diff --git a/jansi/src/main/java/org/fusesource/jansi/AnsiRenderer.java b/jansi/src/main/java/org/fusesource/jansi/AnsiRenderer.java
index fad19353..3940ee35 100644
--- a/jansi/src/main/java/org/fusesource/jansi/AnsiRenderer.java
+++ b/jansi/src/main/java/org/fusesource/jansi/AnsiRenderer.java
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ static public Appendable render(final String input, Appendable target) throws IO
         }
     }
 
-    static private String render(final String text, final String... codes) {
+    static public String render(final String text, final String... codes) {
         Ansi ansi = Ansi.ansi();
         for (String name : codes) {
             Code code = Code.valueOf(name.toUpperCase(Locale.ENGLISH));