[BUG] Ctrl+H deletes word instead of single character in Windows Terminal + clink

Resolved 💬 4 comments Opened Apr 24, 2026 by gotoh Closed May 21, 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?

In the Claude Code CLI chat input, pressing Ctrl+H deletes an entire word backward
instead of a single character. This is the behavior of Ctrl+Backspace/backward-kill-word,
not the expected backward-delete-char (single character deletion).

This is a regression — it worked correctly in a previous version.

My environment is:

  • OS: Windows 10 Pro 22H2, Windows 11
  • Terminal: Windows Terminal with cmd / powershell / pwsh
  • Claude Code: 2.1.119

What Should Happen?

Ctrl+H should delete single character only.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Execute Windows Terminal
  2. start powershell (or pwsh or cmd)
  3. execute claude.exe
  4. input "foo bar baz", then hit CTRL+H
  5. "baz" is deleted, not only "z"

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

2.1.109

Claude Code Version

2.1.119

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

_No response_

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