{"version":"2.1.251","anchor":"italics-render-as-reverse-video-inside-screen-and-tmux","canonical_anchor":"italics-render-as-reverse-video-inside-screen-and-tmux","heading":"Italics render as reverse video inside screen and tmux","tier":"notice","area":"Terminal UI","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.251\/e\/italics-render-as-reverse-video-inside-screen-and-tmux","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.251","markdown":"### Italics render as reverse video inside screen and tmux\n\nUnder screen or tmux, italic text now renders as reverse video so it stays visible.\n\n**What**\n\nText that would be italic is now drawn as standout, meaning reverse video, when Claude Code detects it is running under GNU screen or tmux, both of which set a terminal type starting with \"screen\" and often cannot render true italics.\n\n**Details**\n\n- The check is on the `TERM` environment variable; other terminals keep real italics.\n\n**Evidence**\n\n`rendersItalicAsStandout`\n\n- Area: Terminal UI\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 3\/5\n- Signal: 1\/5"}