diff --git a/janet.1 b/janet.1
index f29dadab..2bf5ef1c 100644
--- a/janet.1
+++ b/janet.1
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 janet \- run the Janet language abstract machine
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B janet
-[\fB\-hvsrpq\fR]
+[\fB\-hvsrpnq\fR]
 [\fB\-e\fR \fISOURCE\fR]
 [\fB\-l\fR \fIMODULE\fR]
 [\fB\-m\fR \fIPATH\fR]
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ Read raw input from stdin and forgo prompt history and other readline-like featu
 Execute a string of Janet source. Source code is executed in the order it is encountered, so earlier
 arguments are executed before later ones.
 
+.TP
+.BR \-n
+Disable ANSI colors in the repl. Has no effect if no repl is run.
+
 .TP
 .BR \-r
 Open a REPL (Read Eval Print Loop) after executing all sources. By default, if Janet is called with no
diff --git a/src/boot/boot.janet b/src/boot/boot.janet
index fb526e90..1f942dbe 100644
--- a/src/boot/boot.janet
+++ b/src/boot/boot.janet
@@ -1708,14 +1708,16 @@
   "Run a repl. The first parameter is an optional function to call to
   get a chunk of source code that should return nil for end of file.
   The second parameter is a function that is called when a signal is
-  caught."
-  [&opt chunks onsignal]
+  caught. fmt is a format string used to print results, and defaults to
+  \"%.20P\""
+  [&opt chunks onsignal fmt]
   (def newenv (make-env))
+  (default fmt "%.20P")
   (default onsignal (fn [f x]
                       (case (fiber/status f)
                         :dead (do
                                 (put newenv '_ @{:value x})
-                                (print (buffer/format @"" "%.20p" x)))
+                                (print (buffer/format @"" fmt x)))
                         (debug/stacktrace f x))))
   (run-context {:env newenv
                 :chunks chunks
diff --git a/src/core/pp.c b/src/core/pp.c
index 44791d51..4e42b20c 100644
--- a/src/core/pp.c
+++ b/src/core/pp.c
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ struct pretty {
     JanetBuffer *buffer;
     int depth;
     int indent;
+    int flags;
     JanetTable seen;
 };
 
@@ -312,6 +313,26 @@ static void print_newline(struct pretty *S, int just_a_space) {
     }
 }
 
+/* Color coding for types */
+static const char *janet_pretty_colors[] = {
+    "\x1B[32m",
+    "\x1B[36m",
+    "\x1B[36m",
+    NULL,
+    "\x1B[35m",
+    "\x1B[34m",
+    "\x1B[33m",
+    NULL,
+    NULL,
+    NULL,
+    NULL,
+    "\x1B[35m",
+    NULL,
+    NULL,
+    NULL,
+    NULL
+};
+
 /* Helper for pretty printing */
 static void janet_pretty_one(struct pretty *S, Janet x, int is_dict_value) {
     /* Add to seen */
@@ -336,9 +357,17 @@ static void janet_pretty_one(struct pretty *S, Janet x, int is_dict_value) {
     }
 
     switch (janet_type(x)) {
-        default:
+        default: {
+            const char *color = janet_pretty_colors[janet_type(x)];
+            if (color && (S->flags & JANET_PRETTY_COLOR)) {
+                janet_buffer_push_cstring(S->buffer, color);
+            }
             janet_description_b(S->buffer, x);
+            if (color && (S->flags & JANET_PRETTY_COLOR)) {
+                janet_buffer_push_cstring(S->buffer, "\x1B[0m");
+            }
             break;
+        }
         case JANET_ARRAY:
         case JANET_TUPLE: {
             int32_t i = 0, len = 0;
@@ -424,7 +453,7 @@ static void janet_pretty_one(struct pretty *S, Janet x, int is_dict_value) {
 
