Shift+Enter no longer inserts newline in prompt (sends message instead)
Resolved 💬 6 comments Opened Mar 7, 2026 by roomi-fields Closed Apr 21, 2026
Description
Shift+Enter no longer works to insert a newline in the input prompt. Instead of creating a new line, it sends the message immediately — same behavior as Enter alone.
This makes it impossible to compose multi-line prompts without copy-pasting.
Environment
- OS: WSL2 (Linux 6.6.87.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2)
- Shell: bash
- Terminal: Windows Terminal
- Claude Code version: latest (as of 2026-03-07)
Expected behavior
Shift+Enter should insert a newline character in the prompt input, allowing multi-line composition before sending.
Actual behavior
Shift+Enter sends the message immediately, identical to pressing Enter.
Workaround
None practical — users must paste multi-line text or use \ continuation.
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