Thai combining characters (vowels/tone marks) display as boxes in input field
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Jan 21, 2026 by Gotppsn Closed Jan 24, 2026
Description
When typing Thai text in the Claude Code input field, combining characters (such as vowels above/below consonants and tone marks) are displayed as boxes/tofu (□) instead of rendering correctly.
Thai language uses combining characters that attach to base consonants:
- Upper vowels: ◌ิ ◌ี ◌ึ ◌ื ◌ั
- Lower vowels: ◌ุ ◌ู
- Tone marks: ◌่ ◌้ ◌๊ ◌๋
- Other marks: ◌็ ◌์
These characters render correctly in Windows Terminal itself, but not in the Claude Code input field.
Steps to Reproduce
- Open Claude Code in Windows Terminal
- Switch to Thai keyboard layout
- Type Thai words containing combining characters (e.g., สวัสดี, ภาษาไทย)
- Observe that combining characters appear as boxes
Expected Behavior
Thai combining characters should render correctly, attached to their base consonants.
Actual Behavior
Combining characters are displayed as separate box characters (□).
Environment
- Claude Code version: v2.1.6
- OS: Windows 11
- Terminal: Windows Terminal
- Font: Various tested (Cascadia Code, JetBrainsMono Nerd Font, Leelawadee UI)
Additional Context
- The issue appears to be in the Ink-based input component, not the terminal or font
- Windows Terminal renders Thai correctly in PowerShell prompt
- Only the Claude Code input field has this issue
- Copy-pasting Thai text works as a workaround
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