diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 74aedcd..784c556 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ let formatter = text_formatter(
   show_timestamp=false,
   field_separator=",",
   template="[{level}] {target} {message} :: {fields}",
+  color_mode=ColorMode::Always,
 )
 let logger = Logger::new(text_console_sink(formatter), target="pretty")
 
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ logger.info("hello", fields=[field("mode", "pretty")])
 
 ```moonbit
 let config = parse_logger_config_text(
-  "{\"min_level\":\"debug\",\"target\":\"config.demo\",\"timestamp\":true,\"sink\":{\"kind\":\"text_console\",\"text_formatter\":{\"show_timestamp\":false,\"field_separator\":\",\",\"template\":\"[{level}] {target} {message} :: {fields}\"}},\"queue\":{\"max_pending\":2,\"overflow\":\"DropOldest\"}}",
+  "{\"min_level\":\"debug\",\"target\":\"config.demo\",\"timestamp\":true,\"sink\":{\"kind\":\"text_console\",\"text_formatter\":{\"show_timestamp\":false,\"field_separator\":\",\",\"template\":\"[{level}] {target} {message} :: {fields}\",\"color_mode\":\"always\"}},\"queue\":{\"max_pending\":2,\"overflow\":\"DropOldest\"}}",
 )
 
 let logger = build_logger(config)
@@ -241,6 +242,7 @@ match logger.file_runtime_state() {
 - 提供 JSON 配置层: `parse_logger_config_text(...)`, `stringify_logger_config(...)`, `build_logger(...)`
 - `QueueConfig`, `TextFormatterConfig`, `SinkConfig` 可分别通过 `queue_config_to_json(...)` / `stringify_queue_config(...)`, `text_formatter_config_to_json(...)` / `stringify_text_formatter_config(...)`, `sink_config_to_json(...)` / `stringify_sink_config(...)` 单独导出 JSON
 - 支持字段: `min_level`, `target`, `timestamp`, `sink.kind`, `sink.path`, `sink.append`, `sink.auto_flush`, `sink.rotation`, `sink.text_formatter`, `queue`
+- `TextFormatter` / `TextFormatterConfig` 提供 `color_mode = Never | Auto | Always`, 可控制 ANSI 文本着色
 - `sink.rotation` 支持 `max_bytes` 与 `max_backups`, 用于基础 size-based rotation 和 backup retention
 - `file_sink(...)` 提供 `reopen()`, `reopen_with_current_policy()`, `reopen_append()`, `reopen_truncate()`, `open_failures()`, `write_failures()`, `flush_failures()`, `rotation_failures()`, 用于基础可观测性
 - `file_sink(...)` 提供 `append_mode()`. 显式传入 `reopen(append=...)` 时, 会更新后续 reopen 使用的 append 策略. `reopen_with_current_policy()` 使用当前保存的策略重开文件, `reopen_append()` / `reopen_truncate()` 提供常见的 append 和 truncate 模式
@@ -264,6 +266,7 @@ match logger.file_runtime_state() {
 - `file_sink_policy_to_json(...)`, `stringify_file_sink_policy(...)` 可将独立 file policy 直接导出为 JSON, 便于策略快照, 配置对比或诊断上报
 - `file_sink_state_to_json(...)`, `stringify_file_sink_state(...)`, `runtime_file_state_to_json(...)`, `stringify_runtime_file_state(...)` 可直接把 file / queued-file 快照导出为 JSON, 便于排障或上报
 - `sink.text_formatter.template` 支持固定 token: `{timestamp}`, `{timestamp_ms}`, `{level}`, `{target}`, `{message}`, `{fields}`
+- `sink.text_formatter.color_mode` 支持 `never`, `auto`, `always`
 - 可由配置直接组装的 sink 类型: `console`, `json_console`, `text_console`, `file`
 - `queue` 作为显式包装层附着在最终 sink 外侧. 这仍然是同步 drain 模型, 不是 async runtime
 
diff --git a/bitlogger/BitLogger_test.mbt b/bitlogger/BitLogger_test.mbt
index bab469c..ed53e61 100644
--- a/bitlogger/BitLogger_test.mbt
