Unicode box drawing interline gap is visible and too sparse #2814

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opened 2026-01-30 23:05:57 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @vblazhkun on GitHub (Jul 17, 2019).

Environment

Windows build number: [Version 10.0.18362.239]
Windows Terminal version (if applicable): 0.2.1831.0

Any other software?

WSL Ubuntu: [1804.2019.521.0]

Steps to reproduce

  1. Install Pragmata Pro Mono Liga 0.827 font (any other Unicode font should work as well).
  2. Open the Windows Terminal with WSL Ubuntu tab.
  3. Download and display the UTF-8 Demo Text.
    $ curl https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/ucs/examples/UTF-8-demo.txt

Expected behavior

No visible interline gap (the screenshot is from Cmder 180626 with WLS Ubuntu):

terminal-bug-06-1

Actual behavior

Visible sparse interline gap:

terminal-bug-06-2

Originally created by @vblazhkun on GitHub (Jul 17, 2019). # Environment ```none Windows build number: [Version 10.0.18362.239] Windows Terminal version (if applicable): 0.2.1831.0 Any other software? WSL Ubuntu: [1804.2019.521.0] ``` # Steps to reproduce 1. Install Pragmata Pro Mono Liga 0.827 font (any other Unicode font should work as well). 2. Open the Windows Terminal with WSL Ubuntu tab. 3. Download and display the [`UTF-8 Demo Text`](https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/ucs/examples/UTF-8-demo.txt). `$ curl https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/ucs/examples/UTF-8-demo.txt` # Expected behavior No visible interline gap (the screenshot is from `Cmder 180626` with WLS Ubuntu): ![terminal-bug-06-1](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/7956686/61397094-d663b280-a8d1-11e9-8e53-5c61f06459a3.png) # Actual behavior Visible sparse interline gap: ![terminal-bug-06-2](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/7956686/61397038-b0d6a900-a8d1-11e9-917c-b50089e68d01.png)
claunia added the Needs-TriageNeeds-Tag-Fix labels 2026-01-30 23:05:57 +00:00
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Reference: starred/terminal#2814