diff --git a/crates/nu-std/lib/log.nu b/crates/nu-std/lib/log.nu
index b35f2a33e..c07b14fa0 100644
--- a/crates/nu-std/lib/log.nu
+++ b/crates/nu-std/lib/log.nu
@@ -1,52 +1,131 @@
-export def "log CRITICAL_LEVEL" [] { 50 }
-export def "log ERROR_LEVEL"    [] { 40 }
-export def "log WARNING_LEVEL"  [] { 30 }
-export def "log INFO_LEVEL"     [] { 20 }
-export def "log DEBUG_LEVEL"    [] { 10 }
-
-export def "log CRITICAL_LEVEL_PREFIX" [] { "CRT" }
-export def "log ERROR_LEVEL_PREFIX"    [] { "ERR" }
-export def "log WARNING_LEVEL_PREFIX"  [] { "WRN" }
-export def "log INFO_LEVEL_PREFIX"     [] { "INF" }
-export def "log DEBUG_LEVEL_PREFIX"    [] { "DBG" }   
-
-def parse-string-level [level: string] {
-    (
-        if ($level in [(log CRITICAL_LEVEL_PREFIX) "CRIT" "CRITICAL"]) {
-            log CRITICAL_LEVEL
-        } else if ($level in [(log ERROR_LEVEL_PREFIX) "ERROR" ]) {
-            log ERROR_LEVEL
-        } else if ($level in [(log WARNING_LEVEL_PREFIX) "WARN" "WARNING"]) {
-            log WARNING_LEVEL
-        } else if ($level in [(log DEBUG_LEVEL_PREFIX) "DEBUG"]) {
-            log DEBUG_LEVEL
-        } else {
-            log INFO_LEVEL
-        }
-    )
+export def "log CRITICAL_LEVEL" [] {
+    50
 }
 
-def parse-int-level [level: int] {
-    (
-        if ($level >= (log CRITICAL_LEVEL)) {
+export def "log ERROR_LEVEL" [] {
+    40
+}
+
+export def "log WARNING_LEVEL" [] {
+    30
+}
+
+export def "log INFO_LEVEL" [] {
+    20
+}
+
+export def "log DEBUG_LEVEL" [] {
+    10
+}
+
+def parse-string-level [
+    level: string
+] {
+    if $level in [(log CRITICAL_LEVEL_PREFIX) (log CRITICAL_LEVEL_PREFIX --short) "CRIT" "CRITICAL"] {
+        log CRITICAL_LEVEL
+    } else if $level in [(log ERROR_LEVEL_PREFIX) (log ERROR_LEVEL_PREFIX --short) "ERROR" ] {
+        log ERROR_LEVEL
+    } else if $level in [(log WARNING_LEVEL_PREFIX) (log WARNING_LEVEL_PREFIX --short) "WARN" "WARNING"] {
+        log WARNING_LEVEL
+    } else if $level in [(log DEBUG_LEVEL_PREFIX) (log DEBUG_LEVEL_PREFIX --short) "DEBUG"] {
+        log DEBUG_LEVEL
+    } else {
+        log INFO_LEVEL
+    }
+}
+
+export def "log CRITICAL_LEVEL_PREFIX" [
+    --short (-s)
+] {
+    if $short {
+        "C"
+    } else {
+        "CRT"
+    }
+}
+
+export def "log ERROR_LEVEL_PREFIX" [
+    --short (-s)
+] {
+    if $short {
+        "E"
+    } else {
+        "ERR"
+    }
+}
+
+export def "log WARNING_LEVEL_PREFIX" [
+    --short (-s)
+] {
+    if $short {
+        "W"
+    } else {
+        "WRN"
+    }
+}
+
+export def "log INFO_LEVEL_PREFIX" [
+    --short (-s)
+] {
+    if $short {
+        "I"
+    } else {
+        "INF"
+    }
+}
+
+export def "log DEBUG_LEVEL_PREFIX" [
+    --short (-s)
+] {
+    if $short {
+        "D"
+    } else {
+        "DBG"
+    }
+}
+
+def parse-int-level [
+    level: int,
+    --short (-s)
+] {
+    if $level >= (log CRITICAL_LEVEL) {
+        if $short {
+            log CRITICAL_LEVEL_PREFIX --short
+        } else {
             log CRITICAL_LEVEL_PREFIX
-        } else if ($level >= (log ERROR_LEVEL)) {
+        }
+    } else if $level >= (log ERROR_LEVEL) {
+        if $short {
+            log ERROR_LEVEL_PREFIX --short
+        } else {
             log ERROR_LEVEL_PREFIX
-        } else if ($level >= (log WARNING_LEVEL)) {
+        }
+    } else if $level >= (log WARNING_LEVEL) {
+        if $short {
+            log WARNING_LEVEL_PREFIX --short
+        } else {
             log WARNING_LEVEL_PREFIX
-        } else if ($level >= (log INFO_LEVEL)) {
+        }
+    } else if $level >= (log INFO_LEVEL) {
+        if $short {
+            log INFO_LEVEL_PREFIX --short
+        } else {
             log INFO_LEVEL_PREFIX
+        }
+    } else {
+        if $short {
+            log DEBUG_LEVEL_PREFIX --short
         } else {
             log DEBUG_LEVEL_PREFIX
         }
-    )
+    }
 }
 
