# How can I create a fancier REPL prompt with styled strings? (was: Make \`Base.textwidth\` ignore ANSI sequences)

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**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** strings, repl, colors\
**Created:** [October 1, 2024, 11:32am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-can-i-create-a-fancier-repl-prompt-with-styled-strings-was-make-base-textwidth-ignore-ansi-sequences/120782 "2024-10-01T11:32:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 1, 2024, 1:03pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-can-i-create-a-fancier-repl-prompt-with-styled-strings-was-make-base-textwidth-ignore-ansi-sequences/120782/4 "2024-10-01T13:03:58Z")

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> [@HanD](#):
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> I was wondering if there was an easy workaround for this.

You could strip out the ANSI escapes (which are not part of Unicode) before calling `textwidth`, e.g. [Strange characters in windows terminal - #4 by digital\_carver](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/strange-characters-in-windows-terminal/89355/4)

But probably better to use StyledStrings

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