Wrong direction of Arabic typing on Terminal #24015

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opened 2026-01-31 08:59:02 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @Saad711T on GitHub (Jan 28, 2026).

Windows Terminal version

1.23.13503.0

Windows build number

10.0.26100.7462

Other Software

Default windows terminal

Steps to reproduce

Enhancing and fixing this bug , Like Previous CMD in Windows 10.

Expected Behavior

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Actual Behavior

There is an error in writing Arabic words or languages ​​that are directions from right to left .
The text sometimes replaces Arabic text with square question marks when printing code or something like this.

For example : "السلام عليكم"

Will be appear like this : "مكيلع مالسلا".

and Thank you...

Originally created by @Saad711T on GitHub (Jan 28, 2026). ### Windows Terminal version 1.23.13503.0 ### Windows build number 10.0.26100.7462 ### Other Software Default windows terminal ### Steps to reproduce Enhancing and fixing this bug , Like Previous CMD in Windows 10. ### Expected Behavior <img width="1161" height="229" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e1021905-5d9f-43e2-bd70-e0574f9025d4" /> ### Actual Behavior There is an error in writing Arabic words or languages ​​that are directions from right to left . The text sometimes replaces Arabic text with square question marks when printing code or something like this. For example : "السلام عليكم" Will be appear like this : "مكيلع مالسلا". and Thank you...
claunia added the Issue-BugResolution-Duplicate labels 2026-01-31 08:59:02 +00:00
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@DHowett commented on GitHub (Jan 28, 2026):

Thanks for the report! We're collecting all of these in /dup #538.

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Jan 28, 2026): Thanks for the report! We're collecting all of these in /dup #538.
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@microsoft-github-policy-service[bot] commented on GitHub (Jan 28, 2026):

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 (Jan 28, 2026): 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#24015