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Hide cursor (DECTCEM)
Category: cursor · Tags: DEC Private Modes, VT510 · Specification ↗
DECTCEM (DEC Text Cursor Enable Mode) controls cursor visibility. Hide cursor:
ESC [ ? 25 l. Show cursor: ESC [ ? 25 h. TUI applications typically hide the cursor during rendering to avoid flicker, then restore it at the final cursor position. Universally supported.Supported by 5 of 6 backends (83%)
Support Matrix
| Backend | Version | Support | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alacritty | 0.26.0 | ✓ yes | |
| Ghostty | 1.3.1 | ✓ yes | |
| Kitty | 0.40.0 | ✓ yes | |
| vt100 | 0.1.0 | ✓ yes | |
| WezTerm | 0.1.0-fork.5 | ✓ yes | |
| xterm.js | 5.5.0 | ~ partial | Parser handles DECTCEM but headless mode doesn't expose visibility state ↗ upstream |