How to Add Effects and Styling to Text#

Full Line Text Functions#

Examples#

In addition to colors, Colorist can also add effects when you print text in the terminal. How to print a full line of text with effects:

Python
from colorist import effect_blink

effect_blink("This is BLINKING!")

How it appears in the terminal:

% This is BLINKING!

Mixing Effects and Colors#

This can also be combined with an optional color:

Python
from colorist import Color, effect_blink

effect_blink("CYAN and BLINKING!", Color.CYAN)

How it appears in the terminal:

% CYAN and BLINKING!

Cheat Sheet#

Effect	Full Text Function	Example
Bold	`effect_bold("text")`	`This is BOLD`
Dim	`effect_dim("text")`	`This is DIMMED`
Underline	`effect_underline("text")`	`This is UNDERLINED`
Blink	`effect_blink("text")`	`This is BLINKING`
Reverse	`effect_reverse("text")`	`This is REVERSED`
Hide	`effect_hide("text")`	`This is HIDDEN`

Custom String Styling#

Examples#

How to customize terminal messages and change effect inside a paragraph:

Python
from colorist import Effect

print(f"I want {Effect.UNDERLINE}underlined text{Effect.UNDERLINE_OFF}")

print(f"I want {Effect.BOLD}emphasized text{Effect.BOLD_OFF}")

How it appears in the terminal:

% I want underlined text
% I want emphasized text

Mixing Effects and Colors#

Effects can also be mixed with colors:

Python
from colorist import Color, Effect

print(f"I want both {Color.RED}colored and {Effect.BLINK}blinking{Effect.BLINK_OFF} text{Color.OFF} inside this paragraph")

How it appears in the terminal:

% I want both colored and blinking text inside this paragraph

Tip

Similar to Color.OFF, remember to turn off an effect with the relevant reset option (e.g Effect.BOLD_OFF, Effect.DIM_OFF, etc. or even just Effect.OFF) every time you want to revert back to the default terminal text style. Otherwise, the effect may spill over and into other terminal messages.

Cheat Sheet#

Effect	Effect Code	Reset Code	Example
Bold	`Effect.BOLD`	`Effect.BOLD_OFF`	`This is BOLD`
Dim	`Effect.DIM`	`Effect.DIM_OFF`	`This is DIMMED`
Underline	`Effect.UNDERLINE`	`Effect.UNDERLINE_OFF`	`This is UNDERLINED`
Blink	`Effect.BLINK`	`Effect.BLINK_OFF`	`This is BLINKING`
Reverse	`Effect.REVERSE`	`Effect.REVERSE_OFF`	`This is REVERSED`
Hide	`Effect.HIDE`	`Effect.HIDE_OFF`	`This is HIDDEN`
-	-	`Effect.OFF`	-