PowerShell 7: Assistant text output shows blank lines, only first/last line visible
Resolved 💬 7 comments Opened Dec 19, 2025 by hoiung Closed Dec 19, 2025
Description
When running Claude Code in PowerShell 7, assistant text responses display incorrectly. Multi-line responses show blank lines in the middle, with only the first or last line being visible.
Environment
- Claude Code version: 2.0.73
- Terminal: PowerShell 7
- OS: Windows
Steps to Reproduce
- Run
claudein PowerShell 7 - Ask Claude to write any multi-line response (e.g., a short story or explanation)
- Observe that most lines appear blank, with only the first or last line visible
Expected Behavior
All lines of text should be visible.
Actual Behavior
- Multi-line text shows blank lines in the middle
- Only the first and/or last line is visible
- Built-in commands like
/contextand/doctordisplay correctly with all formatting
Additional Notes
- Issue started recently (within hours of report)
- Restarting PowerShell does not fix the issue
- Running
chcp 65001does not fix the issue - Running
pwsh -NoProfiledoes not fix the issue - The issue appears specific to assistant text output, not CLI UI elements
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