Question

Is there anyway to do this? im currently using and the functions system(Color ); but that changes the font and background color of the whole program, how can i change specific parts only?

Answer 1

You can use VT100 escape codes to add colour to your text output. Then you don’t need any external library or program.

Example:

printf("This text is \x1b[31mred \x1b[32mgreen \x1b[0mnormal.\n");

Edit: Escape codes do not work in the Windows command prompt, instead you have to use functions such as SetConsoleTextAttribute.

Here is an example showing how to use it:

#include <windows.h>
#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
    HANDLE hConsole = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);

    CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO ConsoleInfo;
    GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(hConsole, &ConsoleInfo);
    int originalAttrs = ConsoleInfo.wAttributes;

    printf("This text is ");
    SetConsoleTextAttribute(hConsole, FOREGROUND_RED);
    printf("red ");
    SetConsoleTextAttribute(hConsole, FOREGROUND_GREEN);
    printf("green ");
    SetConsoleTextAttribute(hConsole, originalAttrs);
    printf("normal\n");

    return 0;
}