diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6a6cd9b600..8b9b27d2d9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ Web/Django standard initiative (@strikaco)
 - Convert ServerConf model to store its values as a Picklefield (same as Attributes) instead of using a custom solution.
 - OOB: Add support for MSDP LIST, REPORT, UNREPORT commands (re-mapped to `msdp_list`, 
   `msdp_report`, `msdp_unreport` inlinefuncs_)
+- Added `evennia.ANSIString` to flat API.
 
 ### Utils
 
diff --git a/evennia/__init__.py b/evennia/__init__.py
index 5d221a7ebd..080114f7a0 100644
--- a/evennia/__init__.py
+++ b/evennia/__init__.py
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ EvTable = None
 EvForm = None
 EvEditor = None
 EvMore = None
+ANSIString = None
 
 # Handlers
 SESSION_HANDLER = None
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ def _init():
     global settings, lockfuncs, logger, utils, gametime, ansi, spawn, managers
     global contrib, TICKER_HANDLER, MONITOR_HANDLER, SESSION_HANDLER, CHANNEL_HANDLER, TASK_HANDLER
     global EvMenu, EvTable, EvForm, EvMore, EvEditor
+    global ANSIString 
 
     from .accounts.accounts import DefaultAccount
     from .accounts.accounts import DefaultGuest
@@ -203,6 +205,7 @@ def _init():
     from .utils.evtable import EvTable
     from .utils.evform import EvForm
     from .utils.eveditor import EvEditor
+    from .utils.ansi import ANSIString
 
     # handlers
     from .scripts.tickerhandler import TICKER_HANDLER
diff --git a/evennia/utils/ansi.py b/evennia/utils/ansi.py
index 6ba848dfb9..a10c6a4e2c 100644
--- a/evennia/utils/ansi.py
+++ b/evennia/utils/ansi.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ user.  Depreciated example forms are available by extending
 the ansi mapping.
 
 """
+import functools
 from builtins import object, range
 
 import re
@@ -534,8 +535,8 @@ def _spacing_preflight(func):
     functions used for padding ANSIStrings.
 
     """
-
-    def wrapped(self, width, fillchar=None):
+    @functools.wraps(func)
+    def wrapped(self, width=78, fillchar=None):
         if fillchar is None:
             fillchar = " "
         if (len(fillchar) != 1) or (not isinstance(fillchar, str)):
@@ -555,7 +556,6 @@ def _query_super(func_name):
     of ANSIString.
 
     """
-
     def wrapped(self, *args, **kwargs):
         return getattr(self.clean(), func_name)(*args, **kwargs)
     return wrapped
@@ -566,7 +566,6 @@ def _on_raw(func_name):
     Like query_super, but makes the operation run on the raw string.
 
     """
-
     def wrapped(self, *args, **kwargs):
         args = list(args)
         try:
@@ -593,7 +592,6 @@ def _transform(func_name):
     with the resulting string.
 
     """
-
     def wrapped(self, *args, **kwargs):
         replacement_string = _query_super(func_name)(self, *args, **kwargs)
         to_string = []
@@ -1289,7 +1287,7 @@ class ANSIString(with_metaclass(ANSIMeta, str)):
 
         """
         remainder = _difference % 2
-        _difference /= 2
+        _difference //= 2
         spacing = self._filler(fillchar, _difference)
         result = spacing + self + spacing + self._filler(fillchar, remainder)
         return result