Font rendering issue related to bold fonts using Consolas and MesloLGM (open source font) #3988

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opened 2026-01-30 23:35:02 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @fasterinnerlooper on GitHub (Sep 23, 2019).

Environment

Windows build number: 10.0.18362.0
Windows Terminal version (if applicable): 0.4.2382.0

Any other software?
tmux v2.6
zsh 5.4.2 (x86_64-ubuntu-linux-gnu)

Steps to reproduce

Run the following script to show full colour and font styles: curl -s -L https://git.gnome.org/browse/vte/plain/perf/256test.sh?h=vte-0-38 | bash

Expected behaviour

Expect that the emboldened text to appear as below:
image

Actual behaviour

No bold text is shown in the output.
image

Note: This has been tested with MesloLGM and Consolas.

MelsoLGM repo link: https://github.com/andreberg/Meslo-Font
Licence: https://github.com/andreberg/Meslo-Font#license

Originally created by @fasterinnerlooper on GitHub (Sep 23, 2019). # Environment ```none Windows build number: 10.0.18362.0 Windows Terminal version (if applicable): 0.4.2382.0 Any other software? tmux v2.6 zsh 5.4.2 (x86_64-ubuntu-linux-gnu) ``` # Steps to reproduce Run the following script to show full colour and font styles: curl -s -L https://git.gnome.org/browse/vte/plain/perf/256test.sh\?h\=vte-0-38 | bash # Expected behaviour Expect that the emboldened text to appear as below: ![image](https://i.stack.imgur.com/E6tSb.png) # Actual behaviour No bold text is shown in the output. ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1066864/65443120-af05f600-ddea-11e9-8c8d-bbb757fa11d1.png) # Note: This has been tested with MesloLGM and Consolas. MelsoLGM repo link: https://github.com/andreberg/Meslo-Font Licence: https://github.com/andreberg/Meslo-Font#license
claunia added the Resolution-Duplicate label 2026-01-30 23:35:02 +00:00
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@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Sep 23, 2019):

/dup #109

Thanks!

@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Sep 23, 2019): /dup #109 Thanks!
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Sep 23, 2019):

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 (Sep 23, 2019): 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#3988