# JUnit not showing color well in test results

**URL:** <https://discuss.circleci.com/t/junit-not-showing-color-well-in-test-results/50215>\
**Category:** Running Tests\
**Tags:** javascript\
**Created:** [January 14, 2024, 9:31am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/junit-not-showing-color-well-in-test-results/50215 "2024-01-14T09:31:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![AmirTugi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/amirtugi/32/34758_2.png) [@AmirTugi](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/AmirTugi)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2024, 9:31am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/junit-not-showing-color-well-in-test-results/50215/1 "2024-01-14T09:31:27Z")

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I’m running Vitest with a JUnit reporter, and the ansi colors are not shown well in the “tests” tab, while they are shown well in the “steps” tab (using a regular console reporter).

This is how it looks like in the test tab

```auto
Ignored nodes: comments, <script />, <style />
[36m<html[39m
  [33mdata-theme[39m=[32m"light"[39m
  [33mstyle[39m=[32m"--chakra-ui-color-mode: light;"[39m
[36m>[39m
  [36m<head />[39m

```

Are colors not supported in the circle ci’s test tab?

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**Author:** ![sethherr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/sethherr/32/36616_2.png) [@sethherr](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/sethherr)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2025, 10:24pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/junit-not-showing-color-well-in-test-results/50215/2 "2025-08-26T22:24:38Z")

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Seems like they’re not, based on [this support article](https://support.circleci.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003108933-ANSI-color-codes-appearing-in-test-results).

Why aren’t they?