util.styleText() does not accept format aliases on Node.js >= 25.7.0 #62177
Description
Version
v25.7.0 - v25.8.0
Platform
Linux 12dcdbb287ef 6.6.87.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu Jun 5 18:30:46 UTC 2025 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Subsystem
util
What steps will reproduce the bug?
util.styleText("grey", "foo")Node.js v25.6.1 ✅
$ docker run --rm -it node:25.6.1 -p 'util.styleText("grey", "foo")'
fooNode.js v25.7.0 ❌
$ docker run --rm -it node:25.7.0 -p 'util.styleText("grey", "foo")'
node:internal/errors:546
throw error;
^
TypeError [ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE]: The argument 'format' must be one of: 'reset', 'bold', 'dim', 'italic', 'underline', 'blink', 'inverse', 'hidden', 'strikethrough', 'doubleunderline', 'black', 'red', 'green', 'yellow', 'blue', 'magenta', 'cyan', 'white', 'bgBlack', 'bgRed', 'bgGreen', 'bgYellow', 'bgBlue', 'bgMagenta', 'bgCyan', 'bgWhite', 'framed', 'overlined', 'gray', 'redBright', 'greenBright', 'yellowBright', 'blueBright', 'magentaBright', 'cyanBright', 'whiteBright', 'bgGray', 'bgRedBright', 'bgGreenBright', 'bgYellowBright', 'bgBlueBright', 'bgMagentaBright', 'bgCyanBright', 'bgWhiteBright'. Received 'grey'
at Object.styleText (node:util:209:7)
at [eval]:1:6
at runScriptInThisContext (node:internal/vm:219:10)
at node:internal/process/execution:451:12
at [eval]-wrapper:6:24
at runScriptInContext (node:internal/process/execution:449:60)
at evalFunction (node:internal/process/execution:283:30)
at evalTypeScript (node:internal/process/execution:295:3)
at node:internal/main/eval_string:71:3 {
code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE'
}
Node.js v25.7.0(Same result with latest 25.8.0)
How often does it reproduce? Is there a required condition?
Node.js >= 25.7.0
What is the expected behavior? Why is that the expected behavior?
Same behavior as with Node.js v25.6.1 and earlier.
According to documentation 'grey' should be a valid alias for 'gray'.
What do you see instead?
util.styleText() throws an error.
Additional information
Maybe related to #61792