[BUG] RTL text (Hebrew/Arabic) broken in VS Code extension v2.1.63

Resolved 💬 4 comments Opened Mar 1, 2026 by yechielby Closed Mar 5, 2026

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  • [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

After updating to Claude Code v2.1.63, Hebrew (RTL) text in the chat panel is displayed left-to-right instead of right-to-left, making it unreadable.

Steps to reproduce:

Install Claude Code v2.1.63 in VS Code
Send a message in Hebrew or any RTL language
The response text is rendered LTR instead of RTL
Expected: Text should render right-to-left for RTL languages.

Workaround: Downgrading to the previous version resolves the issue.

Environment:

OS: Windows 11
IDE: VS Code
Extension version: 2.1.63

What Should Happen?

Hebrew and other RTL language text should be displayed right-to-left in the chat panel, as it was in previous versions.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Install Claude Code v2.1.63 in VS Code
  2. Send a message in Hebrew (e.g. "שלום, מה שלומך?")
  3. Observe that the response text is rendered LTR instead of RTL

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

2.1.62

Claude Code Version

2.1.63

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

Other

Additional Information

This is a VS Code extension issue (not CLI). The RTL text direction in the chat webview panel stopped working after updating to v2.1.63. Downgrading to the previous version resolves the issue.

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