Sometimes, we want to change a Node.js’s console font color.

In this article, we’ll look at how to change a Node.js’s console font color.

How to change a Node.js’s console font color?

To change a Node.js’s console font color, we can call console.log with the color code we want for the text.

For instance, we write

console.log('x1b[36m%sx1b[0m', 'I am cyan');
console.log('x1b[33m%sx1b[0m', stringToMakeYellow); 

to print cyan and yellow text respectivelt.

The first string argument is the color code.

The list of color codes and text styles include

Reset = "x1b[0m"
Bright = "x1b[1m"
Dim = "x1b[2m"
Underscore = "x1b[4m"
Blink = "x1b[5m"
Reverse = "x1b[7m"
Hidden = "x1b[8m"

Foreground Black = "x1b[30m"
Foreground Red = "x1b[31m"
Foreground Green = "x1b[32m"
Foreground Yellow = "x1b[33m"
Foreground Blue = "x1b[34m"
Foreground Magenta = "x1b[35m"
Foreground Cyan = "x1b[36m"
Foreground White = "x1b[37m"

Background Black = "x1b[40m"
Background Red = "x1b[41m"
Background Green = "x1b[42m"
Background Yellow = "x1b[43m"
Background Blue = "x1b[44m"
Background Magenta = "x1b[45m"
Background Cyan = "x1b[46m"
Background White = "x1b[47m"

Conclusion

To change a Node.js’s console font color, we can call console.log with the color code we want for the text.