microsoft / microsoft/terminal

Tamil Language Text Overlaps in Terminal.

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Description

### Windows Terminal version

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### Windows build number

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### Other Software

directed from:
- https://github.com/microsoft/intelligent-terminal/issues/668

### Steps to reproduce

Copy paste below text into Terminal:

echo "அறிவாண் முனையம்-க்கு வரவேற்கிறோம்! எதையும் கேளுங்கள், கட்டளைகளுக்கு உதவுகிறோம்."

Note that the text displayed in Terminal is overlapping, both in command and output.

Both command prompt and the powershell profile shows same issue.

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### Expected Behavior

The text should not overlap.

### Actual Behavior

The text displayed in Terminal is overlapping, both in command and output.

Both command prompt and the powershell profile shows same issue.

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Research direction

The issue names no source files or tests. Reproduce the overlap in Windows Terminal by pasting the provided Tamil command in both Command Prompt and a PowerShell profile, checking command and output rendering. Done means the Tamil text displays without overlapping in both contexts.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
powershell
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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