diff --git a/lib/string/ansi.ts b/lib/string/ansi.ts
index 240a72bafef724a47e02aa0dbbc85d3a51de7c96..589c934873c4a0ea7ceec2b0428c9d48ac05cb4f 100644
--- a/lib/string/ansi.ts
+++ b/lib/string/ansi.ts
@@ -131,10 +131,27 @@ export function bgRgb(r: number, g: number, b: number): string {
 
 // cursor management
 
+/** save the position of the cursor, restored with {@linkcode cursorRestore}. */
+export const cursorSave: string = "\x1b7";
+/** restore the position of the cursor, saved with {@linkcode cursorSave}. */
+export const cursorRestore: string = "\x1b8";
+
 /** move the cursor up `n` units. */
 export function cursorUp(n: number): string {
   return n ? `\x1b[${n}A` : "";
 }
+/** move the cursor down `n` units. */
+export function cursorDown(n: number): string {
+  return n ? `\x1b[${n}B` : "";
+}
+/** move the cursor right `n` units. */
+export function cursorRight(n: number): string {
+  return n ? `\x1b[${n}C` : "";
+}
+/** move the cursor right `n` units. */
+export function cursorLeft(n: number): string {
+  return n ? `\x1b[${n}D` : "";
+}
 /** move the cursor to the start of it's current line. */
 export const startOfLine: string = "\r";
 /** move the cursor to the start of the next line. */
@@ -211,7 +228,8 @@ export function debugAnsi(text: string): string {
     "fgMagenta", "fgWhite", "fgBrightBlack", "fgBrightRed",
     "fgBrightGreen", "fgBrightYellow", "fgBrightBlue", "fgBrightMagenta",
     "fgBrightCyan", "fgBrightWhite", "clearToEndOfLine", "clearToStartOfLine",
-    "clearFullLine", "syncStart", "syncEnd", "bold", "dim", "resetWeight"
+    "clearFullLine", "syncStart", "syncEnd", "bold", "dim", "resetWeight",
+    "cursorSave", "cursorRestore"
   ];
   for (const key of verbaitim) {
     text = text.replaceAll(
@@ -220,6 +238,9 @@ export function debugAnsi(text: string): string {
     );
   }
   text = text.replace(/\x1b\[(\d+)A/g, style(fgYellow, "$${cursorUp($1)}"));
+  text = text.replace(/\x1b\[(\d+)B/g, style(fgYellow, "$${cursorDown($1)}"));
+  text = text.replace(/\x1b\[(\d+)C/g, style(fgYellow, "$${cursorRight($1)}"));
+  text = text.replace(/\x1b\[(\d+)D/g, style(fgYellow, "$${cursorLeft($1)}"));
   text = text.replace(/\n/g, style(fgRed, "\\n"));
   text = text.replace(/\r/g, style(fgMagenta, "\\r"));
   return text;