[FEATURE] Apply "Dyslexic Friendly" font setting to the Code tab (terminal) in Claude Desktop

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Mar 29, 2026 by TLucas97 Closed May 3, 2026

Preflight Checklist

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  • [x] This is a single feature request (not multiple features)

Problem Statement

In Claude Desktop, there's a "Dyslexic Friendly" font option under Settings > Appearance > Chat font. It works fine in Chat and Cowork tabs, but the Code tab (the embedded Claude Code terminal) ignores this setting entirely and just uses the default monospace font. There's no way to change the font in that terminal, so if you rely on dyslexia-friendly fonts for readability, the Code tab becomes noticeably harder to use compared to the rest of the app.

Proposed Solution

When a user picks "Dyslexic Friendly" in the appearance settings, the Code tab terminal should respect that choice too. Or at minimum, add a separate font option for the terminal (font family + size) so users can configure it independently. Either approach would fix the inconsistency.

Alternative Solutions

Right now, you can work around this by running Claude Code in an external terminal like Windows Terminal and setting the font there, or using the VS Code integration with a custom terminal.integrated.fontFamily. But neither helps with the Code tab inside Claude Desktop itself, which is what most people will use by default.

Priority

High - Significant impact on productivity

Feature Category

Configuration and settings

Use Case Example

  1. Go to Settings > Appearance > Chat font > Dyslexic Friendly
  2. Chat and Cowork tabs look good, font is applied correctly
  3. Switch to the Code tab to use Claude Code
  4. Font is back to default monospace, harder to read
  5. No setting available to change it

Additional Context

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