{"version":"2.1.323","anchor":"terminal-images-dropped-when-an-input-condition-holds","canonical_anchor":"terminal-images-dropped-when-an-input-condition-holds","heading":"Images in the terminal can now be switched off in some conditions","tier":"use","area":"Terminal UI","scope":"individual","heads_up":true,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.323\/e\/terminal-images-dropped-when-an-input-condition-holds","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.323","markdown":"### Images in the terminal can now be switched off in some conditions\n\nClaude Code can now stop showing images in kitty-style and iTerm terminals when a certain condition holds\n\n**Unclear.** The condition that causes images to be dropped, and what `CLAUDE_CODE_FORCE_TERMINAL_IMAGES` does to it, are not stated.\n\n**What**\n\nSome terminals, such as kitty and iTerm, can show pictures directly in the window. Claude Code checks whether your terminal supports this before showing images. That check now also considers a new condition, and when the condition holds, images are not shown. The environment variable `CLAUDE_CODE_FORCE_TERMINAL_IMAGES` is tied to this behaviour. An environment variable is a named setting you pass to a program when it starts.\n\n**Why**\n\nIf images stop appearing in a terminal that used to show them, this new condition may be the reason.\n\n- Area: Terminal UI\n- Names: `CLAUDE_CODE_FORCE_TERMINAL_IMAGES`\n- Tier: Use it now\n- Useful: 3\/5\n- Signal: 2\/5\n- Scope: individual\n- Heads-up: yes"}