chalk
A terminal string styling library for Node.js with an expressive API, high performance, and no dependencies.
What is chalk?
Chalk is a Node.js library for styling terminal strings with colors, backgrounds, and text modifiers like bold and underline. It solves the problem of creating visually distinct and readable command-line output by providing an intuitive, chainable API that works across different terminal environments with automatic color support detection.
Node.js developers building command-line interfaces (CLIs), scripts, or tools that require colored or formatted terminal output.
Developers choose Chalk for its mature, dependency-free design, expressive API, and reliable long-term maintenance. It balances performance with extensive features like truecolor support and nested styling, making it a trusted standard in the ecosystem.
Overview
🖍 Terminal string styling done right
Use Cases
Best For
- Adding color and style to CLI tool output
- Creating visually distinct log levels (e.g., errors in red, warnings in yellow)
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