Text rendering bug in version 2.0.73 on Windows

Resolved 💬 10 comments Opened Dec 19, 2025 by takaok5 Closed Dec 19, 2025

Description

Text output is fragmented/truncated in version 2.0.73 on Windows. The text appears broken with large empty spaces and only partial words showing.

Environment

  • OS: Windows 10/11
  • Terminal: Both cmd.exe and Windows Terminal affected
  • Claude Code version: 2.0.73

Steps to reproduce

  1. Install Claude Code 2.0.73 on Windows
  2. Start a session with claude
  3. Observe that text responses are fragmented and difficult to read

Screenshots

The text appears scattered across the screen with missing portions, making responses unreadable.

Workaround

Downgrading to version 2.0.72 resolves the issue:

npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code@2.0.72

Expected behavior

Text should render correctly and be fully readable.

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