Terminal font becomes bold after deleting and recreating terminal on macOS #288830

Description - On macOS, the integrated terminal font weight changes unexpectedly to bold after deleting a terminal and recreating it. This does not happen when reopening or reloading the VS Code window with an existing terminal.

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes/No - Yes

• VS Code Version: 1.108.1
• OS Version: 15.7.3

Steps to Reproduce:

• Open VS Code on macOS
• Open the integrated terminal (Terminal → New Terminal)
• Confirm the terminal font weight is normal
• Reload the window (Cmd + Shift + P → Reload Window)
• Font remains normal ✅
• Delete the terminal using the trash/bin icon
• Create a new terminal (Terminal → New Terminal)
• Font becomes bold ❌

Expected Behavior:

• The terminal font weight should remain consistent (normal) regardless of whether the terminal is deleted and recreated.

Actual Behavior:

• After deleting and recreating the terminal, the font appears bold, even though no font or terminal settings were changed.

Environment:

• OS: macOS (please adjust version if needed, e.g. Sonoma 14.x / Ventura 13.x)
• VS Code Version: (add your exact version)
• Terminal Shell: zsh (default on macOS)
• Font: Cascadia Code & Others (mention if applicable)

Additional Notes:

• This does not happen when the terminal already exists and the window is reloaded
• The issue only appears after deleting and recreating the terminal
• Restarting VS Code resets the font back to normal
• No custom terminal.integrated.fontWeight setting is configured

Possible Related Settings (already checked):

• "terminal.integrated.fontWeight": "normal",
• "terminal.integrated.fontWeightBold": "bold"