 was too high. Maybe .78 is what we need.

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jun 7, 2024): /dup #5746 /dup #448 ---- Okay dupe bot, you should have been able to find this one. ``` { "score": 0.794419706, "title": "Display graphical images in terminal", "number": 5[74](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/actions/runs/9421196209/job/25954761795#step:2:75)6, "html_url": "https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/5746", "state": "open" }, ``` Okay, maybe .8 was too high. Maybe .78 is what we need.
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@microsoft-github-policy-service[bot] commented on GitHub (Jun 7, 2024):

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!

@microsoft-github-policy-service[bot] commented on GitHub (Jun 7, 2024): 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! <!-- Policy app identification https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=PullRequestIssueManagement. -->
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Reference: starred/terminal#21843