 /* Helper for printing a janet value in a pretty form. Not meant to be used
  * for serialization or anything like that. */
-JanetBuffer *janet_pretty(JanetBuffer *buffer, int depth, Janet x) {
+JanetBuffer *janet_pretty(JanetBuffer *buffer, int depth, int flags, Janet x) {
     struct pretty S;
     if (NULL == buffer) {
         buffer = janet_buffer(0);
@@ -432,6 +461,7 @@ JanetBuffer *janet_pretty(JanetBuffer *buffer, int depth, Janet x) {
     S.buffer = buffer;
     S.depth = depth;
     S.indent = 0;
+    S.flags = flags;
     janet_table_init(&S.seen, 10);
     janet_pretty_one(&S, x, 0);
     janet_table_deinit(&S.seen);
@@ -515,7 +545,12 @@ void janet_formatb(JanetBuffer *bufp, const char *format, va_list args) {
                         break;
                     }
                     case 'p': {
-                        janet_pretty(bufp, 4, va_arg(args, Janet));
+                        janet_pretty(bufp, 4, 0, va_arg(args, Janet));
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    case 'P': {
+                        janet_pretty(bufp, 4, JANET_PRETTY_COLOR, va_arg(args, Janet));
+                        break;
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -646,8 +681,7 @@ void janet_buffer_format(
                         if (l != (int32_t) strlen((const char *) s))
                             janet_panic("string contains zeros");
                         if (!strchr(form, '.') && l >= 100) {
-                            janet_panic
-                            ("no precision and string is too long to be formatted");
+                            janet_panic("no precision and string is too long to be formatted");
                         } else {
                             nb = snprintf(item, MAX_ITEM, form, s);
                         }
@@ -662,11 +696,12 @@ void janet_buffer_format(
                     janet_description_b(b, argv[arg]);
                     break;
                 }
+                case 'P':
                 case 'p': { /* janet pretty , precision = depth */
                     int depth = atoi(precision);
                     if (depth < 1)
                         depth = 4;
-                    janet_pretty(b, depth, argv[arg]);
+                    janet_pretty(b, depth, (strfrmt[-1] == 'P') ? JANET_PRETTY_COLOR : 0, argv[arg]);
                     break;
                 }
                 default: {
diff --git a/src/include/janet.h b/src/include/janet.h
index 088d1b14..48cd96ea 100644
--- a/src/include/janet.h
+++ b/src/include/janet.h
@@ -1200,12 +1200,15 @@ JANET_API JanetFuncDef *janet_funcdef_alloc(void);
 JANET_API JanetFunction *janet_thunk(JanetFuncDef *def);
 JANET_API int janet_verify(JanetFuncDef *def);
 
+/* Pretty printing */
+#define JANET_PRETTY_COLOR 1
+JANET_API JanetBuffer *janet_pretty(JanetBuffer *buffer, int depth, int flags, Janet x);
+
 /* Misc */
 JANET_API int janet_equals(Janet x, Janet y);
 JANET_API int32_t janet_hash(Janet x);
 JANET_API int janet_compare(Janet x, Janet y);
 JANET_API int janet_cstrcmp(const uint8_t *str, const char *other);
-JANET_API JanetBuffer *janet_pretty(JanetBuffer *buffer, int depth, Janet x);
 JANET_API Janet janet_get(Janet ds, Janet key);
 JANET_API Janet janet_getindex(Janet ds, int32_t index);
 JANET_API int32_t janet_length(Janet x);
diff --git a/src/mainclient/init.janet b/src/mainclient/init.janet
index 8acf85ce..0eed4730 100644
--- a/src/mainclient/init.janet
+++ b/src/mainclient/init.janet
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   (var *raw-stdin* false)
   (var *handleopts* true)
   (var *exit-on-error* true)
+  (var *colorize* true)
 
   (if-let [jp (os/getenv "JANET_PATH")] (set module/*syspath* jp))
 
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@
   -q : Hide prompt, logo, and repl output (quiet)
   -m syspath : Set system path for loading global modules
   -c source output : Compile janet source code into an image
+  -n : Disable ANSI color output in the repl
   -l path : Execute code in a file before running the main script
   -- : Stop handling options`)
            (os/exit 0)
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@
      "r" (fn [&] (set *should-repl* true) 1)
      "p" (fn [&] (set *exit-on-error* false) 1)
      "q" (fn [&] (set *quiet* true) 1)
+     "n" (fn [&] (set *colorize* false) 1)
      "m" (fn [i &] (set module/*syspath* (get process/args (+ i 1))) 2)
      "c" (fn [i &]
            (def e (require (get process/args (+ i 1))))
@@ -83,4 +86,4 @@
     (defn getchunk [buf p]
       (getter (prompter p) buf))
     (def onsig (if *quiet* (fn [x &] x) nil))
-    (repl getchunk onsig)))
+    (repl getchunk onsig (if *colorize* "%.20P" "%.20p"))))