Unicode symbols with fallbacks for older terminals
Terminals such as Windows Console Host (and CMD) only support a limited character set.
npm install figures
import figures, {mainSymbols, fallbackSymbols, replaceSymbols} from 'figures';
console.log(figures.tick);
// On terminals with Unicode symbols: โ
// On other terminals: โ
console.log(mainSymbols.tick);
// On all terminals: โ
console.log(fallbackSymbols.tick);
// On all terminals: โ
console.log(replaceSymbols('โ check'));
// On terminals with Unicode symbols: โ check
// On other terminals: โ check
Type: object
Symbols to use on any terminal.
Symbols to use when the terminal supports Unicode symbols.
Symbols to use when the terminal does not support Unicode symbols.
Returns the input with replaced fallback symbols if the terminal has poor Unicode support.
All the below figures are attached to the default export as shown in the example above.
Type: string
String where the Unicode symbols will be replaced with fallback symbols depending on the terminal.
Type: object
Type: boolean
Default: true if the terminal has poor Unicode support
Whether to replace symbols with fallbacks.
This can be set to true to always use fallback symbols, whether the terminal has poor Unicode support or not.
import {replaceSymbols} from 'figures';
console.log(replaceSymbols('โ check', {useFallback: true}));
// On terminals with Unicode symbols: โ check
// On other terminals: โ check
Fallback characters are only shown when they differ from the Main ones.
| Name | Main | Fallback |
|---|---|---|
| tick | โ | โ |
| info | โน | i |
| warning | โ | โผ |
| cross | โ | ร |
| square | โ | |
| squareSmall | โป | โก |
| squareSmallFilled | โผ | โ |
| squareDarkShade | โ | |
| squareMediumShade | โ | |
| squareLightShade | โ | |
| squareTop | โ | |
| squareBottom | โ | |
| squareLeft | โ | |
| squareRight | โ | |
| squareCenter | โ | |
| circle | โฏ | ( ) |
| circleFilled | โ | (*) |
| circleDotted | โ | ( ) |
| circleDouble | โ | ( ) |
| circleCircle | โ | (โ) |
| circleCross | โง | (ร) |
| circlePipe | โพ | (โ) |
| circleQuestionMark | ?โ | (?) |
| radioOn | โ | (*) |
| radioOff | โฏ | ( ) |
| checkboxOn | โ | [ร] |
| checkboxOff | โ | [ ] |
| checkboxCircleOn | โง | (ร) |
| checkboxCircleOff | โพ | ( ) |
| questionMarkPrefix | ?โ | ๏ผ |
| bullet | โ | |
| dot | โค | |
| ellipsis | โฆ | |
| pointer | โฏ | > |
| pointerSmall | โบ | โบ |
| triangleUp | โฒ | |
| triangleUpSmall | โด | |
| triangleUpOutline | โณ | โ |
| triangleDown | โผ | |
| triangleDownSmall | โพ | |
| triangleLeft | โ | โ |
| triangleLeftSmall | โ | |
| triangleRight | โถ | โบ |
| triangleRightSmall | โธ | |
| lozenge | โ | โฆ |
| lozengeOutline | โ | โ |
| home | โ | |
| hamburger | โฐ | โก |
| smiley | ใก | โบ |
| mustache | เทด | โโโ |
| heart | โฅ | |
| star | โ
| โถ |
| play | โถ | โบ |
| musicNote | โช | |
| musicNoteBeamed | โซ | |
| nodejs | โฌข | โฆ |
| arrowUp | โ | |
| arrowDown | โ | |
| arrowLeft | โ | |
