diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 71bbb255f5d5..c788bc784ae4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 - `[jest-haste-map]` [**BREAKING**] Remove name from hash in `HasteMap.getCacheFilePath` ([#7218](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/7218))
 - `[babel-preset-jest]` [**BREAKING**] Export a function instead of an object for Babel 7 compatibility ([#7203](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/7203))
 - `[jest-haste-map]` [**BREAKING**] Expose relative paths when getting the file iterator ([#7321](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/7321))
+- `[jest-util]` Export `specialChars` containing Unicode characters and ANSI escapes for console output ([#7532](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/7532))
 - `[jest-config]` Handle typescript (`ts` and `tsx`) by default ([#7533](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/7533))
 - `[jest-validate]` Add support for comments in `package.json` using a `"//"` key ([#7295](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/7295))
 - `[jest-config]` Add shorthand for watch plugins and runners ([#7213](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/7213))
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@
 - `[jest-haste-map]` [**BREAKING**] Recover files correctly after haste name collisions are fixed ([#7329](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/7329))
 - `[pretty-format]` [**BREAKING**] Omit non-enumerable symbol properties ([#7448](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/7448))
 - `[*]` [**BREAKING**] Upgrade to Babel 7, dropping support for Babel 6 ([#7016](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/7016))
+- `[jest-cli]` Avoid watch mode causing bad terminal behavior in some cases ([#7523](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/7523))
 - `[jest-runner/jest-worker]` Fix missing console output in verbose mode ([#6871](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/6871))
 - `[expect]` Standardize file naming in `expect` ([#7306](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/7306))
 - `[jest-each]` Add empty array validation check ([#7249](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/7249))
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/SnapshotInteractiveMode.js b/packages/jest-cli/src/SnapshotInteractiveMode.js
index 2a9c40d67522..317451f81b06 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/SnapshotInteractiveMode.js
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/SnapshotInteractiveMode.js
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ import ansiEscapes from 'ansi-escapes';
 import {KEYS} from 'jest-watcher';
 
 import {pluralize} from './reporters/utils';
-import {ARROW} from './constants';
+import {specialChars} from 'jest-util';
+
+const {ARROW, CLEAR} = specialChars;
 
 export default class SnapshotInteractiveMode {
   _pipe: stream$Writable | tty$WriteStream;
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ export default class SnapshotInteractiveMode {
   }
 
   _drawUIDoneWithSkipped() {
-    this._pipe.write(ansiEscapes.clearScreen);
+    this._pipe.write(CLEAR);
     const numPass = this._countPaths - this._testAssertions.length;
 
     let stats = chalk.bold.dim(
@@ -123,7 +125,7 @@ export default class SnapshotInteractiveMode {
   }
 
   _drawUIDone() {
-    this._pipe.write(ansiEscapes.clearScreen);
+    this._pipe.write(CLEAR);
     const numPass = this._countPaths - this._testAssertions.length;
 
     let stats = chalk.bold.dim(
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/__tests__/SnapshotInteractiveMode.test.js b/packages/jest-cli/src/__tests__/SnapshotInteractiveMode.test.js
index 2363c4013b35..9e6a7fb8a6a0 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/__tests__/SnapshotInteractiveMode.test.js
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/__tests__/SnapshotInteractiveMode.test.js
@@ -9,15 +9,22 @@ import chalk from 'chalk';
 import {KEYS} from 'jest-watcher';
 import SnapshotInteractiveMode from '../SnapshotInteractiveMode';
 
-jest.mock('ansi-escapes', () => ({
-  clearScreen: '[MOCK - eraseDown]',
-  cursorRestorePosition: '[MOCK - cursorRestorePosition]',
-  cursorSavePosition: '[MOCK - cursorSavePosition]',
-  cursorScrollDown: '[MOCK - cursorScrollDown]',
-  cursorTo: (x, y) => `[MOCK - cursorTo(${x}, ${y})]`,
-  cursorUp: () => '[MOCK - cursorUp]',
-  eraseDown: '[MOCK - eraseDown]',
-}));
+jest
+  .mock('ansi-escapes', () => ({
+    cursorRestorePosition: '[MOCK - cursorRestorePosition]',
+    cursorSavePosition: '[MOCK - cursorSavePosition]',
+    cursorScrollDown: '[MOCK - cursorScrollDown]',
+    cursorTo: (x, y) => `[MOCK - cursorTo(${x}, ${y})]`,
+    cursorUp: () => '[MOCK - cursorUp]',
+    eraseDown: '[MOCK - eraseDown]',
+  }))
+  .mock('jest-util', () => {
+    const {specialChars, ...util} = jest.requireActual('jest-util');
+    return {
+      ...util,
+      specialChars: {...specialChars, CLEAR: '[MOCK - clear]'},
+    };
+  });
 
