[FEATURE] Feature: Add multilingual / multi-script words to the thinking indicator

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Feb 28, 2026 by sandilya-xilinx Closed Mar 29, 2026

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Problem Statement

Summary

The thinking indicator currently cycles through English words like "meandering",
"elucidating", "concocting" etc. This is a great touch — but it could be even
more fascinating and inclusive by adding equivalent words from other languages
in their native scripts.

Motivation

  • Reflects Claude's global user base
  • Visually striking — seeing Arabic, Japanese or Devanagari script flash briefly is delightful
  • Promotes cultural inclusivity with zero functional impact

Suggested Words

| Language | Script | Word | Meaning |
|-----------|-------------|-------------------|---------------|
| Japanese | CJK | 考えている | thinking |
| Japanese | CJK | 熟考中 | deliberating |
| Chinese | CJK | 思索中 | pondering |
| Korean | Hangul | 생각하는 중 | reasoning |
| Arabic | Arabic | يُفكِّر | thinking |
| Arabic | Arabic | يتأمل | contemplating |
| Hebrew | Hebrew | מהרהר | reflecting |
| Persian | Arabic | می‌اندیشد | pondering |
| Hindi | Devanagari | सोच रहा हूँ | thinking |
| Sanskrit | Devanagari | चिन्तयति | contemplating |
| Telugu | Telugu | ఆలోచిస్తున్నాను | thinking |
| Telugu | Telugu | విచారిస్తున్నాను | deliberating |
| Tamil | Tamil | சிந்திக்கிறது | reasoning |
| Greek | Greek | σκέφτομαι | thinking |
| Russian | Cyrillic | размышляю | deliberating |
| Georgian | Georgian | ფიქრობს | pondering |

Suggested Display Pattern

Alternate so users always have an English anchor:

English → Other → Other → English → Other → Other → ...

Example: meandering考えているيُفكِّرelucidatingразмышляюఆలోచిస్తున్నాను → ...

Users unfamiliar with a script still get regular English words, while the
non-English words create moments of delight and curiosity.

Notes

  • RTL scripts (Arabic, Hebrew, Persian) would need layout consideration
  • Purely cosmetic, zero functional impact
  • Community could contribute words from additional languages

Type

Feature Request / Enhancement

Proposed Solution

Suggested Display Pattern

Alternate so users always have an English anchor:

English → Other → Other → English → Other → Other → ...

Example: meandering考えているيُفكِّرelucidatingразмышляюఆలోచిస్తున్నాను → ...

Or

ఆలోచిస్తున్నాను[thinking]...Telugu
思索中 [pondering]...chinese

Users unfamiliar with a script still get regular English words, while the
non-English words create moments of delight and curiosity.

Alternative Solutions

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Priority

Low - Nice to have

Feature Category

CLI commands and flags

Use Case Example

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Additional Context

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