How can I change the color of my prompt in zsh (different from normal text)?

Here’s an example of how to set a red prompt:

PS1=$'\e[0;31m$ \e[0m'

The magic is the \e[0;31m (turn on red foreground) and \e[0m (turn off character attributes). These are called escape sequences. Different escape sequences give you different results, from absolute cursor positioning, to color, to being able to change the title bar of your window, and so on.

For more on escape sequences, see the wikipedia entry on ANSI escape codes

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