claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix [BUG] Weird hieroglyphics showing up in terminal

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What's Wrong?

Sometimes out of nowhere, claude code in the terminal will just replace all text in the terminal with weird hieroglyphics-like symbols. See attached image.

TO FIX: resize the terminal

<img width="1044" height="507" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e45b33cb-1aad-4219-98b7-cc48cb212199" />

What Should Happen?

The terminal should just show normal English

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Steps to Reproduce

Just use claude code normally in the terminal, and it starts happening after a while.

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

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Claude Code Version

2.1.150

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

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