+++ b/bitlogger/BitLogger_test.mbt
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ test "logger config parser reads core options" {
 
 test "logger config parser reads formatter and queue options" {
   let config = parse_logger_config_text(
-    "{\"sink\":{\"kind\":\"text_console\",\"text_formatter\":{\"separator\":\" | \",\"show_timestamp\":false,\"template\":\"[{level}] {message}\"}},\"queue\":{\"max_pending\":32,\"overflow\":\"DropOldest\"}}",
+    "{\"sink\":{\"kind\":\"text_console\",\"text_formatter\":{\"separator\":\" | \",\"show_timestamp\":false,\"template\":\"[{level}] {message}\",\"color_mode\":\"always\"}},\"queue\":{\"max_pending\":32,\"overflow\":\"DropOldest\"}}",
   )
   inspect(match config.sink.kind {
     SinkKind::TextConsole => "TextConsole"
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ test "logger config parser reads formatter and queue options" {
   inspect(config.sink.text_formatter.separator, content=" | ")
   inspect(config.sink.text_formatter.show_timestamp, content="false")
   inspect(config.sink.text_formatter.template, content="[{level}] {message}")
+  inspect(color_mode_label(config.sink.text_formatter.color_mode), content="always")
   match config.queue {
     Some(queue) => {
       inspect(queue.max_pending, content="32")
@@ -156,9 +157,10 @@ test "config subtype json helpers stringify stable shapes" {
         separator=" | ",
         field_separator=",",
         template="[{level}] {message} :: {fields}",
+        color_mode=ColorMode::Always,
       ),
     ),
-    content="{\"show_timestamp\":false,\"show_level\":true,\"show_target\":false,\"show_fields\":true,\"separator\":\" | \",\"field_separator\":\",\",\"template\":\"[{level}] {message} :: {fields}\"}",
+    content="{\"show_timestamp\":false,\"show_level\":true,\"show_target\":false,\"show_fields\":true,\"separator\":\" | \",\"field_separator\":\",\",\"template\":\"[{level}] {message} :: {fields}\",\"color_mode\":\"always\"}",
   )
   inspect(
     stringify_sink_config(
@@ -168,10 +170,10 @@ test "config subtype json helpers stringify stable shapes" {
         append=false,
         auto_flush=false,
         rotation=Some(file_rotation(128, max_backups=2)),
-        text_formatter=TextFormatterConfig::new(show_timestamp=false),
+        text_formatter=TextFormatterConfig::new(show_timestamp=false, color_mode=ColorMode::Auto),
       ),
     ),
-    content="{\"kind\":\"file\",\"path\":\"demo.log\",\"append\":false,\"auto_flush\":false,\"text_formatter\":{\"show_timestamp\":false,\"show_level\":true,\"show_target\":true,\"show_fields\":true,\"separator\":\" \",\"field_separator\":\" \",\"template\":\"\"},\"rotation\":{\"max_bytes\":128,\"max_backups\":2}}",
+    content="{\"kind\":\"file\",\"path\":\"demo.log\",\"append\":false,\"auto_flush\":false,\"text_formatter\":{\"show_timestamp\":false,\"show_level\":true,\"show_target\":true,\"show_fields\":true,\"separator\":\" \",\"field_separator\":\" \",\"template\":\"\",\"color_mode\":\"auto\"},\"rotation\":{\"max_bytes\":128,\"max_backups\":2}}",
   )
 }
 
diff --git a/bitlogger/BitLogger_wbtest.mbt b/bitlogger/BitLogger_wbtest.mbt
index cc0f075..d334a41 100644
