Linecolor

A lightweight ANSI coloring toolkit for Node.js.
Supports RGB, HEX, HSL, Named Colors, background colors, text styling, tags, boxes, outlines, gradients, progress bars, timestamps, and more.

Installation

npm install linecolor

Functions

• TextBold(text) Creates a bold text effect using ANSI. Used to highlight important sections.

• TextDim(text) Reduces text brightness. Often used for system logs, debugging, or supplementary messages.

• TextItalic(text) Creates an italic effect. Some terminals may not support it, but most do.

• TextUnderline(text) Underlines all text. Useful for titles or links.

• TextDoubleUnderline(text) Double underline. Stronger than regular underline, used to emphasize main titles.

• TextOverline(text) Creates a line above text. Used to group or mark sections.

• TextStrike(text) Threads text horizontally. Used to indicate "deleted," "cancelled," or content that is no longer applicable.

• TextInverse(text) Inverts the foreground ↔ background color. Creates the strongest highlight effect in ANSI.

• TextBox(text, hex)
  Creates a simple ASCII box with border and colored content.

• TextTag(tag, msg, hex)
  Creates a colored prefix tag format.

• TextGlitch(text)
  Generates a cyber-glitch random RGB effect.

• TextShadow(text, shadowHex)
  Adds a second shadow line below the text.

• TextOutline(text, hex)
  Simulates a text outline using multi-line ASCII layout.

Example Usage

import { 
  TextHEX, 
  TextBold, 
  TextBox, 
  TextProgressBar 
} from "linecolor";

console.log(TextBold(TextHEX("Hello!", "#ff0077")));
console.log(TextBox("System Ready", "#00eaff"));
console.log(TextProgressBar(72));

Notes

Only uses ANSI escape codes, no dependencies. Fully compatible with most terminals (Windows, macOS, Linux).