The log level.

Platforms Supported: All

${level:format=Ordinal}

Alternatively, add padding to align the message.

${pad:padding=5:inner=${level:uppercase=true}}

Alternatively, truncate to align the message:

${level:format=TriLetter:uppercase=true}

• uppercase - Output level in upper-case. Default: false

  Introduced with NLog v5.0 to simplify default Layout, instead of using the ambient uppercase-property

• format - Output format of the level. Introduced in 4.4.6 Default: Name
  Possible values:

  • Name - Render the standard level name.

    Introduced in NLog 4.4.6

  • FullName - Render the full level name (Expands "Info" and "Warn")

    Introduced in NLog 4.7

  • FirstCharacter - Render the first character of the level.

    Introduced in NLog 4.4.6

  • Ordinal - Render the ordinal (aka number) for the level.

    Introduced in NLog 4.4.6

  • TriLetter - Renders LogLevel as 3 letter abbreviations (Trc, Dbg, Inf, Wrn, Err, Ftl)

    Introduced in NLog 5.0.5

  Name	FullName	TriLetter	FirstCharacter	Ordinal
  Trace	Trace	Trc	T	0
  Debug	Debug	Dbg	D	1
  Info	Information	Inf	I	2
  Warn	Warning	Wrn	W	3
  Error	Error	Err	E	4
  Fatal	Fatal	Ftl	F	5
  Off	Off	Off	O	6

Configuration:

${level}

Code:

logger.Debug("Test Message")

Result:

Debug

Configuration:

${level:format=FirstCharacter}

Code:

logger.Debug("Test Message")

Result:

D