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You need the terminal color codes. For linux it's the following (your system might be different, look it up):

//the following are UBUNTU/LINUX, and MacOS ONLY terminal color codes.

#define RESET "\033[0m"

#define BLACK "\033[30m" /* Black */

#define RED "\033[31m" /* Red */

#define GREEN "\033[32m" /* Green */

#define YELLOW "\033[33m" /* Yellow */

#define BLUE "\033[34m" /* Blue */

#define MAGENTA "\033[35m" /* Magenta */

#define CYAN "\033[36m" /* Cyan */

#define WHITE "\033[37m" /* White */

#define BOLDBLACK "\033[1m\033[30m" /* Bold Black */

#define BOLDRED "\033[1m\033[31m" /* Bold Red */

#define BOLDGREEN "\033[1m\033[32m" /* Bold Green */

#define BOLDYELLOW "\033[1m\033[33m" /* Bold Yellow */

#define BOLDBLUE "\033[1m\033[34m" /* Bold Blue */

#define BOLDMAGENTA "\033[1m\033[35m" /* Bold Magenta */

#define BOLDCYAN "\033[1m\033[36m" /* Bold Cyan */

#define BOLDWHITE "\033[1m\033[37m" /* Bold White */

This allows you to do the following:

std::cout << RED << "hello world" << RESET << std::endl;

Note: If you don't use RESET the color will remain changed until the next time you use a color code.

from: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9158150/colored-output-in-c/9158263

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NikoQT commented Jun 13, 2024

Thank you :)

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Edward-Martinson commented Sep 4, 2024

Thanks!!!!

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Mohyoo commented Sep 21, 2024

Appreciated! And what a coincidence, it's similar to python.

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MrArnaudMichel commented Nov 2, 2024

Thanks you !

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Wafflelover404 commented Apr 18, 2025

What's this type of color naming called ? Where can I find more ones like so ?

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NikoQT commented Apr 19, 2025

What's this type of color naming called ? Where can I find more ones like so ?

They are called ANSI-Colors

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Wafflelover404 commented Apr 21, 2025

What's this type of color naming called ? Where can I find more ones like so ?

They are called ANSI-Colors

TYSM !!!!

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Ellen-Dennison commented Oct 28, 2025

thank you

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