[Kitty preview terminal] German ß/? key inserts every character twice
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Aug 22, 2026 by janplancraft Closed Aug 24, 2026
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor)
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What version of Codex CLI is running?
codex-cli 0.149.0
What subscription do you have?
api key (credits)
Which model were you using?
gpt-5.6-sol
What platform is your computer?
Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
WSL Windows Preview Terminal 1.25.1912.0
Codex doctor report
What issue are you seeing?
After switching Codex to the Kitty preview terminal, the physical German ß/? key is processed twice.
- Pressing
ßonce insertsßß. - Pressing Shift+
ßonce inserts??. - Other keys appear to work normally.
- Switching back to the stable/non-Kitty terminal fixes the problem.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
- Enable the Kitty preview terminal in Codex.
- Select the German QWERTZ keyboard layout.
- Open codex cli
- Press the
ßkey once. - Observe that
ßßis inserted. - Hold Shift and press the same key once.
- Observe that
??is inserted.
What is the expected behavior?
Each key press should insert exactly one character: ß or ?.
Additional information
_No response_
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Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate.
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Same issue as in https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/38923 (closing as duplicate)