How to print underlined string in console output in java

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I want to know if there is any way to print the underlined text on console using java String class.

There already is an answer to this question: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5062458/font-settings-for-strings-in-java — PrR3, Oct 14 '13 at 06:56
None of this will work in Windows command prompt. It's specific to full-fledged terminal emulators (the norm on *nixes, including Mac). — Marko Topolnik, Oct 14 '13 at 07:49

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 14 '13 at 07:28

You can only rely on how the String is interpreted by your console. For example, in bash, you can do something like inserting your string between escape sequences \033[1m and \033[0m (for bold):

\033[1mInsert your String here\033[0m

You should read the documentation of your favorite console.

score 2 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:10

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I'd have a look at the tput command as outlined in this answer, but it will make your code a bit unreadable as it will look like this

System.out.println("...")
// execute tput
System.out.println("underlined text")
// execute tput
System.out.println("...")

Also, this page may help

Notice I'm assuming you aim for bash like terminal

edited May 23 '17 at 12:10

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answered Oct 14 '13 at 07:19

David Rabinowitz

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 03 '20 at 19:36

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I used Netbeans IDE v12.0

String txt="Welcome Back";
String utxt = String.join("\u0332",n.split("",-1));
System.out.println(utxt);

Output

W̲e̲l̲c̲o̲m̲e̲ ̲B̲a̲c̲k̲

result in IDE

answered Nov 03 '20 at 19:36

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score -3 · Answer 4 · edited Apr 03 '17 at 09:55

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On my IDE you can also use like the below Mentioned :

System.out.println("Underlined Text");
System.out.println("_______________")

edited Apr 03 '17 at 09:55

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answered Dec 02 '16 at 00:39

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I find this rather funny. – hamaney Oct 12 '20 at 04:24

How to print underlined string in console output in java

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