[BUG] RTL Hebrew text renders reversed in IntelliJ/JetBrains Claude Code extension tab

Resolved 💬 4 comments Opened Apr 5, 2026 by benariet Closed May 15, 2026

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
  • [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

What's Wrong?

Hebrew (RTL) text renders reversed/broken in the Claude Code extension tab inside IntelliJ IDEA. The same Hebrew text renders correctly in IntelliJ's regular Local terminal tab.

This bug was already fixed for VS Code in v2.1.82 ([VSCode] Fixed RTL text rendering reversed in the chat panel), but the same fix was never applied to the JetBrains/IntelliJ plugin.

Actual Behavior

Hebrew characters appear in reversed order (LTR instead of RTL), making the text unreadable.

Evidence

  • Claude Code extension tab: Hebrew is broken (reversed)
  • IntelliJ Local terminal tab (same project, same directory): Hebrew renders correctly

Environment

  • Platform: Windows
  • IDE: IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate
  • Claude Code: v2.1.92
  • Terminal: PowerShell

Suggested Fix

Apply the same unicode-bidi: plaintext CSS fix that was applied to the VS Code extension in v2.1.82.

What Should Happen?

Expected Behavior

Hebrew text should render right-to-left, as it does in IntelliJ's regular terminal tab.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Open IntelliJ IDEA with the Claude Code plugin installed
  2. Open the Claude Code extension tab (not a regular terminal)
  3. Type any Hebrew text, e.g. "היי מה קורה אני צריך עזרה בבקשה"
  4. Text appears reversed and unreadable

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

Claude Code: v2.1.67 i think not sure

Claude Code Version

v2.1.92

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

IntelliJ IDEA terminal

Additional Information

<img width="717" height="406" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c0355edd-f65c-4293-8e74-b39dbb546ad3" />

<img width="986" height="352" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c1441c09-d24d-43ea-94da-e570b8e9f487" />

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