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Cursor next line (CNL)

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

CNL moves the cursor to the beginning of the line N rows down. The sequence is ESC [ N E (default N=1). Unlike CUD, which preserves the column, CNL always sets the column to 1.

Supported by 6 of 6 backends (100%)

Support Matrix

BackendVersionSupportNotes
Alacritty0.26.0✓ yes
Ghostty1.3.1✓ yes
Kitty0.40.0✓ yes
vt1000.1.0✓ yes
WezTerm0.1.0-fork.5✓ yes
xterm.js5.5.0✓ yes

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