Windows Terminal not showing powerline glyph for WSL2 even if PL font is used

[Helienzo]

Windows Terminal version (or Windows build number)

1.8.1521.0

Other Software

WSL2 Debian

Steps to reproduce

Followed tutorial: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/tutorials/powerline-setup

For WSL/UBUNTU

Downloaded cascadia code font: Cascadia Code 2105.24
Installed CascadiaCodePL
Changed windows terminal font face to Cascadia Code PL for Debian

Installed oh-my-posh:

wget https://github.com/JanDeDobbeleer/oh-my-posh/releases/latest/download/posh-linux-amd64 -O /usr/local/bin/oh-my-posh
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/oh-my-posh

mkdir ~/.poshthemes
wget https://github.com/JanDeDobbeleer/oh-my-posh/releases/latest/download/themes.zip -O ~/.poshthemes/themes.zip
unzip ~/.poshthemes/themes.zip -d ~/.poshthemes
chmod u+rw ~/.poshthemes/*.json
rm ~/.poshthemes/themes.zip

Added to .bashrc:

eval "$(oh-my-posh --init --shell bash --config ~/.poshthemes/ys.omp.json)"

Expected Behavior

This image is from powershell on my mashine where it works

Actual Behavior

This image is from WSL2 Debian on my mashine where it does not work

[DHowett]

Can you share a copy of your settings JSON file? Choose the Open JSON File button at the bottom left of the Settings page.

[Helienzo]

Sure here it is:

