https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Wed, 03 Jun 2015 03:04:38 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6055/i3status-different-colours-for-indiviual-monitors/My i3status bar is a long line of numbers that aren't immediately meaningful. Is it possible to make certain things different colours (eg, make the time/date blue) to make it easier to find the info I want at a glance?Tue, 02 Jun 2015 19:56:38 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6055/i3status-different-colours-for-indiviual-monitors/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6055/i3status-different-colours-for-indiviual-monitors/?answer=6056#post-id-6056It is possible. The [i3bar protocol descriptions](http://i3wm.org/docs/i3bar-protocol.html) explains how to do this in detail. Without going into details, the input to i3bar has to be encoded in the JSON format. To change the color of a specific entry, you have to add the `color` attributed. For instance, in the following example, the date would be red and the time would be green: ... { "full_text": "Jun 2, 2015", "color": "#ff0000"}, { "full_text": "19:59", "color": "#00ff00"}, ...Wed, 03 Jun 2015 03:04:38 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6055/i3status-different-colours-for-indiviual-monitors/?answer=6056#post-id-6056