diff --git a/ascii/ascii.go b/ascii/ascii.go
index d862715..77e77e5 100644
--- a/ascii/ascii.go
+++ b/ascii/ascii.go
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ func NewASCII(dat string) (*ASCII, error) {
 	var row []Cell
 	chompState, fg, bg, fgs, bgs := 0, -1, -1, 0, 0
 	var bold, underline, italic, strikethrough bool
-	for _, v := range dat {
+	for i, v := range dat {
 		switch v {
 		case '\r':
 			continue
 		case '\n':
 			bold, underline, strikethrough, italic = false, false, false, false
 			cells = append(cells, row)
-			chompState, fg, bg = 0, -1, -1
+			chompState, fg, bg, fgs, bgs = 0, -1, -1, 0, 0
 			row = nil
 			continue
 		case '\x02':
@@ -60,6 +60,13 @@ func NewASCII(dat string) (*ASCII, error) {
 				continue
 			}
 		case 1:
+			if v == '\x03' {
+				if fgs == 0 {
+					bg = -1
+				}
+				fg, fgs = -1, 0
+				continue
+			}
 			if v >= '0' && v <= '9' && fgs < 2 {
 				if fg == -1 {
 					fg = 0
@@ -74,8 +81,11 @@ func NewASCII(dat string) (*ASCII, error) {
 				break
 			}
 			if v == ',' {
-				chompState, bg = 2, -1
-				continue
+				if len(dat) > i+1 && dat[i+1] >= '0' && dat[i+1] <= '9' {
+					chompState, bg = 2, -1
+					continue
+				}
+				chompState = 0
 			}
 		case 2:
 			if v >= '0' && v <= '9' && bgs < 2 {
@@ -90,7 +100,7 @@ func NewASCII(dat string) (*ASCII, error) {
 			}
 			bgs, chompState = 0, 0
 			if bg == -1 {
-				return nil, ErrBadMircCode
+				//	return nil, ErrBadMircCode
 			}
 		}
 		fgc, err := MircColor(fg)
diff --git a/ascii/ascii_test.go b/ascii/ascii_test.go
index 999e6ae..e0d8908 100644
--- a/ascii/ascii_test.go
+++ b/ascii/ascii_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package ascii
 
 import (
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -31,6 +32,274 @@ func TestControlCodes(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func PrettyFormat(ircText string) string {
+	out := strings.ReplaceAll(ircText, "\x03", "\x1b[033m[C]\x1b[0m")
+	out = strings.ReplaceAll(out, "\x02", "\x1b[034m[B]\x1b[0m")
+	out = strings.ReplaceAll(out, "\x1F", "\x1b[035m[U]\x1b[0m")
+	out = strings.ReplaceAll(out, "\x1D", "\x1b[036m[I]\x1b[0m")
+	return out
+}
+
+func PrintExpectedVsParsed(expected string, ascii *ASCII, t *testing.T) {
+	t.Errorf(" Input   : %s", PrettyFormat(expected))
+	t.Errorf(" Parsed  : %s", PrettyFormat(string(ascii.Bytes())))
+}
+
+func TestColorCodes(t *testing.T) {
+	s := "hello \x0315,01hello"
+	//    012345         6789
+	a, _ := NewASCII(s)
+	if c := a.Get(2, 0); c == nil || c.Value != 'l' {
+		t.Errorf("Expected l but found %c", c.Value)
+	}
+	if c := a.Get(2, 0); c == nil || c.Foreground != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Expected nil but found %v", c.Foreground)
+	}
+	if c := a.Get(2, 0); c == nil || c.Background != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Expected nil but found %v", c.Background)
+	}
+
+	if c := a.Get(7, 0); c == nil || c.Value != 'e' {
+		t.Errorf("Expected e but found %c", c.Value)
+	}
+	fg, _ := MircColor(15)
+	if c := a.Get(7, 0); c == nil || c.Foreground != fg {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 15 but found %v", c.Foreground)
+	}
+	bg, _ := MircColor(1)
