[BUG] Typeface contrast variation in Desktop Code sessions

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?

Session output displays type with variations in typeface density/contract, particularly above the query field.

<img width="1608" height="988" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4128271e-f0a9-4129-88a2-66cb6dd4a6ef" />
<img width="1608" height="988" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5a0ef387-7cfb-459f-b0f5-3f6357b923e0" />
<img width="432" height="472" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0c7dec96-9cd2-4cf2-b81b-4fe08a9e9e02" />
<img width="1608" height="988" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a3ad2ca4-3758-4dbc-acdf-63375dcbdbd7" />
<img width="1608" height="988" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/11088ad6-924d-400c-b695-218056776bd9" />

What Should Happen?

No variation.

Error Messages/Logs

none

Steps to Reproduce

type a query, get a response

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

Claude 1.32352.0 (e33b9a) 2026-08-17T16:31:47.000Z

Platform

Other

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Other

Additional Information

Claude Code Desktop