Arrow ligature does not render consistently in Windows Terminal #7183

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opened 2026-01-31 00:57:13 +00:00 by claunia · 1 comment
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Originally created by @ghost on GitHub (Mar 28, 2020).

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OS Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.18363.0
Windows Terminal 0.10.781.0
VS Code 1.43.2
Fira Code 2.0.0
Cascadia Code 1911.210
Powershell Core 7.1.0-preview
Windows Powershell 5.1.18362.752

Issue occurs using both fonts and both versions of Powershell.

Steps to reproduce

Type the following sequence of characters into Windows Terminal.

-> -> -> ->

Expected behavior

Four arrow ligatures are rendered, separated by spaces, as in VS Code.

arrow_ligature_VSCode

Actual behavior

Two arrow ligatures are rendered. Every second -> is rendered as a ligature.

arrow_ligature_Windows_Terminal

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@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Mar 28, 2020):

If you look closely, you can see that the color changes between the - and the >. We don’t stand a chance of ligating the two together, because PowerShell has told us they’re two different units.

@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Mar 28, 2020): If you look closely, you can see that the color changes between the - and the >. We don’t stand a chance of ligating the two together, because PowerShell has told us they’re two different units.
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Reference: starred/terminal#7183