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diff --git a/lib/utils.nom b/lib/utils.nom
index 608e72f..55503e1 100644
--- a/lib/utils.nom
+++ b/lib/utils.nom
@@ -84,3 +84,33 @@ compile [max of %items by %value_expr] to:
         |    return \(%value_expr as lua)
         |end)
 
+# String utilities
+compile [nl, newline, line feed, linefeed, lf] to: ".."
+    |"\n"
+compile [tab] to: ".."
+    |"\t"
+compile [bell] to: ".."
+    |"\a"
+compile [cr, carriage return] to: ".."
+    |"\r"
+compile [backspace] to: ".."
+    |"\b"
+compile [form feed, formfeed] to: ".."
+    |"\f"
+compile [vertical tab] to: ".."
+    |"\v"
+
+lua code ".."
+    |do;
+    |    local colors = {
+    |        ["reset color"] = 0, bright = 1, dim = 2, underscore = 4, blink = 5,
+    |        inverse = 7, hidden = 8, black = 30, red = 31, green = 32, yellow = 33,
+    |        blue = 34, magenta = 35, cyan = 36, white = 37, ["on black"] = 40,
+    |        ["on red"] = 41, ["on green"] = 42, ["on yellow"] = 43, ["on blue"] = 44,
+    |        ["on magenta"] = 45, ["on cyan"] = 46, ["on white"] = 47,
+    |    };
+    |    for name,code in pairs(colors) do;
+    |        local escape = "\\"\\\\27["..tostring(code).."m\\""
+    |        nomsu:defmacro(name, function() return escape end, "");
+    |    end;
+    |end;