# Learning Journal Node.js: printing in style

Rather than trying to read through a sea of text that all looks the same, you can use a library such as [chalk](https://www.npmjs.com/package/chalk?activeTab=readme) to style your logs in the terminal, so that the logs are both meaningful and easier to find.

To do so, install chalk:

```bash
npm install chalk
```

Create a local reference to chalk by **requiring** it in your project file, then apply a styling to a log like so:

```javascript
const chalk = require('chalk')

console.log(chalk.green('Success!')
```

This will produce a styled log that looks something like this:

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1679331423977/59c8c58d-a95f-408b-a5e8-ad4249a1ceb6.png align="center")

You could also get really daring by adding additional styling such as:

```javascript
const chalk = require('chalk')

console.log(chalk.green.bold.inverse('Success!')
```

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1679331525591/0cbbc38f-95c0-43a0-a6f6-653b3c87cb85.png align="center")

If you want to get really fancy with your syntax, you could also replace the method call with a string template:

```javascript
const chalk = require('chalk')

console.log(chalk.green.bold.inverse`Success!`)
```

This produces the same results as the previous code but allows for an alternative syntax pattern. I can't say that I love the alternative syntax pattern, but it's an option at least. ;)

Something that's fascinating to me here is both the **chaining** and dual syntax approach that this library uses. The **chaining** being that `green` chains to `bold` which chains to `inverse`. It appears that the syntax structure of these calls ultimately allows for indefinite chaining to apply as many supporting styles as you wish. In terms of dual syntax, `green`, `bold`, and `inverse` all act as both an object that can reference other styles, as well as a method that can be invoked using a string.

Congrats! You now have the ability to style your logs in semantic ways. Happy styling. :)