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Erase to EOL (EL 0)

Category: erase · Tags: ECMA-48 Standard, VT100 · Specification ↗

EL 0 erases from the cursor position to the end of the line. The sequence is ESC [ 0 K or ESC [ K (parameter defaults to 0). This is the most commonly used erase sequence — TUI applications use it after writing content on a line to clear any leftover characters from a previous render.

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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