The Secret Trick to Customizing Console Logs with CSS

Tired of boring, plain-text console logs? Did you know you can style your browser’s console output with colors, custom fonts, backgrounds, and even animations—all using a simple JavaScript trick? In this post, you’ll learn how to use the %c formatter to apply CSS styling to console.log() messages, making debugging more visually intuitive and even fun! ✨ Why Style Console Logs? Before we dive into the code, here’s why you should care: ✅ Highlight important logs (errors in red, warnings in yellow) ✅ Organize debug output (API calls vs. state changes) ✅ Make debugging more enjoyable (because who doesn’t love colors?)

May 15, 2025 - 04:46
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The Secret Trick to Customizing Console Logs with CSS

Tired of boring, plain-text console logs? Did you know you can style your browser’s console output with colors, custom fonts, backgrounds, and even animations—all using a simple JavaScript trick?

In this post, you’ll learn how to use the %c formatter to apply CSS styling to console.log() messages, making debugging more visually intuitive and even fun!

✨ Why Style Console Logs?

Before we dive into the code, here’s why you should care:

Highlight important logs (errors in red, warnings in yellow)

Organize debug output (API calls vs. state changes)

Make debugging more enjoyable (because who doesn’t love colors?)