[BUG] Terminal color/highlighting corruption after prolonged session - may be due to communication in Czech
Resolved 💬 5 comments Opened Feb 16, 2026 by krepsy3 Closed Mar 24, 2026
Bug description
After some time in a session, terminal syntax highlighting becomes corrupted.
Colors no longer respect word/token boundaries ÔÇö they bleed across characters randomly.
This affects both code blocks and regular prose in Claude's responses.
At the start of a session everything renders correctly. The corruption appears
after the session has been running for a while (exact time varies).
When asked, Claude confirmed the markup in its response is correct, pointing to
a rendering issue in the Claude Code terminal UI itself.
Steps to reproduce
- Start a Claude Code session
- Work for an extended period (multiple interactions)
- Observe that syntax highlighting / text coloring gradually becomes corrupted
Expected behavior
Colors should stay within token/word boundaries throughout the entire session.
Environment
- Claude Code version: 2.1.42
- OS: Windows 10 Pro 10.0.19045
- Terminals tested: Windows Terminal, standalone console window
- Shells tested: PowerShell, cmd
- Behavior is consistent across all terminal/shell combinations
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