Selection Color should invert selected text color #4977

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opened 2026-01-31 00:02:06 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @javierdlg on GitHub (Nov 13, 2019).

Environment

Windows build number: 10.0.18363.0
Windows Terminal version (if applicable): All

Steps to reproduce

  1. Open the terminal.
  2. Select some text.

Expected behavior

Selected text should invert the text colors:

Actual behavior

Text maintains it's original color which leads to contrast issues.
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Notes

Powershell and CMD both invert the text colors when selected, which would fix the contrast ratio accessibility issue present in the terminal:
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Originally created by @javierdlg on GitHub (Nov 13, 2019). # Environment ```none Windows build number: 10.0.18363.0 Windows Terminal version (if applicable): All ``` # Steps to reproduce 1. Open the terminal. 1. Select some text. # Expected behavior Selected text should invert the text colors: # Actual behavior Text maintains it's original color which leads to contrast issues. ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2334756/68795006-ed5aad00-0604-11ea-822f-51f3ae4d9c9c.png) # Notes Powershell and CMD both invert the text colors when selected, which would fix the contrast ratio accessibility issue present in the terminal: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2334756/68793524-3b21e600-0602-11ea-820f-c1885cb48aa6.png)
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Reference: starred/terminal#4977