--- a/bitlogger/BitLogger_wbtest.mbt
+++ b/bitlogger/BitLogger_wbtest.mbt
@@ -60,6 +60,29 @@ test "text formatter supports template rendering" {
   )
 }
 
+test "text formatter can render ansi level colors" {
+  let rec = record(Level::Error, "boom", target="svc")
+  let formatter = text_formatter(color_mode=ColorMode::Always)
+  inspect(
+    format_text(rec, formatter=formatter),
+    content="[\u{001b}[31;1mERROR\u{001b}[0m] [\u{001b}[34msvc\u{001b}[0m] boom",
+  )
+}
+
+test "text formatter auto color respects NO_COLOR" {
+  let rec = record(Level::Warn, "boom", target="svc")
+  let previous = @env.get_env_var("NO_COLOR")
+  @env.set_env_var("NO_COLOR", "1")
+  inspect(
+    format_text(rec, formatter=text_formatter(color_mode=ColorMode::Auto)),
+    content="[WARN] [svc] boom",
+  )
+  match previous {
+    Some(value) => @env.set_env_var("NO_COLOR", value)
+    None => @env.unset_env_var("NO_COLOR")
+  }
+}
+
 test "text formatter template respects disabled fields" {
   let rec = record(Level::Warn, "just message", target="svc")
   let formatter = text_formatter(
diff --git a/bitlogger/README.mbt.md b/bitlogger/README.mbt.md
index 01f65e6..fcc856c 100644
--- a/bitlogger/README.mbt.md
+++ b/bitlogger/README.mbt.md
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ BitLogger 是一个使用 MoonBit 编写的结构化日志库.
 - 支持 `text_formatter(...)`, `format_text(...)`, `text_console_sink(...)` 以及模板化 `template` 文本输出
 - JSON config parsing via `parse_logger_config_text(...)` and `stringify_logger_config(...)`
 - 支持 `parse_logger_config_text(...)`, `stringify_logger_config(...)` 进行最小 JSON 配置读写
+- `TextFormatter` / `TextFormatterConfig` now support `color_mode = Never | Auto | Always`
+- `TextFormatter` / `TextFormatterConfig` 现支持 `color_mode = Never | Auto | Always`
 - `QueueConfig` / `TextFormatterConfig` / `SinkConfig` can also be exported independently through dedicated JSON helpers
 - `QueueConfig` / `TextFormatterConfig` / `SinkConfig` 也可分别通过专用 JSON helper 单独导出
 - config-driven logger assembly via `build_logger(...)`
@@ -180,6 +182,7 @@ test {
     show_timestamp=false,
     field_separator=",",
     template="[{level}] {target} {message} :: {fields}",
+    color_mode=ColorMode::Always,
   )
   let logger = Logger::new(text_console_sink(formatter), target="pretty")
   logger.info("hello", fields=[field("mode", "pretty")])
@@ -189,7 +192,7 @@ test {
 ```mbt check
 test {
   let config = parse_logger_config_text(
-    "{\"min_level\":\"debug\",\"target\":\"config.demo\",\"timestamp\":true,\"sink\":{\"kind\":\"text_console\",\"text_formatter\":{\"show_timestamp\":false,\"field_separator\":\",\",\"template\":\"[{level}] {target} {message} :: {fields}\"}},\"queue\":{\"max_pending\":2,\"overflow\":\"DropOldest\"}}",
+    "{\"min_level\":\"debug\",\"target\":\"config.demo\",\"timestamp\":true,\"sink\":{\"kind\":\"text_console\",\"text_formatter\":{\"show_timestamp\":false,\"field_separator\":\",\",\"template\":\"[{level}] {target} {message} :: {fields}\",\"color_mode\":\"always\"}},\"queue\":{\"max_pending\":2,\"overflow\":\"DropOldest\"}}",
   )
   let logger = build_logger(config)
   logger.info("configured from json")
@@ -200,6 +203,7 @@ test {
 ## Formatter Template / 模板格式
 
