Problems when typing in Korean language

[nyhryan]

• The Plugin is up to date
• Obsidian is up to date

Describe the bug

Sometimes the Korean character won't render during typing.

To Reproduce

Obsidian_aeeOaMuI8s.mp4

When you type Korean in a note with code blocks that is highlighted with the plugin, some of the characters won't render until spacebar or arrow key is hit to move the cursor.

You can see the letter "나" is not appearing as soon as type the second "ㅏ".

I am going refer Korean alphabets(Hangeul) as letters/characters (e.g. ㄱ, ㅏ, ㅇ) and completed ones as words (e.g. 강, 하)

ㄱ (ㄱ)
가 (ㄱ + ㅏ)
간 (ㄱ + ㅏ + ㄴ)
가나 (ㄱ + ㅏ + ㄴ + ㅏ)

Here is a order of keys I have typed.

While typing consecutively, when I hit the 4th key ㅏ, the text should be rendered as 가나. However, the 나 disappears until I move the cursor with arrow key or hit spacebar. Clicking elsewhere somehow erases 나.

Expected behavior

Obsidian_flXjzb7hkL.mp4

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Occurs on

• Windows
• macOS
• Linux
• Android
• iOS

Plugin version

0.7.7

Additional context

I have updated Obsidian from 1.12.x to 1.13.4, but the problem was still there in 1.12.

I could try to help since I am the one who's using Korean here. I am not familiar with working on Obsidian plugin but I am happy to learn how can I contribute. Thanks.

List of plugins I am using. I turned on restricted mode and the issue wasn't reproducible.

[mProjectsCode]

Can you verify that this happens with only this plugin enabled? It would also be helpful if you could test Obsidian version 1.11, if that is possible for you.

[mProjectsCode]

See this comment on a similar issue on another plugin of mine mProjectsCode/obsidian-meta-bind-plugin#667 (comment)

[nyhryan]

Hi, thank you for the reply.

I have just tried testing in couple of environments and found the same issue happening.

• Obsidian 1.13.4 on my Windows 11 25H2 desktop, in a fresh vault with only shiki plugin enabled.
• Obsidian 1.11.7 on my Windows Sandbox environment, in a fresh vault with only shiki plugin enabled.
• Tried source mode and non-source mode editor.

Also I have checked your linked issue, but it is not really same with my issue.

I will charge up my MacBook Air and test if this problem appears in macOS too, to see if this is Windows input's problem.

Update:
Just checked on macOS and the issue didn't happen. I assume this is have to something in Windows I guess.

[mProjectsCode]

can you test this release: https://github.com/mProjectsCode/obsidian-shiki-plugin/releases/tag/0.7.7-canary.20260802T134945

You can install it either manually or using the BRAT plugin.

[nyhryan]

keyviz_9zd94UAYwI.mp4

(Keystroke for "가나" is "rksk" in English layout)

I have tried in Obsidian 1.13.4 and 1.11 and the issue still happens. I think this is something to do with Korean IME in Windows since Hangeul(Korean language) has unique way to compose consonant and vowels to form a word.

[nyhryan]

I tried turning on "Use previous version of Microsoft IME" for the Korean input in Windows settings but this seems to do nothing with the issue.