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wrong font for Chinese characters on non-Chinese system #19194

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@lonble

Windows Terminal version

1.22.11751.0

Windows build number

10.0.26100.0

Other Software

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Steps to reproduce

I use the English version of Windows and set Chinese as my second language, as shown below.

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Enter a Chinese character in the Windows terminal, such as "直".

Expected Behavior

The fonts are normal in Windows File Explorer, input method, Notepad, VS Code, and even chrome, but not in Windows Terminal.

File Explorer:

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input method:

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Notepad:

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VS Code:

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chrome:

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Actual Behavior

Windows Terminal, with wrong font:

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  1. added
    Issue-BugIt either shouldn't be doing this or needs an investigation.
    Needs-TriageIt's a new issue that the core contributor team needs to triage at the next triage meeting
    on Jul 30, 2025
  2. similar-issues-ai commented on Jul 30, 2025

    @similar-issues-ai

    We've found some similar issues:

    If any of the above are duplicates, please consider closing this issue out and adding additional context in the original issue.

    Note: You can give me feedback by 👍 or 👎 this comment.

  3. moved this from To Cherry Pick to To Consider in 1.23 Servicing Pipelineon Jul 30, 2025
  4. added
    Area-i18nInternationalization issues (e.g.: non-US input handling doesn't work)
    and removed
    Needs-TriageIt's a new issue that the core contributor team needs to triage at the next triage meeting
    on Jul 30, 2025
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