Font rendering in WSL #8424

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opened 2026-01-31 01:29:11 +00:00 by claunia · 8 comments
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Originally created by @debjan on GitHub (May 21, 2020).

This is screenshot from Windows console running WSL bash:

console

While this is from Windows terminal:

terminal

Why can this be an issue?

I noticed it with font shipped with WT and now trying with Consolas, but it's the same result

Originally created by @debjan on GitHub (May 21, 2020). This is screenshot from Windows console running WSL bash: ![console](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1919296/82579402-0a60d180-9b8e-11ea-8a80-8f25638e57f0.png) While this is from Windows terminal: ![terminal](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1919296/82579423-13ea3980-9b8e-11ea-8887-fd9d0b05a006.png) Why can this be an issue? I noticed it with font shipped with WT and now trying with Consolas, but it's the same result
claunia added the Resolution-Duplicate label 2026-01-31 01:29:11 +00:00
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@DHowett commented on GitHub (May 21, 2020):

Can you copy one of those weird characters for me?

@DHowett commented on GitHub (May 21, 2020): Can you copy one of those weird characters for me?
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@debjan commented on GitHub (May 21, 2020):

@DHowett how do you mean I copy the characters?

@debjan commented on GitHub (May 21, 2020): @DHowett how do you mean I copy the characters?
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@DHowett commented on GitHub (May 21, 2020):

No, I mean can you copy one to the clipboard and send it to me as a github comment?

@DHowett commented on GitHub (May 21, 2020): No, I mean **can you copy one to the clipboard and send it to me as a github comment?**
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@DHowett commented on GitHub (May 21, 2020):

If you cannot select text because of mc or tmux, you can hold down Shift and drag to select, then Shift+right click to copy.

Otherwise, you can leave off Shift

@DHowett commented on GitHub (May 21, 2020): If you cannot select text because of mc or tmux, you can hold down <kbd>Shift</kbd> and drag to select, then Shift+right click to copy. Otherwise, you can leave off <kbd>Shift</kbd>
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@debjan commented on GitHub (May 21, 2020):

ok, character before mc keys 

it's 0x0f

@debjan commented on GitHub (May 21, 2020): ok, character before mc keys `` it's `0x0f`
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@DHowett commented on GitHub (May 21, 2020):

Bingo! This is a /dupe of #3487. Thanks!

@DHowett commented on GitHub (May 21, 2020): Bingo! This is a /dupe of #3487. Thanks!
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@ghost commented on GitHub (May 21, 2020):

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 (May 21, 2020): 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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@debjan commented on GitHub (May 21, 2020):

Ok thanks :)

For completeness I changed my TERM env to TERM=xterm-256color in my .bashrc
Previously it was set to screen-256color

@debjan commented on GitHub (May 21, 2020): Ok thanks :) For completeness I changed my TERM env to `TERM=xterm-256color` in my .bashrc Previously it was set to `screen-256color`
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Reference: starred/terminal#8424