 - supported tokens / 支持的 token: `{timestamp}`, `{timestamp_ms}`, `{level}`, `{target}`, `{message}`, `{fields}`
+- `color_mode` / `color_mode`: `never`, `auto`, `always`
 - disabled or missing parts render as empty text / 被关闭或缺失的部分会渲染为空字符串
 - `template` is intentionally a simple token replacement layer, not a full DSL / `template` 使用轻量 token 替换方式, 不是完整 DSL
 
diff --git a/bitlogger/config.mbt b/bitlogger/config.mbt
index 2b79766..caeaec4 100644
--- a/bitlogger/config.mbt
+++ b/bitlogger/config.mbt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ pub struct TextFormatterConfig {
   separator : String
   field_separator : String
   template : String
+  color_mode : ColorMode
 }
 
 pub fn TextFormatterConfig::new(
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ pub fn TextFormatterConfig::new(
   separator~ : String = " ",
   field_separator~ : String = " ",
   template~ : String = "",
+  color_mode~ : ColorMode = ColorMode::Never,
 ) -> TextFormatterConfig {
   {
     show_timestamp,
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ pub fn TextFormatterConfig::new(
     separator,
     field_separator,
     template,
+    color_mode,
   }
 }
 
@@ -48,6 +51,7 @@ pub fn TextFormatterConfig::to_formatter(self : TextFormatterConfig) -> TextForm
     separator=self.separator,
     field_separator=self.field_separator,
     template=self.template,
+    color_mode=self.color_mode,
   )
 }
 
@@ -815,6 +819,15 @@ fn parse_sink_kind(name : String) -> SinkKind raise ConfigError {
   }
 }
 
+fn parse_color_mode(name : String) -> ColorMode raise ConfigError {
+  match name.to_upper() {
+    "NEVER" => ColorMode::Never
+    "AUTO" => ColorMode::Auto
+    "ALWAYS" => ColorMode::Always
+    _ => raise ConfigError::InvalidConfig("Unsupported color mode: " + name)
+  }
+}
+
 fn sink_kind_label(kind : SinkKind) -> String {
   match kind {
     SinkKind::Console => "console"
@@ -834,6 +847,7 @@ fn parse_text_formatter_config(value : @json_parser.JsonValue) -> TextFormatterC
     separator=get_string(obj, "separator", default=" "),
     field_separator=get_string(obj, "field_separator", default=" "),
     template=get_string(obj, "template", default=""),
+    color_mode=parse_color_mode(get_string(obj, "color_mode", default="never")),
   )
 }
 
@@ -928,6 +942,7 @@ pub fn text_formatter_config_to_json(config : TextFormatterConfig) -> @json_pars
     "separator": @json_parser.JsonValue::String(config.separator),
     "field_separator": @json_parser.JsonValue::String(config.field_separator),
     "template": @json_parser.JsonValue::String(config.template),
+    "color_mode": @json_parser.JsonValue::String(color_mode_label(config.color_mode)),
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/bitlogger/formatter.mbt b/bitlogger/formatter.mbt
index 47356a9..80f4000 100644
--- a/bitlogger/formatter.mbt
+++ b/bitlogger/formatter.mbt
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 pub type RecordFormatter = (Record) -> String
 
+pub(all) enum ColorMode {
+  Never
+  Auto
+  Always
+}
+
 pub struct TextFormatter {
   show_timestamp : Bool
   show_level : Bool
@@ -8,6 +14,7 @@ pub struct TextFormatter {
   separator : String
   field_separator : String
   template : String
+  color_mode : ColorMode
 }
 
 pub fn text_formatter(
@@ -18,6 +25,7 @@ pub fn text_formatter(
   separator~ : String = " ",
   field_separator~ : String = " ",
   template~ : String = "",
+  color_mode~ : ColorMode = ColorMode::Never,
 ) -> TextFormatter {
   {
     show_timestamp,
@@ -27,6 +35,44 @@ pub fn text_formatter(
     separator,
     field_separator,
     template,
+    color_mode,
+  }
+}
+
+pub fn color_mode_label(mode : ColorMode) -> String {
+  match mode {
+    ColorMode::Never => "never"
+    ColorMode::Auto => "auto"
+    ColorMode::Always => "always"
+  }
+}
+
+fn use_ansi_color(mode : ColorMode) -> Bool {
+  match mode {
+    ColorMode::Never => false
+    ColorMode::Always => true
+    ColorMode::Auto => match @env.get_env_var("NO_COLOR") {
+      Some(_) => false
+      None => true
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+fn ansi_wrap(text : String, code : String, enabled : Bool) -> String {
+  if !enabled || text == "" {
+    text
+  } else {
+    "\u{001b}[\{code}m\{text}\u{001b}[0m"
+  }
+}
+
+fn level_ansi_code(level : Level) -> String {
+  match level {
+    Level::Trace => "90"
+    Level::Debug => "36"
+    Level::Info => "32"
+    Level::Warn => "33"
+    Level::Error => "31;1"
   }
 }
 
