Windows Desktop App: Full-width CJK numbers and Unicode block characters render incorrectly

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Mar 4, 2026 by isai24839a-tech Closed Apr 1, 2026

Bug Description

On the Windows Desktop App (Microsoft Store version), certain Unicode characters render incorrectly (mojibake / garbled text):

  1. Full-width CJK numbers (U+FF10-FF19: 0123456789) — displayed as garbled/corrupted characters
  2. Unicode block elements (U+2580-259F: ▐▛███▜▌ ▝▜█████▛▘) used in the Claude ASCII logo on the start screen — displayed as broken/misaligned glyphs

Half-width numbers (0-9) and standard Japanese text (hiragana, katakana, kanji) render correctly.

Environment

  • App: Claude Desktop App (Windows Store / MSIX package)
  • OS: Windows 11 Home 10.0.26200
  • Package path: AppData\Local\Packages\Claude_pzs8sxrjxfjjc
  • Display: 2560x1440, scale factor 1x
  • Installed fonts: Cascadia Code, Consolas, Yu Gothic, BIZ UDGothic, MS Gothic all present
  • Locale: ja-JP

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Open the Claude Desktop App on Windows
  2. Open Claude Code (terminal) within the app
  3. Type or observe full-width numbers: 0123456789
  4. Observe the Claude logo on the start screen

Expected Behavior

  • Full-width numbers should render correctly
  • The Claude ASCII art logo should render with proper Unicode block element characters

Actual Behavior

  • Full-width numbers appear garbled/corrupted
  • The ASCII art logo block characters (▐▛▜▌▝) are misaligned and broken

Notes

  • The built-in terminal in the Desktop App does not expose font configuration settings, so users cannot work around this by switching to a font with better Unicode coverage.
  • Half-width characters and standard CJK text render fine — the issue is specifically with full-width numerals and Unicode block drawing characters.
  • File I/O is unaffected (files written by Claude Code contain correct UTF-8 data). This is purely a rendering/display issue.

Workaround

  • Use half-width numbers (0-9) instead of full-width (0-9)
  • Run claude CLI in Windows Terminal (where font is configurable) instead of the Desktop App's built-in terminal

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