---
url: /logly.zig/examples/color-modes.md
description: >-
  Horizontal whole-line, vertical per-column, and disabled color modes with
  Logly.zig.
---

# Color Modes

Three modes: `.horizontal` colors the whole record, `.vertical` colors configured columns independently, `.none` disables.

```zig
var config = logly.Config.default();
config.colorMode = .horizontal;
var hLogger = try logly.Logger.initWithConfig(allocator, config);
defer hLogger.deinit();
try hLogger.info("Horizontal info", @src());

config.colorMode = .vertical;
config.columnColors.timestamp = logly.Color.Tint.color.ansi4.blue;
config.columnColors.message = logly.Color.Tint.color.ansi4.yellow;
var vLogger = try logly.Logger.initWithConfig(allocator, config);
defer vLogger.deinit();
try vLogger.info("Vertical info", @src());
```

Output (colors rendered by the terminal):

```text
--- Horizontal (whole line) ---
[INFO] Horizontal info
--- Vertical (timestamp blue, level default, message yellow) ---
[INFO] Vertical info
--- None (plain) ---
[INFO] Plain info
```