@@ -44,7 +90,7 @@ fn format_fields(fields : Array[Field], separator : String) -> String {
 
 fn timestamp_text(rec : Record, formatter : TextFormatter) -> String {
   if formatter.show_timestamp && rec.timestamp_ms != 0UL {
-    rec.timestamp_ms.to_string()
+    ansi_wrap(rec.timestamp_ms.to_string(), "90", use_ansi_color(formatter.color_mode))
   } else {
     ""
   }
@@ -52,7 +98,7 @@ fn timestamp_text(rec : Record, formatter : TextFormatter) -> String {
 
 fn level_text(rec : Record, formatter : TextFormatter) -> String {
   if formatter.show_level {
-    rec.level.label()
+    ansi_wrap(rec.level.label(), level_ansi_code(rec.level), use_ansi_color(formatter.color_mode))
   } else {
     ""
   }
@@ -60,7 +106,7 @@ fn level_text(rec : Record, formatter : TextFormatter) -> String {
 
 fn target_text(rec : Record, formatter : TextFormatter) -> String {
   if formatter.show_target && rec.target != "" {
-    rec.target
+    ansi_wrap(rec.target, "34", use_ansi_color(formatter.color_mode))
   } else {
     ""
   }
@@ -68,7 +114,7 @@ fn target_text(rec : Record, formatter : TextFormatter) -> String {
 
 fn fields_text(rec : Record, formatter : TextFormatter) -> String {
   if formatter.show_fields && rec.fields.length() != 0 {
-    format_fields(rec.fields, formatter.field_separator)
+    ansi_wrap(format_fields(rec.fields, formatter.field_separator), "35", use_ansi_color(formatter.color_mode))
   } else {
     ""
   }
@@ -92,20 +138,20 @@ pub fn format_text(rec : Record, formatter~ : TextFormatter = text_formatter())
   }
   let parts : Array[String] = []
   if formatter.show_timestamp && rec.timestamp_ms != 0UL {
-    parts.push("[\{rec.timestamp_ms.to_string()}]")
+    parts.push("[\{timestamp_text(rec, formatter)}]")
   }
   if formatter.show_level {
-    parts.push("[\{rec.level.label()}]")
+    parts.push("[\{level_text(rec, formatter)}]")
   }
   if formatter.show_target && rec.target != "" {
-    parts.push("[\{rec.target}]")
+    parts.push("[\{target_text(rec, formatter)}]")
   }
   parts.push(rec.message)
   let base = parts.join(formatter.separator)
   if !formatter.show_fields || rec.fields.length() == 0 {
     base
   } else {
-    let details = format_fields(rec.fields, formatter.field_separator)
+    let details = fields_text(rec, formatter)
     "\{base}\{formatter.separator}\{details}"
   }
 }
diff --git a/docs/README-en.md b/docs/README-en.md
index c614eae..d0371d6 100644
--- a/docs/README-en.md
+++ b/docs/README-en.md
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ let formatter = text_formatter(
   show_timestamp=false,
   field_separator=",",
   template="[{level}] {target} {message} :: {fields}",
+  color_mode=ColorMode::Always,
 )
 let logger = Logger::new(text_console_sink(formatter), target="pretty")
 
