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Asked: 2026-05-13T23:16:05+00:00

How can I output colored text using printf on both Mac OS X and

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How can I output colored text using “printf” on both Mac OS X and Linux?

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    You can use the ANSI colour codes. Here’s an example program:

    #include <stdio.h>
    
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
  printf("%c[1;31mHello, world!\n", 27); // red
  printf("%c[1;32mHello, world!\n", 27); // green
  printf("%c[1;33mHello, world!\n", 27); // yellow
  printf("%c[1;34mHello, world!\n", 27); // blue
  return 0;
}

    The 27 is the escape character. You can use \e if you prefer.

    There are lists of all the codes all over the web. Here is one.

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