 jest.doMock('chalk', () =>
   Object.assign(new chalk.constructor({enabled: false}), {
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/SnapshotInteractiveMode.test.js.snap b/packages/jest-cli/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/SnapshotInteractiveMode.test.js.snap
index e842ea64375f..7eb11da97da9 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/SnapshotInteractiveMode.test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/SnapshotInteractiveMode.test.js.snap
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ exports[`SnapshotInteractiveMode skip 1 test, then quit 1`] = `
 `;
 
 exports[`SnapshotInteractiveMode skip 1 test, then quit 2`] = `
-"[MOCK - eraseDown]
+"[MOCK - clear]
 
 <bold>Interactive Snapshot Result</>
  › <bold><dim>1 snapshot reviewed<bold></>, <bold><yellow>1 snapshot skipped</></>
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ exports[`SnapshotInteractiveMode skip 1 test, then restart 1`] = `
 `;
 
 exports[`SnapshotInteractiveMode skip 1 test, then restart 2`] = `
-"[MOCK - eraseDown]
+"[MOCK - clear]
 
 <bold>Interactive Snapshot Result</>
  › <bold><dim>1 snapshot reviewed<bold></>, <bold><yellow>1 snapshot skipped</></>
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ exports[`SnapshotInteractiveMode skip 1 test, update 1 test, then finish and res
 `;
 
 exports[`SnapshotInteractiveMode skip 1 test, update 1 test, then finish and restart 3`] = `
-"[MOCK - eraseDown]
+"[MOCK - clear]
 
 <bold>Interactive Snapshot Result</>
  › <bold><dim>2 snapshots reviewed<bold></>, <bold><green>1 snapshot updated</></>, <bold><yellow>1 snapshot skipped</></>
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ exports[`SnapshotInteractiveMode skip 2 tests, then finish and restart 2`] = `
 `;
 
 exports[`SnapshotInteractiveMode skip 2 tests, then finish and restart 3`] = `
-"[MOCK - eraseDown]
+"[MOCK - clear]
 
 <bold>Interactive Snapshot Result</>
  › <bold><dim>2 snapshots reviewed<bold></>, <bold><yellow>2 snapshots skipped</></>
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ exports[`SnapshotInteractiveMode update 1 test, skip 1 test, then finish and res
 `;
 
 exports[`SnapshotInteractiveMode update 1 test, skip 1 test, then finish and restart 3`] = `
-"[MOCK - eraseDown]
+"[MOCK - clear]
 
 <bold>Interactive Snapshot Result</>
  › <bold><dim>2 snapshots reviewed<bold></>, <bold><green>1 snapshot updated</></>, <bold><yellow>1 snapshot skipped</></>
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ exports[`SnapshotInteractiveMode update 1 test, then finish and return 1`] = `
 `;
 
 exports[`SnapshotInteractiveMode update 1 test, then finish and return 2`] = `
-"[MOCK - eraseDown]
+"[MOCK - clear]
 
 <bold>Interactive Snapshot Result</>
  › <bold><dim>1 snapshot reviewed<bold></>, <bold><green>1 snapshot updated</></>
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ exports[`SnapshotInteractiveMode update 2 tests, then finish and return 2`] = `
 `;
 
 exports[`SnapshotInteractiveMode update 2 tests, then finish and return 3`] = `
-"[MOCK - eraseDown]
+"[MOCK - clear]
 
 <bold>Interactive Snapshot Result</>
  › <bold><dim>2 snapshots reviewed<bold></>, <bold><green>2 snapshots updated</></>
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/watch_filename_pattern_mode.test.js.snap b/packages/jest-cli/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/watch_filename_pattern_mode.test.js.snap
index f2b4187233e8..192bd10d4b91 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/watch_filename_pattern_mode.test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/watch_filename_pattern_mode.test.js.snap
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ Object {
 
 exports[`Watch mode flows Pressing "c" clears the filters 1`] = `
 "[MOCK - cursorHide]
-[MOCK - clearScreen]
+[MOCK - clear]
 
 <bold>Pattern Mode Usage</>
  <dim>› Press</> Esc <dim>to exit pattern mode.</>
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/__tests__/watch_filename_pattern_mode.test.js b/packages/jest-cli/src/__tests__/watch_filename_pattern_mode.test.js
index 1cdf8ed9e31a..279a4614dc7e 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/__tests__/watch_filename_pattern_mode.test.js
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/__tests__/watch_filename_pattern_mode.test.js
@@ -13,15 +13,22 @@ import {KEYS} from 'jest-watcher';
 
 const runJestMock = jest.fn();
 
