It is a GUI session: emacs 25.0.50 does shows \uNNNN escapes in GUI session. On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 10:27 AM, Eli Zaretskii wrote: > > From: Boris Kheyfets > > Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2015 00:41:40 +0300 > > Cc: 20906@debbugs.gnu.org > > > > Yep, sounds the same. > > Is this in a GUI session or in a text-mode (-nw) session? > > I don't think Emacs shows \uNNNN escapes in GUI sessions. >