# How to enable REPL Syntax Highlighting in 1.13?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-enable-repl-syntax-highlighting-in-1-13/139340>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** repl\
**Created:** [September 10, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-enable-repl-syntax-highlighting-in-1-13/139340 "2026-09-10T15:22:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![nhz2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/nhz2/32/44428_2.png) [@nhz2](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/nhz2)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-enable-repl-syntax-highlighting-in-1-13/139340/21 "2026-09-13T16:25:18Z")

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Yeah that makes sense, since I guess REPL “owns” stdin when in interactive mode.

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