-jest.mock('ansi-escapes', () => ({
-  clearScreen: '[MOCK - clearScreen]',
-  cursorDown: (count = 1) => `[MOCK - cursorDown(${count})]`,
-  cursorHide: '[MOCK - cursorHide]',
-  cursorRestorePosition: '[MOCK - cursorRestorePosition]',
-  cursorSavePosition: '[MOCK - cursorSavePosition]',
-  cursorShow: '[MOCK - cursorShow]',
-  cursorTo: (x, y) => `[MOCK - cursorTo(${x}, ${y})]`,
-}));
+jest
+  .mock('ansi-escapes', () => ({
+    cursorDown: (count = 1) => `[MOCK - cursorDown(${count})]`,
+    cursorHide: '[MOCK - cursorHide]',
+    cursorRestorePosition: '[MOCK - cursorRestorePosition]',
+    cursorSavePosition: '[MOCK - cursorSavePosition]',
+    cursorShow: '[MOCK - cursorShow]',
+    cursorTo: (x, y) => `[MOCK - cursorTo(${x}, ${y})]`,
+  }))
+  .mock('jest-util', () => {
+    const {specialChars, ...util} = jest.requireActual('jest-util');
+    return {
+      ...util,
+      specialChars: {...specialChars, CLEAR: '[MOCK - clear]'},
+    };
+  });
 
 jest.mock(
   '../SearchSource',
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/__tests__/watch_test_name_pattern_mode.test.js b/packages/jest-cli/src/__tests__/watch_test_name_pattern_mode.test.js
index a1d8913655da..6561654ae7e2 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/__tests__/watch_test_name_pattern_mode.test.js
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/__tests__/watch_test_name_pattern_mode.test.js
@@ -13,15 +13,22 @@ import {KEYS} from 'jest-watcher';
 
 const runJestMock = jest.fn();
 
-jest.mock('ansi-escapes', () => ({
-  clearScreen: '[MOCK - clearScreen]',
-  cursorDown: (count = 1) => `[MOCK - cursorDown(${count})]`,
-  cursorHide: '[MOCK - cursorHide]',
-  cursorRestorePosition: '[MOCK - cursorRestorePosition]',
-  cursorSavePosition: '[MOCK - cursorSavePosition]',
-  cursorShow: '[MOCK - cursorShow]',
-  cursorTo: (x, y) => `[MOCK - cursorTo(${x}, ${y})]`,
-}));
+jest
+  .mock('ansi-escapes', () => ({
+    cursorDown: (count = 1) => `[MOCK - cursorDown(${count})]`,
+    cursorHide: '[MOCK - cursorHide]',
+    cursorRestorePosition: '[MOCK - cursorRestorePosition]',
+    cursorSavePosition: '[MOCK - cursorSavePosition]',
+    cursorShow: '[MOCK - cursorShow]',
+    cursorTo: (x, y) => `[MOCK - cursorTo(${x}, ${y})]`,
+  }))
+  .mock('jest-util', () => {
+    const {specialChars, ...util} = jest.requireActual('jest-util');
+    return {
+      ...util,
+      specialChars: {...specialChars, CLEAR: '[MOCK - clear]'},
+    };
+  });
 
 jest.mock(
   '../SearchSource',
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/constants.js b/packages/jest-cli/src/constants.js
index fec5f008415e..d4a9460b84b9 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/constants.js
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/constants.js
@@ -7,15 +7,5 @@
  * @flow
  */
 
-const isWindows = process.platform === 'win32';
-
-export const CLEAR = isWindows ? '\x1B[2J\x1B[0f' : '\x1B[2J\x1B[3J\x1B[H';
-export const ARROW = ' \u203A ';
-export const ICONS = {
-  failed: isWindows ? '\u00D7' : '\u2715',
-  pending: '\u25CB',
-  success: isWindows ? '\u221A' : '\u2713',
-  todo: '\u270E',
-};
 export const PACKAGE_JSON = 'package.json';
 export const JEST_CONFIG = 'jest.config.js';
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/reporters/verbose_reporter.js b/packages/jest-cli/src/reporters/verbose_reporter.js
index ff82c3f573ea..7a80f46f3bc9 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/reporters/verbose_reporter.js
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/reporters/verbose_reporter.js
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@ import type {
 import type {Test} from 'types/TestRunner';
 
 import chalk from 'chalk';
-import {ICONS} from '../constants';
+import {specialChars} from 'jest-util';
 import DefaultReporter from './default_reporter';
 
+const {ICONS} = specialChars;
+
 export default class VerboseReporter extends DefaultReporter {
   _globalConfig: GlobalConfig;
 
