# slice-ansi [](https://github.com/xojs/xo)
> Slice a string with [ANSI escape codes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_escape_code#Colors_and_Styles)
## Install
```
$ npm install slice-ansi
```
## Usage
```js
import chalk from 'chalk';
import sliceAnsi from 'slice-ansi';
const string = 'The quick brown ' + chalk.red('fox jumped over ') +
'the lazy ' + chalk.green('dog and then ran away with the unicorn.');
console.log(sliceAnsi(string, 20, 30));
```
## API
### sliceAnsi(string, beginSlice, endSlice?)
#### string
Type: `string`
String with ANSI escape codes. Like one styled by [`chalk`](https://github.com/chalk/chalk).
#### beginSlice
Type: `number`
Zero-based index at which to begin the slice.
#### endSlice
Type: `number`
Zero-based index at which to end the slice.
## Related
- [wrap-ansi](https://github.com/chalk/wrap-ansi) - Wordwrap a string with ANSI escape codes
- [cli-truncate](https://github.com/sindresorhus/cli-truncate) - Truncate a string to a specific width in the terminal
- [chalk](https://github.com/chalk/chalk) - Terminal string styling done right
## Maintainers
- [Sindre Sorhus](https://github.com/sindresorhus)
- [Josh Junon](https://github.com/qix-)
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