Avatar character renders as box/question mark in PowerShell 7 on Windows
Resolved 💬 1 comment Opened Apr 23, 2026 by morisamashinka Closed Apr 23, 2026
Description
The Claude Code avatar/icon displays as a box with a question mark (□?) in PowerShell 7 (pwsh) running in a standalone conhost window on Windows 11.
Environment
- OS: Windows 11 Pro
- Terminal: PowerShell 7 (pwsh) in conhost (not Windows Terminal)
- Claude Code version: latest
Steps to Reproduce
- Open PowerShell 7 directly (not via Windows Terminal)
- Launch Claude Code
- Observe the avatar/icon in the UI
Expected Behavior
The Claude Code avatar/icon renders correctly.
Actual Behavior
The avatar/icon displays as a box with a question mark, indicating the Unicode character used cannot be rendered by the conhost font.
Workaround
Running PowerShell 7 inside Windows Terminal (with Cascadia Code font) renders the character correctly.
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