diff --git a/lib/cli/stylize.rs b/lib/cli/stylize.rs
index 0010d03..315225f 100644
--- a/lib/cli/stylize.rs
+++ b/lib/cli/stylize.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 mod style;
 mod stylizer;
 
-pub use stylizer::{stylize, Stylize};
+pub use stylizer::{stylize, stl, Stylize};
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests;
diff --git a/lib/cli/stylize/stylizer.rs b/lib/cli/stylize/stylizer.rs
index 72d3ce4..ea0d0d7 100644
--- a/lib/cli/stylize/stylizer.rs
+++ b/lib/cli/stylize/stylizer.rs
@@ -235,3 +235,15 @@ pub fn stylize<S: AsRef<str>>(s: S, instructions: &str) -> String {
 
     formatted
 }
+
+// alias for stylize: stl
+
+/// 🧉 » stl fn
+/// --
+///
+/// Stylizes a string with optional ANSI color and attributes.
+/// 
+/// This is an alias for the `stylize` function.
+pub fn stl<S: AsRef<str>>(s: S, instructions: &str) -> String {
+    stylize(s, instructions)
+}
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