diff --git a/pyutils/pylogger.py b/pyutils/pylogger.py
index 1f7ec8e..17a6f7b 100644
--- a/pyutils/pylogger.py
+++ b/pyutils/pylogger.py
@@ -1,8 +1,32 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env python
+
+# Global settings
+USE_EMOJIS = False
+USE_COLORS = False
+
 class Logger:
     """Helper class for consistent logging with emoji indicators
     """ 
-    
+    # ANSI colour codes
+    COLORS = {
+        "red": "\033[91m",
+        "green": "\033[92m",
+        "yellow": "\033[93m",
+        "blue": "\033[94m",
+        "magenta": "\033[95m",
+        "reset": "\033[0m"
+    }
+
+    # Define log levels with their corresponding emojis at class level
+    LOG_LEVELS = {
+        "error": {"emoji": "❌", "text": "[ERROR]", "level": 0, "color": "red"},
+        "test": {"emoji": "🧪", "text": "[TEST]", "level": 0, "color": "magenta"},
+        "info": {"emoji": "⭐️", "text": "[INFO]", "level": 1, "color": "blue"},
+        "success": {"emoji": "✅", "text": "[OK]", "level": 1, "color": "green"},
+        "warning": {"emoji": "⚠️ ", "text": "[WARN]", "level": 1, "color": "yellow"},
+        "max": {"emoji": "👀", "text": "[DEBUG]", "level": 2, "color": "magenta"}
+    }
+
     def __init__(self, verbosity=1, print_prefix="[pylogger]"): 
         """Initialize the Logger
         
@@ -13,15 +37,6 @@ def __init__(self, verbosity=1, print_prefix="[pylogger]"):
         self.verbosity = verbosity
         self.print_prefix = print_prefix
         
-        # Define log levels with their corresponding icons
-        self.LOG_LEVELS = {
-            "error": {"icon": "❌", "level": 0},
-            "test": {"icon": "🧪", "level": 0}, # for pytest
-            "info": {"icon": "⭐️", "level": 1},
-            "success": {"icon": "✅", "level": 1},
-            "warning": {"icon": "⚠️", "level": 1},
-            "max": {"icon": "👀", "level": 2}
-        }
         
     def log(self, message, level_name=None):
         """Print a message based on verbosity level
@@ -34,15 +49,18 @@ def log(self, message, level_name=None):
         if level_name is None:
             level_name = self._detect_level(message)
 
-        # Get icon 
-        icon = self.LOG_LEVELS[level_name]["icon"]
-
+        # Check globals at log time
+        level_info = self.LOG_LEVELS[level_name]
+        icon = level_info["emoji"] if USE_EMOJIS else level_info["text"]
+        color = self.COLORS[level_info["color"]] if USE_COLORS else ""
+        reset = self.COLORS["reset"]
+  
         # Get level value
-        level_value = self.LOG_LEVELS[level_name]["level"]
-        
+        level_value = level_info["level"]
+
         # Only print if the inherited verbosity is high enough
         if self.verbosity >= level_value:
-            print(f"{self.print_prefix} {icon} {message}")
+            print(f"{self.print_prefix} {color}{icon}{reset} {message}")
     
     def _detect_level(self, message):
         """Automatically detect appropriate log level based on message content
@@ -66,4 +84,4 @@ def _detect_level(self, message):
         elif "max" or "debug" in message:
             return "max"
         else:
-            return "info"
\ No newline at end of file
+            return "info"