Opt+Arrow word navigation doesn't work with Cyrillic text

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Feb 21, 2026 by Wh1teStr1pe Closed Feb 22, 2026

Description

When typing in Russian (Cyrillic) in the Claude Code input field, Opt+Left / Opt+Right (word jump) doesn't work correctly — the cursor doesn't move by words as expected. With Latin text it works fine.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Open Claude Code in terminal (Ghostty on macOS)
  2. Type a message in Russian, e.g. привет как дела
  3. Press Opt+Left or Opt+Right to jump by words
  4. Cursor doesn't jump by words — it either doesn't move or moves character by character

Expected behavior

Opt+Arrow should jump between Cyrillic words the same way it does with Latin words.

Environment

  • macOS (Apple Silicon)
  • Ghostty 1.2.3
  • zsh
  • Claude Code (latest, installed via native installer)

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