diff --git a/Sources/Cli/main.swift b/Sources/Cli/main.swift
index e74bdc7..60c6cf1 100644
--- a/Sources/Cli/main.swift
+++ b/Sources/Cli/main.swift
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ import Darwin
 @main
 struct Cli: ParsableCommand {
   public func run() throws {
+    let formatter = FormatterPlain()
     let e = ErrorWithLocation(sourceLocation: SourceLocation(1, 5), withError: "Testing")
-    print(e.format())
+    let e1 = ErrorWithLocation(sourceLocation: SourceLocation(10, 5), withError: "Oh no")
+    print(e.append(error: e1).format(formatter))
   }
 }
diff --git a/Sources/Common/Error.swift b/Sources/Common/Error.swift
index 00bed18..db5fe0f 100644
--- a/Sources/Common/Error.swift
+++ b/Sources/Common/Error.swift
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 // along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 public struct Error: Errorable, Equatable, CustomStringConvertible {
-  public func format() -> String {
-    return self.description
+  public func format(_ formatter: any Formattable) -> String {
+    return self._msg
   }
 
   public func msg() -> String {
@@ -40,11 +40,10 @@ public struct Error: Errorable, Equatable, CustomStringConvertible {
 }
 
 public struct ErrorWithLocation: Errorable, Equatable, CustomStringConvertible {
-  let startFormat: String = "\u{1B}[31;1;4m"
-  let endFormat: String = "\u{1B}[0m"
-
-  public func format() -> String {
-    return startFormat + "\(self.location)" + endFormat + ": \(self._msg)"
+  public func format(_ formatter: any Formattable) -> String {
+    let bold_red = Style(StyleColor.Red, [StyleFormat.Bold])
+    let formatted_location = formatter.formatWithStyle(self.location.description, bold_red)
+    return formatted_location + ": " + self._msg
   }
 
   public func msg() -> String {
@@ -70,8 +69,10 @@ public struct ErrorWithLocation: Errorable, Equatable, CustomStringConvertible {
 }
 
 public struct Errors: Errorable, CustomStringConvertible {
-  public func format() -> String {
-    return self.description
+  public func format(_ formatter: any Formattable) -> String {
+    self.errors.map() { error in
+      error.format(formatter)
+    }.joined(separator: "\n")
   }
 
   public func msg() -> String {
@@ -103,6 +104,12 @@ public struct ErrorWithLabel: Errorable {
   let label: String
   let error: any Errorable
 
+  public func format(_ formatter: any Formattable) -> String {
+    let green = Style(StyleColor.Green)
+    let formatted_label = formatter.formatWithStyle(self.label, green)
+    return formatted_label + self.error.format(formatter)
+  }
+
   public init(_ label: String, _ error: any Errorable) {
     self.label = label
     self.error = error
diff --git a/Sources/Common/Formatter.swift b/Sources/Common/Formatter.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba3fecf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/Common/Formatter.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+// p4rse, Copyright 2026, Will Hawkins
+//
+// This file is part of p4rse.
+//
+// This file is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+public enum StyleColor {
+  case Red
+  case Blue
+  case Green
+}
+
+public enum StyleFormat {
+  case Underline
+  case Bold
+}
+
+public struct Style: Equatable {
+  let color: StyleColor?
+  let format: [StyleFormat]
+
+  public init(_ color: StyleColor?, _ format: [StyleFormat] = []) {
+    self.color = color
+    self.format = format
+  }
+
+  public func update(setColor color: StyleColor) -> Style {
+    return Style(color, self.format)
+  }
+
+  public func removeColor() -> Style {
+    return Style(nil, self.format)
+  }
+
+  public func update(addFormat format: StyleFormat) -> Style {
+    return if self.format.contains(format) {
+      Style(self.color, self.format)
+    } else {
+      Style(self.color, self.format + [format])
+    }
+  }
+
+  public func update(removeFormat format: StyleFormat) -> Style {
+    let new_format = self.format.filter { existing_format in
+      existing_format != format
+    }
+    return Style(self.color, new_format)
+  }
+
+  public func getColor() -> StyleColor? {
+    return self.color
+  }
+
+  public func getFormat() -> [StyleFormat] {
+    return self.format
+  }
+}
+
+public struct FormatterPlain: Formattable {
+  public init() {}
+  public func formatWithStyle(_ value: String, _ style: Style) -> String {
+    return value
+  }
+
+}
+
+public struct FormatterAnsi: Formattable {
+
+  public init() {}
+
+  let startFormat: String = "\u{1B}["
+  let resetFormat: String = "\u{1B}[0m"
+
+  let colorMap = [
+    StyleColor.Red: "31",
+    StyleColor.Green: "32",
+    StyleColor.Blue: "34",
+  ]
+
+  let styleMap = [
+    StyleFormat.Underline: "4",
+    StyleFormat.Bold: "1",
+  ]
+
+  public func formatWithStyle(_ value: String, _ style: Style) -> String {
+    let color =
+      if let color = style.getColor() {
+        self.colorMap[color]!
+      } else {
+        ""
+      }
+
+    let style = style.getFormat().map { format in
+      String(self.styleMap[format]!)
+    }.joined(separator: ";")
+
+    if color.isEmpty && style.isEmpty {
+      return value
+    }
+
+    let code = startFormat + color + ((!color.isEmpty && !style.isEmpty) ? ";" : "") + style + "m"
+
+    return code + value + resetFormat
+  }
+}
diff --git a/Sources/Common/Protocols.swift b/Sources/Common/Protocols.swift
index e3fdbef..c6a3db1 100644
--- a/Sources/Common/Protocols.swift
+++ b/Sources/Common/Protocols.swift
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public protocol ProgramExecutionEvaluator {
 }
 
 public protocol Errorable: CustomStringConvertible {
-  func format() -> String
+  func format(_ formatter: Formattable) -> String
   func msg() -> String
   func append(error: any Errorable) -> any Errorable
   func eq(_ rhs: any Errorable) -> Bool
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ extension Errorable {
   }
 }
 