+	if c := a.Get(7, 0); c == nil || c.Background != bg {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 1 but found %v", c.Background)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestColorCodesBackToBack(t *testing.T) {
+	s := "he\x037,01he\x03\x0315lo"
+	//    01        23          45
+	a, _ := NewASCII(s)
+
+	c := a.Get(4, 0)
+	if c == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected l at pos 4 but found nil")
+		PrintExpectedVsParsed(s, a, t)
+	} else {
+		if c.Value != 'l' {
+			t.Errorf("Expected l at pos 4 but found '%c'", c.Value)
+			PrintExpectedVsParsed(s, a, t)
+		}
+		fg, _ := MircColor(15)
+		if c.Foreground != fg {
+			t.Errorf("Expected color 4 but found %v", c.Foreground)
+			PrintExpectedVsParsed(s, a, t)
+		}
+	}
+
+	c = a.Get(5, 0)
+	if c == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected o at pos 5 but found nil")
+		PrintExpectedVsParsed(s, a, t)
+	} else {
+		if c.Background != nil {
+			t.Errorf("Expected nil but found %v", c.Background)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestColorCodesNoText(t *testing.T) {
+	s := "ab\x037\x034cd"
+	//    01          23
+	a, _ := NewASCII(s)
+
+	c := a.Get(2, 0)
+	if c == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected c at pos 2 but found nil")
+		PrintExpectedVsParsed(s, a, t)
+	} else {
+		if c.Value != 'c' {
+			t.Errorf("Expected c at pos 2 but found %c", c.Value)
+			PrintExpectedVsParsed(s, a, t)
+		}
+		fg, _ := MircColor(4)
+		if c.Foreground != fg {
+			t.Errorf("Expected color 4 at pos 2 but found %v", c.Foreground)
+			PrintExpectedVsParsed(s, a, t)
+		}
+	}
+}
+func TestColorCodesNoText2d(t *testing.T) {
+	s := "ab\x0315\x0314cd"
+	//    01            23
+	a, _ := NewASCII(s)
+
+	c := a.Get(2, 0)
+	if c == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected c at pos 2 but found nil")
+		PrintExpectedVsParsed(s, a, t)
+	} else {
+		if c.Value != 'c' {
+			t.Errorf("Expected c at pos 2 but found %c", c.Value)
+			PrintExpectedVsParsed(s, a, t)
+		}
+		fg, _ := MircColor(14)
+		if c.Foreground != fg {
+			t.Errorf("Expected color 4 at pos 2 but found %v", c.Foreground)
+			PrintExpectedVsParsed(s, a, t)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBoldAfterColorCode(t *testing.T) {
+	s := "ab\x0315\x02cd"
+	//    01          23
+	a, _ := NewASCII(s)
+
+	c := a.Get(2, 0)
+	if c == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected c at pos 2 but found nil")
+		PrintExpectedVsParsed(s, a, t)
+	} else {
+		if c.Value != 'c' {
+			t.Errorf("Expected c at pos 2 but found %c", c.Value)
+			PrintExpectedVsParsed(s, a, t)
+		}
+		fg, _ := MircColor(15)
+		if c.Foreground != fg {
+			t.Errorf("Expected color 4 at pos 2 but found %v", c.Foreground)
+			PrintExpectedVsParsed(s, a, t)
+		}
+		if !c.Bold {
+			t.Errorf("Expected bold pos 2 but found %v", c.Bold)
+			PrintExpectedVsParsed(s, a, t)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestColorAfterBoldAfterColorCode(t *testing.T) {
+	s := "ab\x0315\x02\x0314cd"
+	//    01                23
+	a, _ := NewASCII(s)
+
+	c := a.Get(2, 0)
+	if c == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected c at pos 2 but found nil")
+		PrintExpectedVsParsed(s, a, t)
+	} else {
+		if c.Value != 'c' {
+			t.Errorf("Expected c at pos 2 but found %c", c.Value)
+			PrintExpectedVsParsed(s, a, t)
+		}
