claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix [BUG] Gibberish Rendering in Terminal Window while Running

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What's Wrong?

Long Running tasks in Claude Code (Terminal Window within VSCode) are showing what I can only describe as gibberish characters. What's happening? Who Knows.

<img width="892" height="911" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0c97c866-d6d0-4c3b-9fee-e088b08d8682" />

What Should Happen?

All text should be in Device Language (US English in this example)

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Steps to Reproduce

  • Open VSCode into Project Folder
  • Open Terminal Window within VS Code
  • Work on Project for long time
  • Wait for Gibberish

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

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Claude Code Version

2.1.142

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

VS Code integrated terminal

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