+public protocol Formattable {
+  func formatWithStyle(_ value: String, _ style: Style) -> String
+}
+
 extension ProgramExecutionEvaluator {
   public func ExecuteStatements(
     _ statements: [EvaluatableStatement], inExecution execution: ProgramExecution
diff --git a/Sources/Common/Result.swift b/Sources/Common/Result.swift
index 72e4307..a2f85db 100644
--- a/Sources/Common/Result.swift
+++ b/Sources/Common/Result.swift
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ extension Result: CustomStringConvertible where OKT: CustomStringConvertible {
   public var description: String {
     switch self {
     case Result.Error(let e):
-      return e.format()
+      return e.msg()
     case Result.Ok(let o):
       return "Ok: \(o)"
     }
diff --git a/Tests/p4rseTests/ErrorTests/Formatting.swift b/Tests/p4rseTests/ErrorTests/Formatting.swift
index d6c5aff..000fde1 100644
--- a/Tests/p4rseTests/ErrorTests/Formatting.swift
+++ b/Tests/p4rseTests/ErrorTests/Formatting.swift
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 import Common
 import Foundation
 import Macros
-import P4Runtime
 import P4Lang
+import P4Runtime
 import SwiftTreeSitter
 import Testing
 import TreeSitter
@@ -28,7 +28,31 @@ import TreeSitterP4
 @testable import P4Compiler
 
 @Test func test_error_with_location_formatting() async throws {
-    let e = ErrorWithLocation(sourceLocation: SourceLocation(1, 5), withError: "There was an error")
-
-    print(e.format())
+  let formatter = FormatterAnsi()
+  let e = ErrorWithLocation(sourceLocation: SourceLocation(1, 5), withError: "There was an error")
+  let formatted = e.format(formatter)
+  #expect(formatted == "\u{1B}[31;1m{1, 5}\u{1B}[0m: There was an error")
+}
+
+@Test func test_errors_with_location_no_formatting() async throws {
+  let e = ErrorWithLocation(sourceLocation: SourceLocation(1, 5), withError: "There was an error")
+  let e1 = ErrorWithLocation(
+    sourceLocation: SourceLocation(10, 5), withError: "There was another error")
+
+  let formatted = e.append(error: e1).format(FormatterPlain())
+
+  #expect(formatted == "{1, 5}: There was an error\n{10, 5}: There was another error")
+}
+
+@Test func test_errors_with_location_ansi_formatting() async throws {
+  let e = ErrorWithLocation(sourceLocation: SourceLocation(1, 5), withError: "There was an error")
+  let e1 = ErrorWithLocation(
+    sourceLocation: SourceLocation(10, 5), withError: "There was another error")
+
+  let formatted = e.append(error: e1).format(FormatterAnsi())
+
+  #expect(
+    formatted
+      == "\u{1B}[31;1m{1, 5}\u{1B}[0m: There was an error\n\u{1B}[31;1m{10, 5}\u{1B}[0m: There was another error"
+  )
 }
diff --git a/Tests/p4rseTests/StyleTests/Style.swift b/Tests/p4rseTests/StyleTests/Style.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3afeead
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/p4rseTests/StyleTests/Style.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+// p4rse, Copyright 2026, Will Hawkins
+//
+// This file is part of p4rse.
+//
+// This file is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import Common
+import Foundation
+import Macros
+import P4Runtime
+import P4Lang
+import SwiftTreeSitter
+import Testing
+import TreeSitter
+import TreeSitterP4
+
+@testable import P4Compiler
+
+@Test func test_style_add_format() async throws {
+    let red = Style(StyleColor.Red)
+    let bold_red = red.update(addFormat: StyleFormat.Bold)
+
+    #expect(bold_red == Style(StyleColor.Red, [StyleFormat.Bold]))
+}
+
+@Test func test_style_add_format2() async throws {
+    let bold_red = Style(StyleColor.Red, [StyleFormat.Bold])
+    let bold_underline_red = bold_red.update(addFormat: StyleFormat.Underline)
+
+    #expect(bold_underline_red == Style(StyleColor.Red, [StyleFormat.Bold, StyleFormat.Underline]))
+}
+
+
+@Test func test_style_remove_format() async throws {
+    let bold_red = Style(StyleColor.Red, [StyleFormat.Bold])
+    let red = bold_red.update(removeFormat: StyleFormat.Bold)
+
+    #expect(red == Style(StyleColor.Red))
+}
+
+@Test func test_style_remove_format2() async throws {
+    let bold_underline_red = Style(StyleColor.Red, [StyleFormat.Bold, StyleFormat.Underline])
+    let underline_red = bold_underline_red.update(removeFormat: StyleFormat.Bold)
+
+    #expect(underline_red == Style(StyleColor.Red, [StyleFormat.Underline]))
+}
diff --git a/Tests/p4rseTests/ValueTypeParserTests.swift b/Tests/p4rseTests/ValueTypeParserTests.swift
index b0b892e..8f5ee8a 100644
--- a/Tests/p4rseTests/ValueTypeParserTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/p4rseTests/ValueTypeParserTests.swift
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import TreeSitterP4
     guard case Result.Error(let e) = err else {
       assert(false, "Expected an error, but had success")
     }
-    #expect(e.format().contains("Failed to parse a statement element: Could not parse a P4 type from \(invalid_type_name)"))
+    #expect(e.msg().contains("Failed to parse a statement element: Could not parse a P4 type from \(invalid_type_name)"))
   }
 }