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> Terminal string styling done right
[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/chalk.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/chalk)
![](http://img.shields.io/badge/unicorn-approved-ff69b4.svg)
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[colors.js](https://github.com/Marak/colors.js) used to be the most popular
string styling module, but it has serious deficiencies like extending
`String.prototype` which causes all kinds of
[problems](https://github.com/yeoman/yo/issues/68). Although there are other
ones, they either do too much or not enough.
[colors.js](https://github.com/Marak/colors.js) used to be the most popular string styling module, but it has serious deficiencies like extending `String.prototype` which causes all kinds of [problems](https://github.com/yeoman/yo/issues/68). Although there are other ones, they either do too much or not enough.
**Chalk is a clean and focused alternative.**
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## Usage
Chalk comes with an easy to use composable API where you just chain and nest
the styles you want.
Chalk comes with an easy to use composable API where you just chain and nest the styles you want.
```js
var chalk = require('chalk');
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console.log(error('Error!'));
```
Take advantage of console.log [string
substitution](http://nodejs.org/docs/latest/api/console.html#console_console_log_data).
Take advantage of console.log [string substitution](http://nodejs.org/docs/latest/api/console.html#console_console_log_data).
```js
var name = 'Sindre';
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Example: `chalk.red.bold.underline('Hello', 'world');`
Chain [styles](#styles) and call the last one as a method with a string
argument. Order doesn't matter, and later styles take precedent in case of a
conflict. This simply means that `Chalk.red.yellow.green` is equivalent to
`Chalk.green`.
Chain [styles](#styles) and call the last one as a method with a string argument. Order doesn't matter, and later styles take precedent in case of a conflict. This simply means that `Chalk.red.yellow.green` is equivalent to `Chalk.green`.
Multiple arguments will be separated by space.
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### chalk.supportsColor
Detect whether the terminal [supports
color](https://github.com/sindresorhus/supports-color).
Detect whether the terminal [supports color](https://github.com/sindresorhus/supports-color).
Can be overridden by the user with the flags `--color` and `--no-color`.
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### chalk.styles
Exposes the styles as [ANSI escape
codes](https://github.com/sindresorhus/ansi-styles).
Exposes the styles as [ANSI escape codes](https://github.com/sindresorhus/ansi-styles).
Generally not useful, but you might need just the `.open` or `.close` escape
code if you're mixing externally styled strings with your own.
Generally not useful, but you might need just the `.open` or `.close` escape code if you're mixing externally styled strings with your own.
```js
var chalk = require('chalk');
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[Strip color](https://github.com/sindresorhus/strip-ansi) from a string.
Can be useful in combination with `.supportsColor` to strip color on externally
styled text when it's not supported.
Can be useful in combination with `.supportsColor` to strip color on externally styled text when it's not supported.
Example:
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## 256-colors
Chalk does not support support anything other than the base eight colors, which
guarantees it will work on all terminals and systems. Some terminals,
specifically `xterm` compliant ones, will support the full range of 8-bit
colors. For this the lower level
[ansi-256-colors](https://github.com/jbnicolai/ansi-256-colors) package can be
used.
Chalk does not support support anything other than the base eight colors, which guarantees it will work on all terminals and systems. Some terminals, specifically `xterm` compliant ones, will support the full range of 8-bit colors. For this the lower level [ansi-256-colors](https://github.com/jbnicolai/ansi-256-colors) package can be used.
## License