chalk/readme_npm.md

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> Terminal string styling done right

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				Sindre Sorhus' open source work is supported by the community on <a href="https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus">GitHub Sponsors</a>
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		<sup>Special thanks to:</sup>
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		<a href="https://retool.com/?utm_campaign=sindresorhus">
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			<b>Strapi is the leading open-source headless CMS.</b>
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				<sup>It’s 100% JavaScript, fully customizable, and developer-first.</sup>
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## Highlights

- Expressive API
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- No dependencies
- Ability to nest styles
- [256/Truecolor color support](#256-and-truecolor-color-support)
- Auto-detects color support
- Doesn't extend `String.prototype`
- Clean and focused
- Actively maintained
- [Used by ~86,000 packages](https://www.npmjs.com/browse/depended/chalk) as of October 4, 2022

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