+		fg, _ := MircColor(14)
+		if c.Foreground != fg {
+			t.Errorf("Expected color 4 at pos 2 but found %v", c.Foreground)
+			PrintExpectedVsParsed(s, a, t)
+		}
+		if !c.Bold {
+			t.Errorf("Expected bold pos 2 but found %v", c.Bold)
+			PrintExpectedVsParsed(s, a, t)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLeadingColorAfterItalicAfterColorCode(t *testing.T) {
+	s := "\x0315\x1D\x0314cd"
+	//                    01
+	a, _ := NewASCII(s)
+
+	c := a.Get(0, 0)
+	if c == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected c at pos 2 but found nil")
+		PrintExpectedVsParsed(s, a, t)
+	} else {
+		if c.Value != 'c' {
+			t.Errorf("Expected c at pos 2 but found %c", c.Value)
+			PrintExpectedVsParsed(s, a, t)
+		}
+		fg, _ := MircColor(14)
+		if c.Foreground != fg {
+			t.Errorf("Expected color 4 at pos 2 but found %v", c.Foreground)
+			PrintExpectedVsParsed(s, a, t)
+		}
+		if !c.Italic {
+			t.Errorf("Expected bold pos 2 but found %v", c.Bold)
+			PrintExpectedVsParsed(s, a, t)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLeadingColorAfterItalicAfterColorCodeAfterNewlineAfterColor(t *testing.T) {
+	s := "\x0315\n\x0313\x1D\x0314cd"
+	//                    01
+	a, _ := NewASCII(s)
+
+	c := a.Get(0, 1)
+	if c == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected c at pos 2 but found nil")
+		PrintExpectedVsParsed(s, a, t)
+	} else {
+		if c.Value != 'c' {
+			t.Errorf("Expected c at pos 2 but found %c", c.Value)
+			PrintExpectedVsParsed(s, a, t)
+		}
+		fg, _ := MircColor(14)
+		if c.Foreground != fg {
+			t.Errorf("Expected color 4 at pos 2 but found %v", c.Foreground)
+			PrintExpectedVsParsed(s, a, t)
+		}
+		if !c.Italic {
+			t.Errorf("Expected italic pos 2 but found %v", c.Bold)
+			PrintExpectedVsParsed(s, a, t)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestColoredComma(t *testing.T) {
+	s := "\x0315, "
+	//          01
+	a, _ := NewASCII(s)
+
+	c := a.Get(0, 0)
+	if c == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected , at pos 0 but found nil")
+		PrintExpectedVsParsed(s, a, t)
+	} else {
+		if c.Value != ',' {
+			t.Errorf("Expected , at pos 0 but found %c", c.Value)
+			PrintExpectedVsParsed(s, a, t)
+		}
+		fg, _ := MircColor(15)
+		if c.Foreground != fg {
+			t.Errorf("Expected color 15 at pos 0 but found %v", c.Foreground)
+			PrintExpectedVsParsed(s, a, t)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBackgroundPersistsAfterBackToBack(t *testing.T) {
+	s := "\x0315,01\x0303\x0304moo"
+	//                         012
+	a, _ := NewASCII(s)
+
+	c := a.Get(0, 0)
+	if c == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected m at pos 0 but found nil")
+		PrintExpectedVsParsed(s, a, t)
+	} else {
+		if c.Value != 'm' {
+			t.Errorf("Expected m at pos 0 but found %c", c.Value)
+			PrintExpectedVsParsed(s, a, t)
+		}
+		fg, _ := MircColor(4)
+		if c.Foreground != fg {
+			t.Errorf("Expected color 4 at pos 0 but found %v", c.Foreground)
+			PrintExpectedVsParsed(s, a, t)
+		}
+		bg, _ := MircColor(1)
+		if c.Background != bg {
+			t.Errorf("Expected color 1 at pos 0 but found %v", c.Background)
+			PrintExpectedVsParsed(s, a, t)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestColorCancelAteChars(t *testing.T) {
 	s := `11,11  test`
 	//          01 2345