| arrowRight | โ | |
| arrowLeftRight | โ | |
| arrowUpDown | โ | |
| almostEqual | โ | |
| notEqual | โ | |
| lessOrEqual | โค | |
| greaterOrEqual | โฅ | |
| identical | โก | |
| infinity | โ | |
| subscriptZero | โ | |
| subscriptOne | โ | |
| subscriptTwo | โ | |
| subscriptThree | โ | |
| subscriptFour | โ | |
| subscriptFive | โ
| |
| subscriptSix | โ | |
| subscriptSeven | โ | |
| subscriptEight | โ | |
| subscriptNine | โ | |
| oneHalf | ยฝ | |
| oneThird | โ
| |
| oneQuarter | ยผ | |
| oneFifth | โ
| |
| oneSixth | โ
| |
| oneSeventh | โ
| 1/7 |
| oneEighth | โ
| |
| oneNinth | โ
| 1/9 |
| oneTenth | โ
| 1/10 |
| twoThirds | โ
| |
| twoFifths | โ
| |
| threeQuarters | ยพ | |
| threeFifths | โ
| |
| threeEighths | โ
| |
| fourFifths | โ
| |
| fiveSixths | โ
| |
| fiveEighths | โ
| |
| sevenEighths | โ
| |
| line | โ | |
| lineBold | โ | |
| lineDouble | โ | |
| lineDashed0 | โ | |
| lineDashed1 | โ
| |
| lineDashed2 | โ | |
| lineDashed3 | โ | |
| lineDashed4 | โ | |
| lineDashed5 | โ | |
| lineDashed6 | โด | |
| lineDashed7 | โถ | |
| lineDashed8 | โธ | |
| lineDashed9 | โบ | |
| lineDashed10 | โผ | |
| lineDashed11 | โพ | |
| lineDashed12 | โ | |
| lineDashed13 | โ | |
| lineDashed14 | โ | |
| lineDashed15 | โ | |
| lineVertical | โ | |
| lineVerticalBold | โ | |
| lineVerticalDouble | โ | |
| lineVerticalDashed0 | โ | |
| lineVerticalDashed1 | โ | |
| lineVerticalDashed2 | โ | |
| lineVerticalDashed3 | โ | |
| lineVerticalDashed4 | โ | |
| lineVerticalDashed5 | โ | |
| lineVerticalDashed6 | โต | |
| lineVerticalDashed7 | โท | |
| lineVerticalDashed8 | โน | |
| lineVerticalDashed9 | โป | |
| lineVerticalDashed10 | โฝ | |
| lineVerticalDashed11 | โฟ | |
| lineDownLeft | โ | |
| lineDownLeftArc | โฎ | |
| lineDownBoldLeftBold | โ | |
| lineDownBoldLeft | โ | |
| lineDownLeftBold | โ | |
| lineDownDoubleLeftDouble | โ | |
| lineDownDoubleLeft | โ | |
| lineDownLeftDouble | โ | |
| lineDownRight | โ | |
| lineDownRightArc | โญ | |
| lineDownBoldRightBold | โ | |
| lineDownBoldRight | โ | |
| lineDownRightBold | โ | |
| lineDownDoubleRightDouble | โ | |
| lineDownDoubleRight | โ | |
| lineDownRightDouble | โ | |
| lineUpLeft | โ | |
| lineUpLeftArc | โฏ | |
| lineUpBoldLeftBold | โ | |
| lineUpBoldLeft | โ | |
| lineUpLeftBold | โ | |
| lineUpDoubleLeftDouble | โ | |
| lineUpDoubleLeft | โ | |
| lineUpLeftDouble | โ | |
| lineUpRight | โ | |
| lineUpRightArc | โฐ | |
| lineUpBoldRightBold | โ | |
| lineUpBoldRight | โ | |
| lineUpRightBold | โ | |
| lineUpDoubleRightDouble | โ | |
| lineUpDoubleRight | โ | |
| lineUpRightDouble | โ | |
| lineUpDownLeft | โค | |
| lineUpBoldDownBoldLeftBold | โซ | |
| lineUpBoldDownBoldLeft | โจ | |
| lineUpDownLeftBold | โฅ | |
| lineUpBoldDownLeftBold | โฉ | |
| lineUpDownBoldLeftBold | โช | |
| lineUpDownBoldLeft | โง | |
| lineUpBoldDownLeft | โฆ | |
| lineUpDoubleDownDoubleLeftDouble | โฃ | |
| lineUpDoubleDownDoubleLeft | โข | |
| lineUpDownLeftDouble | โก | |
