irctext 
dead simple IRC text formatter.
$bBold
$uUnderlined
$sStrikethrough
$iItalic
$b$uBold & Underline
$u$iUnderline & Italic
$c01,00Colored with background
$c04Red text
$hcFF0000Hex color (red)
$mMonospaced text
additionally:
$ctcpPING foo bar$ctcp
$ctcpPING foo bar$ctcp
getting started:
this will send bold text.
text := "$bThis is bold text"
irc.Chat(conn, "#channel", irctext.Format(text))
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