#4882·fzf

fzf 0.74.x redraw issue in emacs and terminal

Author: sanelCreated Aug 1, 2026Updated Aug 12, 2026
Labelsemacs

Checklist

  • I have read through the manual page (man fzf)
  • I have searched through the existing issues
  • For bug reports, I have checked if the bug is reproducible in the latest version of fzf

Output of fzf --version

0.74.2

OS

  • Linux
  • macOS
  • Windows
  • Etc.

Shell

  • bash
  • zsh
  • fish

Problem / Steps to reproduce

Hi,

I'm running fzf via fzf.el, which is a tiny wrapper around fzf command that will be run in small Emacs terminal window. It executes fzf with these flags:

-x --color bw --print-query --margin=0,0 --no-hscroll --border=none --no-unicode --inline-info

I've noticed that after 0.74.1, there is redraw issue. See images down below: fzf1.png is fzf 0.73.0 and fzf2.png is 0.74.2 (also got the same redraw issue under 0.74.1).

Also, there is weird empty (presumably black) box before the cursor. Any idea what could be the cause?

Tested under Emacs GUI and Emacs terminal, which is run under Sakura, a lightweight terminal that is using the same terminal library as GNOME Terminal and other variants.

Thanks!