[BUG] Vietnamese IME input not working on macOS (Telex/VNI)
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Apr 13, 2026 by hutieudev Closed Apr 16, 2026
Description
Cannot type Vietnamese with diacritics using Telex or VNI input methods on macOS. Characters don't compose correctly - the combining/composing characters are either dropped or displayed incorrectly.
Environment
- OS: macOS (Darwin 25.0.0)
- Terminal: Terminal.app / iTerm2
- Locale: C.UTF-8
- Input Method: Vietnamese Telex / VNI
Steps to Reproduce
- Set macOS keyboard to Vietnamese (Telex or VNI)
- Run
claudein terminal - Try to type Vietnamese with diacritics (e.g., "tiếng Việt")
- Characters don't compose correctly
Expected Behavior
Should be able to type Vietnamese with full diacritics like in any other terminal application.
Actual Behavior
Diacritics don't appear, characters are dropped, or composition doesn't work.
Related Issues
- #44948 - Vietnamese IME on Windows
- #34549 - Vietnamese Unicode diacritics on Windows
- #43381 - IME composition for Vietnamese/Japanese/CJK on Linux
- #7989 - Vietnamese Telex on Windows
Additional Context
This affects all CJK/IME-based input methods on macOS, not just Vietnamese.
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