diff --git a/base/client.jl b/base/client.jl
index 8029990ecdb4c..2f1bb350ce001 100644
--- a/base/client.jl
+++ b/base/client.jl
@@ -409,6 +409,41 @@ property = "value"
 """
 loadfaces!(facetoml::IO) = loadfaces!(TOML.parse(TOML.Parser(facetoml)))
 
+function banner(io::IO = stdout)
+    if GIT_VERSION_INFO.tagged_commit
+        commit_string = StyledStrings(TAGGED_RELEASE_BANNER, :face => :shadow)
+    elseif isempty(GIT_VERSION_INFO.commit)
+        commit_string = ""
+    else
+        days = Int(floor((ccall(:jl_clock_now, Float64, ()) - GIT_VERSION_INFO.fork_master_timestamp) / (60 * 60 * 24)))
+        days = max(0, days)
+        unit = days == 1 ? "day" : "days"
+        distance = GIT_VERSION_INFO.fork_master_distance
+        commit = GIT_VERSION_INFO.commit_short
+
+        if distance == 0
+            commit_string = S"Commit {(foreground=grey):$commit} ({italic,warning:$days $unit} old master)"
+        else
+            branch = GIT_VERSION_INFO.branch
+            commit_string = S"{emphasis:$branch}/{(foreground=grey):$commit} (fork {italic:{warning:$distance commits}, {warning:$days $unit}})"
+        end
+    end
+
+    commit_date = isempty(Base.GIT_VERSION_INFO.date_string) ? "" : " ($(split(Base.GIT_VERSION_INFO.date_string)[1]))"
+    sep = StyledChar('│', :face => Face(foreground=:grey))
+
+    print(io, S"""
+                              {bold,(foreground=green):_}
+                  {bold,(foreground=blue):_}       _ {bold:{(foreground=red):_}{(foreground=green):(_)}{(foreground=magenta):_}}     $sep  {bold:Documentation:} {(underline=bright_blue),link={https://docs.julialang.org}:https://docs.julialang.org}
+                 {bold,(foreground=blue):(_)}     | {bold:{(foreground=red):(_)} {(foreground=magenta):(_)}}    $sep
+                  _ _   _| |_  __ _   $sep  Type {region,julia_help_prompt:?} for help, {region,julia_pkg_prompt:]?} for {(underline=bright_blue),link={https://pkgdocs.julialang.org/}:Pkg} help.
+                 | | | | | | |/ _` |  $sep
+                 | | |_| | | | (_| |  $sep  Version {bold:$VERSION}$commit_date
+                _/ |\\__'_|_|_|\\__'_|  $sep  $commit_string
+               |__/                   $sep
+               \n""")
+end
+
 global active_repl
 
 # run the requested sort of evaluation loop on stdio
diff --git a/base/version.jl b/base/version.jl
index 67377c86a8493..65be08e34dc8c 100644
--- a/base/version.jl
+++ b/base/version.jl
@@ -266,59 +266,3 @@ else
 end
 
 libllvm_path() = ccall(:jl_get_libllvm, Any, ())
-
-function banner(io::IO = stdout)
-    if GIT_VERSION_INFO.tagged_commit
-        commit_string = TAGGED_RELEASE_BANNER
-    elseif isempty(GIT_VERSION_INFO.commit)
-        commit_string = ""
-    else
-        days = Int(floor((ccall(:jl_clock_now, Float64, ()) - GIT_VERSION_INFO.fork_master_timestamp) / (60 * 60 * 24)))
-        days = max(0, days)
-        unit = days == 1 ? "day" : "days"
-        distance = GIT_VERSION_INFO.fork_master_distance
-        commit = GIT_VERSION_INFO.commit_short
-
-        if distance == 0
-            commit_string = "Commit $(commit) ($(days) $(unit) old master)"
-        else
-            branch = GIT_VERSION_INFO.branch
-            commit_string = "$(branch)/$(commit) (fork: $(distance) commits, $(days) $(unit))"
-        end
-    end
-
-    commit_date = isempty(Base.GIT_VERSION_INFO.date_string) ? "" : " ($(split(Base.GIT_VERSION_INFO.date_string)[1]))"
-
-    if get(io, :color, false)::Bool
-        c = text_colors
-        tx = c[:normal] # text
-        jl = c[:normal] # julia
-        d1 = c[:bold] * c[:blue]    # first dot
-        d2 = c[:bold] * c[:red]     # second dot
-        d3 = c[:bold] * c[:green]   # third dot
-        d4 = c[:bold] * c[:magenta] # fourth dot
-
-        print(io,"""               $(d3)_$(tx)
-           $(d1)_$(tx)       $(jl)_$(tx) $(d2)_$(d3)(_)$(d4)_$(tx)     |  Documentation: https://docs.julialang.org
-          $(d1)(_)$(jl)     | $(d2)(_)$(tx) $(d4)(_)$(tx)    |
-           $(jl)_ _   _| |_  __ _$(tx)   |  Type \"?\" for help, \"]?\" for Pkg help.
-          $(jl)| | | | | | |/ _` |$(tx)  |
-          $(jl)| | |_| | | | (_| |$(tx)  |  Version $(VERSION)$(commit_date)
-         $(jl)_/ |\\__'_|_|_|\\__'_|$(tx)  |  $(commit_string)
-        $(jl)|__/$(tx)                   |
-
-        """)
-    else
-        print(io,"""
-                       _
-           _       _ _(_)_     |  Documentation: https://docs.julialang.org
-          (_)     | (_) (_)    |
-           _ _   _| |_  __ _   |  Type \"?\" for help, \"]?\" for Pkg help.
-          | | | | | | |/ _` |  |
-          | | |_| | | | (_| |  |  Version $(VERSION)$(commit_date)
-         _/ |\\__'_|_|_|\\__'_|  |  $(commit_string)
-        |__/                   |
-
-        """)
-    end
-end