Crash when displaying diff containing Korean (Hangul) characters
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Dec 29, 2025 by yby1749-svg Closed Jan 1, 2026
Description
Claude Code crashes with a Rust panic when trying to display a diff that contains Korean (Hangul) characters.
Error Message
thread '<unnamed>' (1060112) panicked at /rustc/ed61e7d7e242494fb7057f2657300d9e77bb4fcb/library/core/src/str/mod.rs:833:21:
byte index 12 is not a char boundary; it is inside '액' (bytes 10..13) of `예상 잔액</Text>`
note: run with `RUST_BACKTRACE=1` environment variable to display a backtrace
fatal runtime error: failed to initiate panic, error 5, aborting
zsh: abort claude
Steps to Reproduce
- Edit a file that contains Korean text (e.g.,
예상 잔액</Text>) - Claude Code attempts to display the diff
- The CLI crashes
Root Cause Analysis
The crash occurs because Korean characters are 3 bytes each in UTF-8. The code appears to be slicing the string at byte index 12, which falls in the middle of the character '액' (bytes 10..13), causing a panic due to invalid UTF-8 boundary.
Environment
- Claude Code version: 2.0.76
- OS: macOS (Darwin 25.1.0)
- Platform: darwin
Expected Behavior
Claude Code should correctly handle multi-byte Unicode characters (Korean, Chinese, Japanese, emoji, etc.) when displaying diffs.
Workaround
Currently none - the CLI crashes whenever it tries to display diffs containing Korean text.
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