Spacebar intermittently types literal 'space' string instead of space character
Status Fixed / completed
Reported on v2.1.1
Maintainer reply None cached
Activity 6 comments · opened Jan 8, 2026 · closed Jan 9, 2026
Description
When pressing the spacebar, approximately 30-40% of the time the literal string "space" is typed instead of an actual space character. This started occurring around January 7, 2026.
Environment
- Claude Code version: 2.1.1
- OS: macOS Darwin 24.6.0
- Terminal: iTerm.app (xterm-256color)
- Input mode: Vim mode enabled
- Window manager: Amethyst
Steps to Reproduce
- Run Claude Code in iTerm with vim mode enabled
- Type normally, pressing spacebar between words
- Observe that ~30-40% of spacebar presses insert the literal string "space" instead of a space character
Expected Behavior
Spacebar should always insert a space character.
Actual Behavior
Spacebar intermittently inserts the literal string "space" instead of a space character.
6 Comments
Found 3 possible duplicate issues:
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To help solve this, I can confirm it happens and only when I hold shift and space. I type fast so sometimes I don't release the shift key before I press space so when I type "I" sometimes it shows up as "Ispace" because I haven't released the shift key fast enough.
@jamesmandrews Wait, now I am beginning to think I was unwittingly hitting the shift key this whole time. Since that will be hard to stop (mechanically) for me, is there a way to disable it? @jamesmandrews
+1ing that holding shift and space returns the word 'space', assuming it's part of the shift-enter support
Closing as duplicate.
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