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VPA vertical position absolute (CSI d)

Category: cursor · Baseline: core · Tags: ECMA-48 Standard · Specification ↗

CSI Ps d
VPA (Vertical Position Absolute) moves the cursor to an absolute row without changing the column. The sequence is CSI Ps d where Ps is the 1-based row number (default 1). VPA is the vertical counterpart of CHA (Cursor Horizontal Absolute, CSI G) — together they allow independent positioning on each axis without using the full CUP (CSI H) sequence.
How this is testedautomated
Position cursor at row 3, col 5, then send \x1b[10d (VPA row 10), verify cursor moved to row 9 (0-based) while column remained at 5.

The same probe runs against headless backends (via Termless) and real terminal apps (via a daemon launched in each terminal). This lets us distinguish parser correctness from rendering correctness.

Analysis2026-04-06

Supported by all 9 tested terminals — universal adoption. Part of the Core TUI baseline.

Supported by 13 of 14 backends (93%)

Terminal Applications

TerminalVersionSupportNotes
iTerm23.6.9✓ yes
Ghostty1.3.1✓ yes
VS Code✓ yes
Warp✓ yes
Cursor✓ yes
Terminal.app✓ yes

Headless Backends

Parser correctness only — a means the parser accepts the sequence.

BackendVersionSupportNotes
Alacritty0.26.0✓ yes
Kitty0.40.0✓ yes
vt100.js0.2.1✓ yes
vterm0.2.0✓ yes
WezTerm0.1.0-fork.5✓ yes
xterm.js5.5.0✓ yes