Unicode symbols with fallbacks for older terminals

and more...

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:  ✔
// On other terminals:                 √

console.log(mainSymbols.tick);
// On all terminals:  ✔

console.log(fallbackSymbols.tick);
// On all terminals:  √

console.log(replaceSymbols('✔ check'));
// On terminals with Unicode symbols:  ✔ check
// On other terminals:                 √ 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('✔ check', {useFallback: true}));
// On terminals with Unicode symbols:  √ check
// On other terminals:                 √ check

Fallback characters are only shown when they differ from the Main ones.

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:

• xterm
• Linux Terminal (kernel)
• cmder

They can display most but not all of the symbols listed above.

• log-symbols - Colored symbols for various log levels