diff --git a/common/python/nomadcore/match_highlighter.py b/common/python/nomadcore/match_highlighter.py
index 5651068659a347946339b91a0b69e5b59de254d4..c031ef3d7fce84396bfc730cc96b077ed188c9eb 100644
--- a/common/python/nomadcore/match_highlighter.py
+++ b/common/python/nomadcore/match_highlighter.py
@@ -29,6 +29,23 @@ class ANSI(object):
     BG_MAGENTA='\033[45m'
     BG_CYAN='\033[46m'
     BG_WHITE='\033[47m'
+    FG_BRIGHT_BLACK='\033[30;1m'
+    FG_BRIGHT_RED='\033[31;1m'
+    FG_BRIGHT_GREEN='\033[32;1m'
+    FG_BRIGHT_YELLOW='\033[33;1m'
+    FG_BRIGHT_BLUE='\033[34;1m'
+    FG_BRIGHT_MAGENTA='\033[35;1m'
+    FG_BRIGHT_CYAN='\033[36;1m'
+    FG_BRIGHT_WHITE='\033[37;1m'
+    BG_BRIGHT_BLACK='\033[40;1m'
+    BG_BRIGHT_RED='\033[41;1m'
+    BG_BRIGHT_GREEN='\033[42;1m'
+    BG_BRIGHT_YELLOW='\033[43;1m'
+    BG_BRIGHT_BLUE='\033[44;1m'
+    BG_BRIGHT_MAGENTA='\033[45;1m'
+    BG_BRIGHT_CYAN='\033[46;1m'
+    BG_BRIGHT_WHITE='\033[47;1m'
+
 
 RE_finalnewlines=re.compile(r"^(.*?)(\n*)$")