[FEATURE] Customise cursor style

[yulonglin]

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• This is a single feature request (not multiple features)

Problem Statement

Two issues previously proposed this, but were incorrectly closed:

• Add cursor style configuration for input field #16086 - Add cursor style configuration
• [FEATURE] Customize user input text color and cursor style #10215 - Customize input text color and cursor style

As we see here, there's interest in customising cursor style: #7990 (comment)

Proposed Solution

Flags in settings.json and Claude Code /settings for type of cursor (e.g. bar). Refer to the above-referenced issues for more concrete recommendations

Alternative Solutions

No response

Priority

Low - Nice to have

Feature Category

CLI commands and flags

Use Case Example

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Additional Context

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[github-actions]

Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

1. Add cursor style configuration for input field #16086
2. [FEATURE] Customize user input text color and cursor style #10215
3. Cursor style support #7002

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[yulonglin]

While this is a duplicate, the others were wrongly closed, so let's leave this open

[arslanbekov]

+1 for the don't override cursor at all approach

I use ghostty terminal (macos) with cursor-style = underline and shell-integration-features = no-cursor,
But CC still overrides my cursor to a block via DECSCUSR escape sequences.

This respects the Unix philosophy of not overriding the user's terminal preferences.

[LangeMoritz]

+1

[TorinoSM]

This would be a highly beneficial feature.
The conventional appearance of the terminal is a significant factor in a programmer's efficient work.
Many developers are accustomed to seeing not a block, but, for instance, a vertical bar.

[lrpineda]

I really want the ability to set my own cursor thanks

[ynatz]

With multibyte characters such as Japanese, the block cursor obscures the character it sits on, making it hard to read. My terminal is set to a bar cursor for this reason, but Claude Code forces a block cursor with no option to change it, which degrades the UX.