{
"$schema": "https://aka.ms/terminal-profiles-schema",
//"$schema": "https://aka.ms/terminal-profiles-schema",
// Add custom actions and keybindings to this array.
// To unbind a key combination from your defaults.json, set the command to "unbound".
// To learn more about actions and keybindings, visit https://aka.ms/terminal-keybindings
"actions":
[
// Copy and paste are bound to Ctrl+Shift+C and Ctrl+Shift+V in your defaults.json.
// These two lines additionally bind them to Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V.
// To learn more about selection, visit https://aka.ms/terminal-selection
{
"command":
{
"action": "copy",
"singleLine": false
},
"keys": "ctrl+c"
},
{
"command": "paste",
"keys": "ctrl+v"
},
// Press Ctrl+Shift+F to open the search box
{
"command": "find",
"keys": "ctrl+shift+f"
},
// Press Alt+Shift+D to open a new pane.
// - "split": "auto" makes this pane open in the direction that provides the most surface area.
// - "splitMode": "duplicate" makes the new pane use the focused pane's profile.
// To learn more about panes, visit https://aka.ms/terminal-panes
{
"command":
{
"action": "splitPane",
"split": "auto",
"splitMode": "duplicate"
},
"keys": "alt+shift+d"
}
],
"copyFormatting": "none",
"copyOnSelect": false,
"defaultProfile": "{58ad8b0c-3ef8-5f4d-bc6f-13e4c00f2530}",
"experimental.rendering.forceFullRepaint": false,
"experimental.rendering.software": false,
"profiles":
{
"defaults":
{},
"list":
[
{
"colorScheme": "One Half Dark",
"commandline": "powershell.exe",
"fontFace": "Cascadia Code PL",
"guid": "{61c54bbd-c2c6-5271-96e7-009a87ff44bf}",
"hidden": false,
"name": "Windows PowerShell"
},
{
"commandline": "cmd.exe",
"fontFace": "DejaVu Sans Mono for Powerline",
"guid": "{0caa0dad-35be-5f56-a8ff-afceeeaa6101}",
"hidden": false,
"name": "Command Prompt"
},
{
"colorScheme": "One Half Dark",
"cursorShape": "bar",
"experimental.retroTerminalEffect": false,
"fontFace": "Cascadia Code PL",
"fontSize": 12,
"fontWeight": "normal",
"guid": "{58ad8b0c-3ef8-5f4d-bc6f-13e4c00f2530}",
"hidden": false,
"name": "Debian",
"source": "Windows.Terminal.Wsl",
"useAcrylic": false
},
{
"fontFace": "DejaVu Sans Mono for Powerline",
"guid": "{2c4de342-38b7-51cf-b940-2309a097f518}",
"hidden": false,
"name": "Ubuntu",
"source": "Windows.Terminal.Wsl"
},
{
"fontFace": "DejaVu Sans Mono for Powerline",
"guid": "{b453ae62-4e3d-5e58-b989-0a998ec441b8}",
"hidden": false,
"name": "Azure Cloud Shell",
"source": "Windows.Terminal.Azure"
}
]
},
"schemes":
[
{
"background": "#0C0C0C",
"black": "#0C0C0C",
"blue": "#0037DA",
"brightBlack": "#767676",
"brightBlue": "#3B78FF",
"brightCyan": "#61D6D6",
"brightGreen": "#16C60C",
"brightPurple": "#B4009E",
"brightRed": "#E74856",
"brightWhite": "#F2F2F2",
"brightYellow": "#F9F1A5",
"cursorColor": "#FFFFFF",
"cyan": "#3A96DD",
"foreground": "#CCCCCC",
"green": "#13A10E",
"name": "Campbell",
"purple": "#881798",
"red": "#C50F1F",
"selectionBackground": "#FFFFFF",
"white": "#CCCCCC",
"yellow": "#C19C00"
},
{
"background": "#12456",
"black": "#0C0C0C",
"blue": "#0037DA",
"brightBlack": "#767676",
"brightBlue": "#3B78FF",
"brightCyan": "#61D6D6",
"brightGreen": "#16C60C",
"brightPurple": "#B4009E",
"brightRed": "#E74856",
"brightWhite": "#F2F2F2",
"brightYellow": "#F9F1A5",
"cursorColor": "#FFFFFF",
"cyan": "#3A96DD",
"foreground": "#CCCCCC",
"green": "#13A10E",
"name": "Campbell Powershell",
"purple": "#881798",
"red": "#C50F1F",
"selectionBackground": "#FFFFFF",
"white": "#CCCCCC",
"yellow": "#C19C00"
},
{
"background": "#282C34",
"black": "#282C34",
"blue": "#61AFEF",
"brightBlack": "#5A6374",
"brightBlue": "#61AFEF",
"brightCyan": "#56B6C2",
"brightGreen": "#98C379",
"brightPurple": "#C678DD",
"brightRed": "#E06C75",
"brightWhite": "#DCDFE4",
"brightYellow": "#E5C07B",
"cursorColor": "#FFFFFF",
"cyan": "#56B6C2",
"foreground": "#DCDFE4",
"green": "#98C379",
"name": "One Half Dark",
"purple": "#C678DD",
"red": "#E06C75",
"selectionBackground": "#FFFFFF",
"white": "#DCDFE4",
"yellow": "#E5C07B"
},
{
"background": "#FAFAFA",
"black": "#383A42",
"blue": "#0184BC",
"brightBlack": "#4F525D",
"brightBlue": "#61AFEF",
"brightCyan": "#56B5C1",
"brightGreen": "#98C379",
"brightPurple": "#C577DD",
"brightRed": "#DF6C75",
"brightWhite": "#FFFFFF",
"brightYellow": "#E4C07A",
"cursorColor": "#4F525D",
"cyan": "#0997B3",
"foreground": "#383A42",
"green": "#50A14F",
"name": "One Half Light",
"purple": "#A626A4",
"red": "#E45649",
"selectionBackground": "#FFFFFF",
"white": "#FAFAFA",
"yellow": "#C18301"
},
{
"background": "#002B36",
"black": "#002B36",
"blue": "#268BD2",
"brightBlack": "#073642",
"brightBlue": "#839496",
"brightCyan": "#93A1A1",
"brightGreen": "#586E75",
"brightPurple": "#6C71C4",
"brightRed": "#CB4B16",
"brightWhite": "#FDF6E3",
"brightYellow": "#657B83",
"cursorColor": "#FFFFFF",
"cyan": "#2AA198",
"foreground": "#839496",
"green": "#859900",
"name": "Solarized Dark",
"purple": "#D33682",
"red": "#DC322F",
"selectionBackground": "#FFFFFF",
"white": "#EEE8D5",
"yellow": "#B58900"
},
{
"background": "#FDF6E3",
"black": "#002B36",
"blue": "#268BD2",
"brightBlack": "#073642",
"brightBlue": "#839496",
"brightCyan": "#93A1A1",
"brightGreen": "#586E75",
"brightPurple": "#6C71C4",
"brightRed": "#CB4B16",
"brightWhite": "#FDF6E3",
"brightYellow": "#657B83",
"cursorColor": "#002B36",
"cyan": "#2AA198",
"foreground": "#657B83",
"green": "#859900",
"name": "Solarized Light",
"purple": "#D33682",
"red": "#DC322F",
"selectionBackground": "#FFFFFF",
"white": "#EEE8D5",
"yellow": "#B58900"
},
{
"background": "#000000",
"black": "#000000",
"blue": "#3465A4",
"brightBlack": "#555753",
"brightBlue": "#729FCF",
"brightCyan": "#34E2E2",
"brightGreen": "#8AE234",
"brightPurple": "#AD7FA8",
"brightRed": "#EF2929",
"brightWhite": "#EEEEEC",
"brightYellow": "#FCE94F",
"cursorColor": "#FFFFFF",
"cyan": "#06989A",
"foreground": "#D3D7CF",
"green": "#4E9A06",
"name": "Tango Dark",
"purple": "#75507B",
"red": "#CC0000",
"selectionBackground": "#FFFFFF",
"white": "#D3D7CF",
"yellow": "#C4A000"
},
{
"background": "#FFFFFF",
"black": "#000000",
"blue": "#3465A4",
"brightBlack": "#555753",
"brightBlue": "#729FCF",
"brightCyan": "#34E2E2",
"brightGreen": "#8AE234",
"brightPurple": "#AD7FA8",
"brightRed": "#EF2929",
"brightWhite": "#EEEEEC",
"brightYellow": "#FCE94F",
"cursorColor": "#000000",
"cyan": "#06989A",
"foreground": "#555753",
"green": "#4E9A06",
"name": "Tango Light",
"purple": "#75507B",
"red": "#CC0000",
"selectionBackground": "#FFFFFF",
"white": "#D3D7CF",
"yellow": "#C4A000"
},
{
"background": "#000000",
"black": "#000000",
"blue": "#80",
"brightBlack": "#808080",
"brightBlue": "#0000FF",
"brightCyan": "#00FFFF",
"brightGreen": "#00FF00",
"brightPurple": "#FF00FF",
"brightRed": "#FF0000",
"brightWhite": "#FFFFFF",
"brightYellow": "#FFFF00",
"cursorColor": "#FFFFFF",
"cyan": "#8080",
"foreground": "#C0C0C0",
"green": "#8000",
"name": "Vintage",
"purple": "#800080",
"red": "#800000",
"selectionBackground": "#FFFFFF",
"white": "#C0C0C0",
"yellow": "#808000"
}
],
"theme": "light",
"wordDelimiters": " /\()"'-.,:;<>!@#$%^&*|+=[]{}?\u2502"
}

