normal text rendering codes (vt100/ansi, ibm ansi does not support all):

 ^c0 normal              ^c1 bold                ^c2 italics
 ^c3 underline           ^c4 flash               ^c5 inverse
 ^c6 invisible

color codes (ansi only, 8-16 colors):

 ^cl black               ^cr red                 ^cg green
 ^cy yellow              ^cb blue                ^cp purple
 ^cc cyan                ^cw white

external color codes (ansi only, 16 colors, in 8 color mode simulated)

 ^cL light black         ^cR light red           ^cG light green
 ^cY light yellow        ^cB light blue          ^cP light purple
 ^cC light cyan          ^cW light white

background colors (ansi only):

 ^bl black               ^br red                 ^bg green
 ^by yellow              ^bb blue                ^bp purple
 ^bc cyan                ^bw white