diff --git a/source/birchwood/formatting.d b/source/birchwood/formatting.d
index 975da7f..2fbbc39 100644
--- a/source/birchwood/formatting.d
+++ b/source/birchwood/formatting.d
@@ -2,12 +2,16 @@ module birchwood.formatting
 
 import std.string;
 
+// Reset character; resets all formatting
+enum reset = '\x0F';
+
 // Toggle characters
 enum bold = '\x02';
 enum italic = '\x1D';
 enum underline = '\x1F';
 enum strikethrough = '\x1E';
 enum monospace = '\x11';
+enum reverse_colors = '\x16'; // NOT UNIVERSALLY SUPPORTED
 
 // Color characters
 enum ascii_color_code = '\x03';
@@ -34,15 +38,23 @@ enum simple_colors: string {
     DEFAULT = "99" // NOT UNIVERSALLY SUPPORTED
 }
 
-// Generates a string that changes the foreground color
-string set_foreground(string color) {
-    char[1] control_char;
+// Return the hex control character if color is a hexadecimal color code, the ASCII control character if color is two ASCII digits, and throw an exception if it's neither
+char generate_color_control_char(string color) {
     if (color.length == 6) {
-        control_char[0] = hex_color_code;
+        return hex_color_code;
     } else if (color.length == 2) {
-        control_char[0] = ascii_color_code;
+        return ascii_color_code;
     } else {
         throw new StringException("Invalid color code (must be either two ASCII digits or a hexadecimal code of the form RRGGBB)");
     }
-    return control_char.idup ~ color;
-}
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+}
+
+// Generate a string that sets the foreground color
+string set_fg(string color) {return [generate_color_control_char(color)].idup ~ color;}
+
+// Generate a string that sets the foreground and background color
+string set_fg_bg(string color) {return [generate_color_control_char(color)].idup ~ color ~ "," ~ color;}
+
+// Generate a string that resets the foreground and background colors
+pragma(inline)
+string reset_fg_bg() {return "\x03";}
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diff --git a/source/birchwood/package.d b/source/birchwood/package.d
index d9018f1..b98ed1d 100644
--- a/source/birchwood/package.d
+++ b/source/birchwood/package.d
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ module birchwood;
 
 public import birchwood.client;
 public import birchwood.config;
-public import birchwood.protocol;
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+public import birchwood.protocol;
+public import birchwood.formatting
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