[DHowett]

Interesting. Can you share a screenshot of the "Font settings" page displaying the font info for Cascadia Code PL? It should have a file path, version, etc.

This is unusual!

[Helienzo]

Yes here is the font settings page. What i find extra weird is that it works fine in powershell but not for wsl. I investigated several other issue reports but did not find any similar to this issue. I is installed "for all users"

[DHowett]

Ah, interesting. One last question: can you copy the offending line out of Terminal and paste it here on GitHub? 😄

[Helienzo]

Sure!
luwe @ DESKTOP in /mnt/c/Users/LucasWennerholm/tmp on git: [23:36:18]

It actually looks to be a debian specific issue on WSL2, I got it to work as expected on my ubuntu wsl 1 installation.

[DHowett]

This looks like character U+F594. It is an Erlenmeyer flask. It is not part of the "PowerLine" set of glyphs.

[DHowett]

(FYI:

)

[DHowett]

Also, sorry -- I was curt. I meant to say "thanks for the report!"

[Helienzo]

Ok, but that is super weird as it is supposed to be the branch symbol E0A0 but for some reason it becomes a different symbol.

[Helienzo]

For those who might run into similar issues, it turned out that the issue was related to oh-my-posh and my WSL2 Debian setup.

There are two issues:

The first is that oh-my-posh detects that when you are in a windows folder (mnt/c) it runs the windows version of git, make sure that git.exe is installed in windows and added to your wsl PATH.

The second issue was that when not in a windows folders I had to turn on the following setting in my choice of .omp.json file for the git type:

          "display_status": true

When these two issues where solved it works.

Why it gave a misleading F594 character is a mystery.