[Bug] Option as meta key conflicts with German keyboard layout special characters

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Mar 22, 2026 by finia2NA Closed Mar 25, 2026

Bug Description
/terminal-setup breaks the terminal on german keyboards. here, option+7 is |, option+n ~, option+l is @. By enabling "Use Option as meta key", the user becomes inable to use ~ and | especially anywhere in the terminal, even outside of claude. This is bad, as ~| are extremely frequently used by the type of user that uses claude code. A more elegant solution would be good.

I am on a japanese physical keyboard using a german layout, on a 14' mbp.

Environment Info

  • Platform: darwin
  • Terminal: Apple_Terminal
  • Version: 2.1.80
  • Feedback ID: 8bc2105b-4c00-46b3-9e76-0e10cac2bc40

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