Windows Terminal: status glyph renders in arbitrary color via system emoji font, not a fixed/brand color

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Activity 1 comment · opened Aug 12, 2026 · closed Sep 10, 2026

Description
On Windows, when Claude Code CLI writes its status glyph (e.g. the star/asterisk symbol shown in the tab title / status line) to a Windows Terminal tab, the glyph is rendered using the OS's default color emoji font (Segoe UI Emoji) rather than a fixed color. This makes the glyph show up green (whatever color Segoe UI Emoji happens to assign to that codepoint) instead of a consistent/brand color, and looks inconsistent with how it likely renders on macOS/Linux terminals.

Suggestion
Consider using a glyph such as ✻ that tends to render more consistently as plain text (not colored emoji) across terminal fonts, or otherwise ensure the status indicator's color/appearance is controlled by Claude Code rather than left to the OS's default emoji font palette.

Environment

  • OS: Windows 11
  • Terminal: Windows Terminal + PowerShell 7

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