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Comprehensive ANSI escape codes cheat-sheet for easy reference
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Comprehensive ANSI escape codes cheat-sheet for easy reference
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/ppmpreetham/ansi-cheatsheet
- Owner: ppmpreetham
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- Created: 2024-10-31T08:03:12.000Z (8 months ago)
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# ANSI Escape Codes Cheatsheet
This cheatsheet covers ANSI escape codes for text formatting, colors, cursor control, and screen manipulation in terminal interfaces.
## Basic Structure
Each ANSI escape sequence follows the format:
```
\033[m
```
- `\033` (or `\e` in some languages) is the escape character.
- `[]` is the code for styling or color.
- `m` terminates the sequence.
## Text Formatting Codes
| Code | Description |
|------|---------------------|
| 0 | Reset / Normal |
| 1 | Bold / Bright |
| 2 | Dim |
| 3 | Italic |
| 4 | Underline |
| 5 | Blink |
| 7 | Inverse (Swap colors) |
| 8 | Hidden |
| 9 | Strikethrough |
### Reset Individual Effects
| Code | Description |
|------|---------------------|
| 21 | Bold Off |
| 22 | Normal intensity |
| 23 | Italic Off |
| 24 | Underline Off |
| 25 | Blink Off |
| 27 | Inverse Off |
| 28 | Reveal (Hidden Off) |
| 29 | Strikethrough Off |
## Text Colors
### Basic Colors
| Color | Foreground | Background |
|------------------|------------|------------|
| Black | 30 | 40 |
| Red | 31 | 41 |
| Green | 32 | 42 |
| Yellow | 33 | 43 |
| Blue | 34 | 44 |
| Magenta | 35 | 45 |
| Cyan | 36 | 46 |
| White | 37 | 47 |
| Default | 39 | 49 |
### Bright Text Colors (High-Intensity)
| Bright Color | Foreground | Background |
|------------------|------------|------------|
| Bright Black | 90 | 100 |
| Bright Red | 91 | 101 |
| Bright Green | 92 | 102 |
| Bright Yellow | 93 | 103 |
| Bright Blue | 94 | 104 |
| Bright Magenta | 95 | 105 |
| Bright Cyan | 96 | 106 |
| Bright White | 97 | 107 |
## 256-Color Mode
To use 256 colors:
```
\033[38;5;m // Foreground color
\033[48;5;m // Background color
```
- Replace `` with a number between 0 and 255.
## RGB Colors (24-bit True Color)
For True Color, specify RGB values:
```
\033[38;2;;;m // Foreground RGB
\033[48;2;;;m // Background RGB
```
- Replace ``, ``, `` with values between 0–255.
## Cursor Movement
| Code | Description |
|--------------------|----------------------------------|
| \033[nA | Move cursor up by n lines |
| \033[nB | Move cursor down by n lines |
| \033[nC | Move cursor forward by n chars |
| \033[nD | Move cursor backward by n chars |
| \033[nE | Move cursor to start of n lines down |
| \033[nF | Move cursor to start of n lines up |
| \033[nG | Move cursor to column n |
| \033[n;nH | Move cursor to row n, column n |
| \033[s | Save cursor position |
| \033[u | Restore saved cursor position |
## Screen & Text Manipulation
| Code | Description |
|--------------------|----------------------------------|
| \033[2J | Clear entire screen |
| \033[1J | Clear from cursor to beginning |
| \033[0J | Clear from cursor to end |
| \033[2K | Clear entire line |
| \033[1K | Clear from cursor to start of line |
| \033[0K | Clear from cursor to end of line |
| \033[?25l | Hide cursor |
| \033[?25h | Show cursor |
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