@longlene not really according to the [specification](http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/007904875/utilities/echo.html). Better just have one/two wrapper function(s) using [`printf`](http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/printf.html) command as shown [here](http://www.etalabs.net/sh_tricks.html).