| lineUpDownRight | โ | |
| lineUpBoldDownBoldRightBold | โฃ | |
| lineUpBoldDownBoldRight | โ | |
| lineUpDownRightBold | โ | |
| lineUpBoldDownRightBold | โก | |
| lineUpDownBoldRightBold | โข | |
| lineUpDownBoldRight | โ | |
| lineUpBoldDownRight | โ | |
| lineUpDoubleDownDoubleRightDouble | โ | |
| lineUpDoubleDownDoubleRight | โ | |
| lineUpDownRightDouble | โ | |
| lineDownLeftRight | โฌ | |
| lineDownBoldLeftBoldRightBold | โณ | |
| lineDownLeftBoldRightBold | โฏ | |
| lineDownBoldLeftRight | โฐ | |
| lineDownBoldLeftBoldRight | โฑ | |
| lineDownBoldLeftRightBold | โฒ | |
| lineDownLeftRightBold | โฎ | |
| lineDownLeftBoldRight | โญ | |
| lineDownDoubleLeftDoubleRightDouble | โฆ | |
| lineDownDoubleLeftRight | โฅ | |
| lineDownLeftDoubleRightDouble | โค | |
| lineUpLeftRight | โด | |
| lineUpBoldLeftBoldRightBold | โป | |
| lineUpLeftBoldRightBold | โท | |
| lineUpBoldLeftRight | โธ | |
| lineUpBoldLeftBoldRight | โน | |
| lineUpBoldLeftRightBold | โบ | |
| lineUpLeftRightBold | โถ | |
| lineUpLeftBoldRight | โต | |
| lineUpDoubleLeftDoubleRightDouble | โฉ | |
| lineUpDoubleLeftRight | โจ | |
| lineUpLeftDoubleRightDouble | โง | |
| lineUpDownLeftRight | โผ | |
| lineUpBoldDownBoldLeftBoldRightBold | โ | |
| lineUpDownBoldLeftBoldRightBold | โ | |
| lineUpBoldDownLeftBoldRightBold | โ | |
| lineUpBoldDownBoldLeftRightBold | โ | |
| lineUpBoldDownBoldLeftBoldRight | โ | |
| lineUpBoldDownLeftRight | โ | |
| lineUpDownBoldLeftRight | โ | |
| lineUpDownLeftBoldRight | โฝ | |
| lineUpDownLeftRightBold | โพ | |
| lineUpBoldDownBoldLeftRight | โ | |
| lineUpDownLeftBoldRightBold | โฟ | |
| lineUpBoldDownLeftBoldRight | โ | |
| lineUpBoldDownLeftRightBold | โ | |
| lineUpDownBoldLeftBoldRight | โ
| |
| lineUpDownBoldLeftRightBold | โ | |
| lineUpDoubleDownDoubleLeftDoubleRightDouble | โฌ | |
| lineUpDoubleDownDoubleLeftRight | โซ | |
| lineUpDownLeftDoubleRightDouble | โช | |
| lineCross | โณ | |
| lineBackslash | โฒ | |
| lineSlash | โฑ |
If you cannot find the character you're looking for in the table above, please look at this full list of cross-platform terminal characters.
The following terminals are not officially supported:
They can display most but not all of the symbols listed above.
Chalk is a popular npm package for styling terminal strings. While it focuses on adding color and style to text, figures focuses on providing cross-platform symbols. Both packages enhance the visual output of console applications but in different aspects.
The emoji package allows for the inclusion of emojis in Node.js applications. Similar to figures, it enhances the visual aspect of console output but does so through emojis rather than symbols. Figures provides a more subtle way of enhancing output with symbols that have fallbacks for better compatibility.
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Unicode symbols with fallbacks for older terminals
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