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/watch.js b/packages/jest-cli/src/watch.js
index ed558414f516..299025cb26e6 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/watch.js
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/watch.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import getChangedFilesPromise from './getChangedFilesPromise';
 import exit from 'exit';
 import HasteMap from 'jest-haste-map';
 import isValidPath from './lib/is_valid_path';
-import {isInteractive} from 'jest-util';
+import {isInteractive, specialChars} from 'jest-util';
 import {print as preRunMessagePrint} from './preRunMessage';
 import createContext from './lib/create_context';
 import runJest from './runJest';
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import updateGlobalConfig from './lib/update_global_config';
 import SearchSource from './SearchSource';
 import TestWatcher from './TestWatcher';
 import FailedTestsCache from './FailedTestsCache';
-import {CLEAR} from './constants';
 import {KEYS, JestHook} from 'jest-watcher';
 import TestPathPatternPlugin from './plugins/test_path_pattern';
 import TestNamePatternPlugin from './plugins/test_name_pattern';
@@ -236,7 +235,7 @@ export default function watch(
     }
 
     testWatcher = new TestWatcher({isWatchMode: true});
-    isInteractive && outputStream.write(CLEAR);
+    isInteractive && outputStream.write(specialChars.CLEAR);
     preRunMessagePrint(outputStream);
     isRunning = true;
     const configs = contexts.map(context => context.config);
@@ -395,7 +394,7 @@ export default function watch(
 
   const onCancelPatternPrompt = () => {
     outputStream.write(ansiEscapes.cursorHide);
-    outputStream.write(ansiEscapes.clearScreen);
+    outputStream.write(specialChars.CLEAR);
     outputStream.write(usage(globalConfig, watchPlugins));
     outputStream.write(ansiEscapes.cursorShow);
   };
diff --git a/packages/jest-util/src/index.js b/packages/jest-util/src/index.js
index 5cd88557a8ff..4ea6335a2d13 100644
--- a/packages/jest-util/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/jest-util/src/index.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import getCallsite from './getCallsite';
 import setGlobal from './setGlobal';
 import deepCyclicCopy from './deepCyclicCopy';
 import convertDescriptorToString from './convertDescriptorToString';
+import * as specialChars from './specialChars';
 
 const createDirectory = (path: string) => {
   try {
@@ -52,4 +53,5 @@ module.exports = {
   installCommonGlobals,
   isInteractive,
   setGlobal,
+  specialChars,
 };
diff --git a/packages/jest-util/src/specialChars.js b/packages/jest-util/src/specialChars.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..462843eef184
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/jest-util/src/specialChars.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2018-present, Facebook, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @flow
+ */
+
+const isWindows = process.platform === 'win32';
+
+export const ARROW = ' \u203A ';
+export const ICONS = {
+  failed: isWindows ? '\u00D7' : '\u2715',
+  pending: '\u25CB',
+  success: isWindows ? '\u221A' : '\u2713',
+  todo: '\u270E',
+};
+
+export const CLEAR = isWindows ? '\x1B[2J\x1B[0f' : '\x1B[2J\x1B[3J\x1B[H';
diff --git a/packages/jest-watcher/package.json b/packages/jest-watcher/package.json
index a2da8dd11379..3734874f02bc 100644
--- a/packages/jest-watcher/package.json
+++ b/packages/jest-watcher/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "ansi-escapes": "^3.0.0",
     "chalk": "^2.0.1",
+    "jest-util": "^23.4.0",
     "string-length": "^2.0.0"
   },
   "repository": {
diff --git a/packages/jest-watcher/src/PatternPrompt.js b/packages/jest-watcher/src/PatternPrompt.js
index a25f602ca6ad..f50f608ef7c3 100644
--- a/packages/jest-watcher/src/PatternPrompt.js
+++ b/packages/jest-watcher/src/PatternPrompt.js
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@ import type {ScrollOptions} from 'types/Watch';
 
 import chalk from 'chalk';
 import ansiEscapes from 'ansi-escapes';
+import {specialChars} from 'jest-util';
 import Prompt from './lib/Prompt';
 
+const {CLEAR} = specialChars;
+
 const usage = (entity: string) =>
   `\n${chalk.bold('Pattern Mode Usage')}\n` +
   ` ${chalk.dim('\u203A Press')} Esc ${chalk.dim('to exit pattern mode.')}\n` +
@@ -38,7 +41,7 @@ export default class PatternPrompt {
 
   run(onSuccess: Function, onCancel: Function, options?: {header: string}) {
     this._pipe.write(ansiEscapes.cursorHide);
-    this._pipe.write(ansiEscapes.clearScreen);
+    this._pipe.write(CLEAR);
 
     if (options && options.header) {
       this._pipe.write(options.header + '\n');