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ JSON config loading:
 
 ```moonbit
 let config = parse_logger_config_text(
-  "{\"min_level\":\"debug\",\"target\":\"config.demo\",\"timestamp\":true,\"sink\":{\"kind\":\"text_console\",\"text_formatter\":{\"show_timestamp\":false,\"field_separator\":\",\",\"template\":\"[{level}] {target} {message} :: {fields}\"}},\"queue\":{\"max_pending\":2,\"overflow\":\"DropOldest\"}}",
+  "{\"min_level\":\"debug\",\"target\":\"config.demo\",\"timestamp\":true,\"sink\":{\"kind\":\"text_console\",\"text_formatter\":{\"show_timestamp\":false,\"field_separator\":\",\",\"template\":\"[{level}] {target} {message} :: {fields}\",\"color_mode\":\"always\"}},\"queue\":{\"max_pending\":2,\"overflow\":\"DropOldest\"}}",
 )
 
 let logger = build_logger(config)
@@ -225,6 +226,7 @@ match logger.file_runtime_state() {
 - BitLogger now includes a JSON config layer via `parse_logger_config_text(...)`, `stringify_logger_config(...)`, and `build_logger(...)`.
 - `QueueConfig`, `TextFormatterConfig`, and `SinkConfig` can also be exported independently through `queue_config_to_json(...)` / `stringify_queue_config(...)`, `text_formatter_config_to_json(...)` / `stringify_text_formatter_config(...)`, and `sink_config_to_json(...)` / `stringify_sink_config(...)`.
 - Supported keys include `min_level`, `target`, `timestamp`, `sink.kind`, `sink.path`, `sink.append`, `sink.auto_flush`, `sink.rotation`, `sink.text_formatter`, and `queue`.
+- `TextFormatter` and `TextFormatterConfig` now include `color_mode = Never | Auto | Always` for ANSI text coloring control.
 - `sink.rotation` currently supports `max_bytes` and `max_backups` for basic size-based rotation and backup retention.
 - `file_sink(...)` also exposes `reopen()`, `reopen_with_current_policy()`, `reopen_append()`, `reopen_truncate()`, `open_failures()`, `write_failures()`, `flush_failures()`, and `rotation_failures()` for basic observability.
 - `file_sink(...)` also exposes `append_mode()`. Passing `append=...` to `reopen(...)` updates the current append policy used by later reopen calls, `reopen_with_current_policy()` makes that stored-policy reopen path explicit, and `reopen_append()` / `reopen_truncate()` cover the two common policy switches directly.
@@ -248,6 +250,7 @@ match logger.file_runtime_state() {
 - `file_sink_policy_to_json(...)` and `stringify_file_sink_policy(...)` can export standalone file-policy snapshots directly as JSON for policy diffing, diagnostics, or reporting.
 - `file_sink_state_to_json(...)`, `stringify_file_sink_state(...)`, `runtime_file_state_to_json(...)`, and `stringify_runtime_file_state(...)` can export file and queued-file snapshots directly as JSON for diagnostics or reporting.
 - `sink.text_formatter.template` currently supports fixed tokens: `{timestamp}`, `{timestamp_ms}`, `{level}`, `{target}`, `{message}`, and `{fields}`.
+- `sink.text_formatter.color_mode` currently supports `never`, `auto`, and `always`.
 - Config-driven sink assembly currently supports `console`, `json_console`, `text_console`, and `file`.
 - `queue` remains a synchronous bounded wrapper around the final sink, not an async runtime.
 
diff --git a/docs/changes/0.4.0.md b/docs/changes/0.4.0.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5b787c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changes/0.4.0.md
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+## BitLogger Update Changes
+
+version 0.4.0
+
+### Feature
+
+- feat: add `ColorMode = Never | Auto | Always` for text formatter color control
+- feat: add ANSI level, target, timestamp, and field rendering to `format_text(...)`
+- feat: add `color_mode` to `TextFormatter` and `TextFormatterConfig`
+- feat: support `text_formatter.color_mode` in JSON config parsing and serialization
+
+### Test
+
+- test: cover ANSI text formatter rendering in `Always` mode
+- test: cover `Auto` mode fallback behavior when `NO_COLOR` is present
+- test: cover config parsing and serialization for `color_mode`
+
+### Example
+
+- docs: add `color_mode` usage examples to formatter documentation
+
+### Notes
+
+- `Auto` currently uses a conservative rule: if `NO_COLOR` exists, ANSI is disabled; otherwise ANSI is enabled
+- this batch only covers ANSI formatter output and does not yet include inline style markup or tag registry support