Question 1

What color modes does the generator support?

Accepted Answer

All four: (1) Standard 16-color (codes 30–37 / 40–47 foreground/background). (2) Bright 16-color (90–97 / 100–107). (3) 256-color cube (38;5;N / 48;5;N where N is 0–255, with 16 + 36r + 6g + b cube math and a 232–255 grayscale ramp). (4) 24-bit truecolor (38;2;r;g;b / 48;2;r;g;b). Plus every SGR style — bold, faint, italic, underline, blink, inverse, hidden, strikethrough.

Question 2

Which escape sequence formats can I copy?

Accepted Answer

Five. The same SGR parameters can be rendered as \x1b[…m (JS/C/Go string), \033[…m (shell printf), \e[…m (bash echo -e), \u001b[…m (JS template literal / JSON), or a raw ESC character (0x1B). The tool always auto-appends \x1b[0m reset to avoid color bleed, and you can toggle showing a visible ^[ marker versus the literal escape.

Question 3

Does it generate language-specific snippets?

Accepted Answer

Yes — copy-ready snippets for bash `printf` and `echo -e`, Python 3 (`print('\033[31m…')`), Node.js (`process.stdout.write`), Go (`fmt.Printf`), Rust (`print!` with `\x1b`), and C (`printf`). Each snippet wraps your sample text with the chosen escape and reset so it compiles and runs verbatim.

Question 4

Can I decode an existing ANSI sequence?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Paste any string containing SGR escape codes (e.g. `\x1b[1;38;5;208mHello\x1b[0m`) and the reverse decoder lists every applied attribute — styles, foreground color (with mode + value), background color, and any resets. It also flags malformed sequences. A `strip ANSI` helper removes all escapes from a string.

Question 5

What extra features does this tool have versus other ANSI generators?

Accepted Answer

(1) Four color modes (16, bright, 256, truecolor) with FG and BG pickers. (2) All 8 SGR styles as independent toggles. (3) Five escape-format renderings. (4) Language snippets for bash/Python/JS/Go/Rust/C. (5) Reverse decoder for pasted sequences. (6) hex→256 and hex→truecolor conversion with the canonical 16+36r+6g+b cube math. (7) 256-color palette grid with IDs. (8) Live terminal-style preview that honors the codes. (9) Strip-ANSI helper. (10) Terminal-support notes (truecolor/italic/blink caveats). (11) Reset auto-appended to prevent bleed. (12) Visible-^[ toggle. (13) Copy sequence / copy snippet / share URL. (14) History (localStorage, last 20). 100% client-side — nothing uploaded, no ads.

ANSI Escape Code / Terminal Color Generator

Sample text & escape format

SGR styles

Foreground

Background

256-color palette

Live preview valid

Language snippets

Reverse decoder

Terminal support notes

How to use