[BUG] ⬛ (U+2B1B) black square emoji renders incorrectly in PowerShell while other square emoji work fine

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Apr 7, 2026 by barberod Closed Apr 13, 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?

Description

The ⬛ (black large square, U+2B1B) emoji renders incorrectly in Claude Code CLI output on PowerShell. Other similar emoji like 🟩 (green square) render fine.

What Should Happen?

Expected behavior

⬛ should render the same way as other square emoji (🟩, 🟥, etc.)

Error Messages/Logs

N/A

Steps to Reproduce

To reproduce

  1. Run Claude Code in PowerShell
  2. Have Claude output text containing ⬛
  3. Observe garbled/misaligned rendering

Claude Model

Not sure / Multiple models

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.92 (Claude Code)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

PowerShell

Additional Information

Environment

  • Claude Code: 2.1.92
  • Shell: PowerShell
  • OS: Windows 11 24H2 (Build 26100.7171)

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