diff --git a/evennia/utils/text2html.py b/evennia/utils/text2html.py
index 0bdcb2c9d..05c0d44c9 100644
--- a/evennia/utils/text2html.py
+++ b/evennia/utils/text2html.py
@@ -30,9 +30,11 @@ class TextToHTMLparser(object):
     tabstop = 4
     # mapping html color name <-> ansi code.
     hilite = ANSI_HILITE
-    unhilite = ANSI_UNHILITE
-    normal = ANSI_NORMAL
+    unhilite = ANSI_UNHILITE # this will be stripped - there is no css equivalent.
+    normal = ANSI_NORMAL     #                    "
     underline = ANSI_UNDERLINE
+    blink = ANSI_BLINK
+    inverse = ANSI_INVERSE   # this will produce an outline; no obvious css equivalent?
     colorcodes = [
             ('color-000', unhilite + ANSI_BLACK), # pure black
             ('color-001', unhilite + ANSI_RED),
@@ -78,27 +80,30 @@ class TextToHTMLparser(object):
     bg_colormap = dict((code, clr) for clr, code in colorback)
 
     # create stop markers
-    fgstop =  "(?:\033\[1m|\033\[22m)*\033\[3.*?m|\033\[0m|$"
-    bgstop =  "(?:\033\[1m|\033\[22m)*\033\[4.*?m|\033\[0m|$"
+    fgstop =  "(?:\033\[1m|\033\[22m)*\033\[3[0-8].*?m|\033\[0m|$"
+    bgstop =  "(?:\033\[1m|\033\[22m)*\033\[4[0-8].*?m|\033\[0m|$"
 
     # extract color markers, tagging the start marker and the text marked
-    re_fgs = re.compile("((?:\033\[1m|\033\[22m)*\033\[3.*?m)(.*?)(?=" + fgstop + ")")
-    re_bgs = re.compile("((?:\033\[1m|\033\[22m)*\033\[4.*?m)(.*?)(?=" + bgstop + ")")
+    re_fgs = re.compile("((?:\033\[1m|\033\[22m)*\033\[3[0-8].*?m)(.*?)(?=" + fgstop + ")")
+    re_bgs = re.compile("((?:\033\[1m|\033\[22m)*\033\[4[0-8].*?m)(.*?)(?=" + bgstop + ")")
 
     re_normal = re.compile(normal.replace("[", r"\["))
-    re_hilite = re.compile("(?:%s)(.*)(?=%s)" % (hilite.replace("[", r"\["), fgstop))
-    re_uline = re.compile("(?:%s)(.*?)(?=%s)" % (ANSI_UNDERLINE.replace("[", r"\["), fgstop))
+    re_hilite = re.compile("(?:%s)(.*)(?=%s|%s)" % (hilite.replace("[", r"\["), fgstop, bgstop))
+    re_unhilite = re.compile("(?:%s)(.*)(?=%s|%s)" % (unhilite.replace("[", r"\["), fgstop, bgstop))
+    re_uline = re.compile("(?:%s)(.*?)(?=%s|%s)" % (underline.replace("[", r"\["), fgstop, bgstop))
+    re_blink = re.compile("(?:%s)(.*?)(?=%s|%s)" % (blink.replace("[", r"\["), fgstop, bgstop))
+    re_inverse = re.compile("(?:%s)(.*?)(?=%s|%s)" % (inverse.replace("[", r"\["), fgstop, bgstop))
     re_string = re.compile(r'(?P<htmlchars>[<&>])|(?P<space> [ \t]+)|(?P<lineend>\r\n|\r|\n)', re.S|re.M|re.I)
     re_url = re.compile(r'((?:ftp|www|https?)\W+(?:(?!\.(?:\s|$)|&\w+;)[^"\',;$*^\\(){}<>\[\]\s])+)(\.(?:\s|$)|&\w+;|)')
     re_mxplink =  re.compile(r'\|lc(.*?)\|lt(.*?)\|le', re.DOTALL)
 
     def _sub_fg(self, colormatch):
         code, text = colormatch.groups()
-        return r'''<span class="%s">%s</span>''' % (self.fg_colormap.get(code, code), text)
+        return r'''<span class="%s">%s</span>''' % (self.fg_colormap.get(code, "err"), text)
 
     def _sub_bg(self, colormatch):
         code, text = colormatch.groups()
-        return r'''<span class="%s">%s</span>''' % (self.bg_colormap.get(code, code), text)
+        return r'''<span class="%s">%s</span>''' % (self.bg_colormap.get(code, "err"), text)
 
     def re_color(self, text):
         """
@@ -129,7 +134,8 @@ class TextToHTMLparser(object):
             text (str): Processed text.
 
         """
-        return self.re_hilite.sub(r'<strong>\1</strong>', text)
+        text = self.re_hilite.sub(r'<strong>\1</strong>', text)
+        return self.re_unhilite.sub(r'\1', text) # strip unhilite - there is no equivalent in css.
 
     def re_underline(self, text):
         """
@@ -144,6 +150,30 @@ class TextToHTMLparser(object):
         """
         return self.re_uline.sub(r'<span class="underline">\1</span>', text)
 
+    def re_blinking(self, text):
+        """
+        Replace ansi blink with custom blink css class
+
+        Args:
+            text (str): Text to process.
+
+        Returns:
+            text (str): Processed text.
+        """
+        return self.re_blink.sub(r'<span class="blink">\1</span>', text)
+
+    def re_inversing(self, text):
+        """
+        Replace ansi inverse with custom inverse css class
+
+        Args:
+            text (str): Text to process.
+
+        Returns:
+            text (str): Processed text.
+        """
+        return self.re_inverse.sub(r'<span class="inverse">\1</span>', text)
+
     def remove_bells(self, text):
         """
         Remove ansi specials
@@ -258,6 +288,8 @@ class TextToHTMLparser(object):
         result = self.re_color(result)
         result = self.re_bold(result)
         result = self.re_underline(result)
+        result = self.re_blinking(result)
+        result = self.re_inversing(result)
         result = self.remove_bells(result)
         result = self.convert_linebreaks(result)
         result = self.remove_backspaces(result)
diff --git a/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/css/webclient.css b/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/css/webclient.css
index 47d54ca4d..bb7ffcd26 100644
--- a/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/css/webclient.css
+++ b/evennia/web/webclient/static/webclient/css/webclient.css
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ body {
 }
 
 
-a:link, a:visited { color: inherit }
+a:link, a:visited { color: inherit; }
 a:hover, a:active { color: inherit;
                     font-weight: bold;}
 
 /* Set this to e.g. bolder if wanting to have ansi-highlights bolden
  * stand-alone text.*/
-strong {font-weight:normal;}
+strong {font-weight: bold;}
 
 div {margin:0px;}
 
@@ -48,6 +48,29 @@ div {margin:0px;}
 
 .underline { text-decoration: underline; }
 
+/* Inverse - this will make a dotted outline. is there a more
+ * ANSI-similar way? */
+.inverse {
+    outline-style: dotted;
+    outline-color: invert;
+}
+
+/* Create blinking text */
+.blink {
+    animation: blink-animation 1s steps(5, start) infinite;
+    -webkit-animation: blink-animation 1s steps(5, start) infinite;
+}
+@keyframes blink-animation {
+  to {
+    visibility: hidden;
+  }
+}
+@-webkit-keyframes blink-animation {
+  to {
+    visibility: hidden;
+  }
+}
+
 /* Style specific classes corresponding to formatted, narative text. */