diff --git a/examples/special.ts b/examples/special.ts
index 5a37176..1c4b6cc 100755
--- a/examples/special.ts
+++ b/examples/special.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ consola.error(undefined, null, false, true, Number.NaN);
 
 consola.log("We can `monospace` keyword using grave accent charachter!");
 
+consola.log("We can also _underline_ words!");
+
 // Nonstandard error
 const { message, stack } = new Error("Custom Error!");
 consola.error({ message, stack });
diff --git a/src/reporters/fancy.ts b/src/reporters/fancy.ts
index c8eb64e..9c60b9c 100644
--- a/src/reporters/fancy.ts
+++ b/src/reporters/fancy.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export class FancyReporter extends BasicReporter {
     const tag = logObj.tag ? colors.gray(logObj.tag) : "";
 
     let line;
-    const left = this.filterAndJoin([type, highlightBackticks(message)]);
+    const left = this.filterAndJoin([type, characterFormat(message)]);
     const right = this.filterAndJoin(opts.columns ? [tag, coloredDate] : [tag]);
     const space =
       (opts.columns || 0) - stringWidth(left) - stringWidth(right) - 2;
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export class FancyReporter extends BasicReporter {
         ? left + " ".repeat(space) + right
         : (right ? `${colors.gray(`[${right}]`)} ` : "") + left;
 
-    line += highlightBackticks(
+    line += characterFormat(
       additional.length > 0 ? "\n" + additional.join("\n") : ""
     );
 
@@ -109,8 +109,14 @@ export class FancyReporter extends BasicReporter {
   }
 }
 
-function highlightBackticks(str: string) {
-  return str.replace(/`([^`]+)`/gm, (_, m) => colors.cyan(m));
+function characterFormat(str: string) {
+  return (
+    str
+      // highlight backticks
+      .replace(/`([^`]+)`/gm, (_, m) => colors.cyan(m))
+      // underline underscores
+      .replace(/_([^_]+)_/gm, (_, m) => colors.underline(m))
+  );
 }
 
 function getColor(color = "white") {