_Added in 1.9.3_

*/echox [color] [-abcdefghiNlmnqrstNuvwNINSB] [color name] [window] %var*

Prints text in the specified window using the specified color (0 to 35).

Same as [[/echo]] but evaluates a variable instead of text and allows printing consecutive spaces.

_See also [[$msgx]]._

*Switches*

table(ktable).
|_<.Switch|_<.Description|
| -a | Prints to the current active window. |
| -b | Apply beep options. |
| -c | Indicates [color name] is defined after the switches. (not [color]) |
| -d | *TODO* |
| -e | Encloses the line in line separators. |
| -f | Apply flash options. |
| -g | Prevents the echo from being logged. |
| -h | *TODO* |
| -i<N> | Indents the wrapped line by N characters. |
| -l | Apply highlight options. |
| -m | This echo should be treated as a normal message. |
| -n | Prevents the echo from highlighting the window [[Treebar_Control|Treebar]]/[[Switchbar_Control|Switchbar]] icon. |
| -q | Don't print if called from a alias using the . prefix. |
| -r | Apply strip colors/bold/italic/underline options. |
| -s | Prints to the status/server window associated with current window. |
| -t<N> | Apply timestamp prefix options. N is a optional UTC value to use for the timestamp. |
| -u | Indicates the first word is *not* a nick column prefix. |
| -v | Indicates the first word/token is a timestamp. |
| -w<N> | if N = 0, replaces emoticon tags in all token except the first one, N = 1, replaces only the first token, N = 2, replaces all tokens. |
| -I<N> | Inserts the line at position N in the buffer. *(AdiIRC only)* |
| -S | Used with --I<N> to force the buffer to scroll he number of wrapped lines of the inserted line. *(AdiIRC only)* |
| -R<N> | Replaces the line at position N in the buffer. *(AdiIRC only)* |
| -B | Indicates the [color] color is in [[$rgb]] format. *(AdiIRC only)* |

*Parameters*

table(ktable).
|_<.Parameter|_<.Description|
| [color] | A numeric color value to use as line color (0 to 37). |
| [color name] | Used with the -c switch. One of the following: Action, ctcp, highlight, info, info2, invite, join, part, quit, kick, mode, topic, nick, normal, notice, notify, other, own, wallops, whois. |
| [window] | The target window. |
| &lt;text&gt; | The text to print. |

*Example*

<pre>
; Create a variable with the text a    b.
/var %var a $+ $chr(32) $+ $chr(32) $+ $chr(32) $+ $chr(32) b

; Prints the variable to current active window.
/echox -a %var
</pre>