Use ${fmt} followed by whatever string you want to be formatted and clear formatting using $
#include <colors.h>
int main() {
// error
printf($b $red "error:" $ " Something bad happened\n");
//warning
printf($yellow "warning:" $ " This isn't so bad\n");
}
| Macro | Description | String |
|---|---|---|
$ |
reset | "\x1b[0m" |
$b |
bold | "\x1b[1m" |
$f |
faint (non-std) | "\x1b[2m" |
$i |
italic (non-std, sometimes inverse) | "\x1b[3m" |
$u |
underline | "\x1b[4m" |
$l |
slow blink | "\x1b[5m" |
$p |
rapid blink (non-std) | "\x1b[6m" |
$r |
reverse | "\x1b[7m" |
$c |
conceal (non-std) | "\x1b[8m" |
$s |
strikethrough (non-std) | "\x1b[9m" |
$bu |
bold off or double underline (non-std) | "\x1b[21m" |
$n |
normal color or intensity | "\x1b[22m" |
$ni |
not italic or Fraktur | "\x1b[23m" |
$nu |
not underlined | "\x1b[24m" |
$nl |
not blinking | "\x1b[25m" |
$nn |
not inverse | "\x1b[27m" |
$nc |
not concealed | "\x1b[28m" |
$ns |
not strikethrough | "\x1b[29m" |
$a |
framed | "\x1b[51m" |
$e |
encircled | "\x1b[52m" |
$o |
overlined | "\x1b[53m" |
$na |
not framed or encircled | "\x1b[54m" |
$no |
not overlined | "\x1b[55m" |
$iu |
ideogram underline (non-std) | "\x1b[60m" |
$id |
ideogram double underline (non-std) | "\x1b[61m" |
$io |
ideogram overline (non-std) | "\x1b[62m" |
$ib |
ideogram double overline (non-std) | "\x1b[63m" |
$is |
ideogram stress marking (non-std) | "\x1b[64m" |
$if |
ideogram attributes off (non-std) | "\x1b[65m" |
$font(n) |
alternate font (0-9) | "\x1b[1" |
$fraktur |
Fraktur font | "\x1b[20m" |
$black |
black foreground | "\x1b[30m" |
$red |
red foreground | "\x1b[31m" |
$green |
green foreground | "\x1b[32m" |
$yellow |
yellow foreground | "\x1b[33m" |
$blue |
blue foreground | "\x1b[34m" |
$magenta |
magenta foreground | "\x1b[35m" |
$cyan |
cyan foreground | "\x1b[36m" |
$white |
white foreground | "\x1b[37m" |
$default |
default forreground | "\x1b[39m" |
$lblack |
light black foreground | "\x1b[90m" |
$lred |
light red foreground | "\x1b[91m" |
$lgreen |
light green foreground | "\x1b[92m" |
$lyellow |
light yellow foreground | "\x1b[93m" |
$lblue |
light blue foreground | "\x1b[94m" |
$lmagenta |
light magenta foreground | "\x1b[95m" |
$lcyan |
light cyan foreground | "\x1b[96m" |
$lwhite |
light white foreground | "\x1b[97m" |
$256(n) |
1-256 foreground (non-std) | "\x1b[38;5;" |
$rgb(r, g, b) |
red, green, blue foreground (non-std) | "\x1b[38;2;" |
$bblack |
black background | "\x1b[40m" |
$bred |
red background | "\x1b[41m" |
$bgreen |
green background | "\x1b[42m" |
$byellow |
yellow background | "\x1b[43m" |
$bblue |
blue background | "\x1b[44m" |
$bmagenta |
magenta background | "\x1b[45m" |
$bcyan |
cyan background | "\x1b[46m" |
$bwhite |
white background | "\x1b[47m" |
$bdefault |
default background | "\x1b[49m" |
$blblack |
light black background | "\x1b[100m" |
$blred |
light red background | "\x1b[101m" |
$blgreen |
light green background | "\x1b[102m" |
$blyellow |
light yellow background | "\x1b[103m" |
$blblue |
light blue background | "\x1b[104m" |
$blmagenta |
light magenta background | "\x1b[105m" |
$blcyan |
light cyan background | "\x1b[106m" |
$blwhite |
light white background | "\x1b[107m" |
$b256(n) |
1-256 background (non-std) | "\x1b[48;5;" |
$brgb(r, g, b) |
red, green, blue background (non-std) | "\x1b[48;2;" |