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SGR reset clears attributes

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

Tests whether SGR 0 (ESC [ 0 m) correctly clears all text attributes — bold, faint, italic, underline, blink, inverse, hidden, strikethrough, overline, and colors. This is the most basic reset and should leave the terminal in its default text rendering state.
How this is testedautomated
Apply bold+italic+inverse via \x1b[1;3;7mX then send \x1b[0mY, verify the second cell has all attributes cleared.

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 12 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