 def current-log-level [] {
-    let env_level = ($env | get -i NU_LOG_LEVEL | default (log INFO_LEVEL))
+    let env_level = ($env.NU_LOG_LEVEL? | default (log INFO_LEVEL))
 
     try {
-        ($env_level | into int)
+        $env_level | into int
     } catch {
         parse-string-level $env_level
     }
@@ -56,52 +135,129 @@ def now [] {
     date now | date format "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%.3f"
 }
 
-# Log critical message
-export def "log critical" [message: string] {
-    if (current-log-level) > (log CRITICAL_LEVEL) { return }
-
-    print --stderr $"(ansi red_bold)(log CRITICAL_LEVEL_PREFIX)|(now)|($message)(ansi reset)"
-}
-# Log error message
-export def "log error" [message: string] {
-    if (current-log-level) > (log ERROR_LEVEL) { return }
-
-    print --stderr $"(ansi red)(log ERROR_LEVEL_PREFIX)|(now)|($message)(ansi reset)"
-}
-# Log warning message
-export def "log warning" [message: string] {
-    if (current-log-level) > (log WARNING_LEVEL) { return }
-
-    print --stderr $"(ansi yellow)(log WARNING_LEVEL_PREFIX)|(now)|($message)(ansi reset)"
-}
-# Log info message
-export def "log info" [message: string] {
-    if (current-log-level) > (log INFO_LEVEL) { return }
-
-    print --stderr $"(ansi default)(log INFO_LEVEL_PREFIX)|(now)|($message)(ansi reset)"
-}
-# Log debug message
-export def "log debug" [message: string] {
-    if (current-log-level) > (log DEBUG_LEVEL) { return }
-
-    print --stderr $"(ansi default_dimmed)(log DEBUG_LEVEL_PREFIX)|(now)|($message)(ansi reset)"
+def log-formatted [
+    color: string,
+    prefix: string,
+    message: string
+] {
+    print --stderr $"($color)($prefix)|(now)|(ansi u)($message)(ansi reset)"
 }
 
-# Log with custom message format and verbosity level
+# Log a critical message
+export def "log critical" [
+    message: string, # A message
+    --short (-s) # Whether to use a short prefix
+] {
+    if (current-log-level) > (log CRITICAL_LEVEL) {
+        return
+    }
+
+    let prefix = if $short {
+        log CRITICAL_LEVEL_PREFIX --short
+    } else {
+        log CRITICAL_LEVEL_PREFIX
+    }
+    log-formatted (ansi red_bold) $prefix $message
+}
+
+# Log an error message
+export def "log error" [
+    message: string, # A message
+    --short (-s) # Whether to use a short prefix
+] {
+    if (current-log-level) > (log ERROR_LEVEL) {
+        return
+    }
+
+    let prefix = if $short {
+        log ERROR_LEVEL_PREFIX --short
+    } else {
+        log ERROR_LEVEL_PREFIX
+    }
+    log-formatted (ansi red) $prefix $message
+}
+
+# Log a warning message
+export def "log warning" [
+    message: string, # A message
+    --short (-s) # Whether to use a short prefix
+] {
+    if (current-log-level) > (log WARNING_LEVEL) {
+        return
+    }
+
+    let prefix = if $short {
+        log WARNING_LEVEL_PREFIX --short
+    } else {
+        log WARNING_LEVEL_PREFIX
+    }
+    log-formatted (ansi yellow) $prefix $message
+}
+
+# Log an info message
+export def "log info" [
+    message: string, # A message
+    --short (-s) # Whether to use a short prefix
+] {
+    if (current-log-level) > (log INFO_LEVEL) {
+        return
+    }
+
+    let prefix = if $short {
+        log INFO_LEVEL_PREFIX --short
+    } else {
+        log INFO_LEVEL_PREFIX
+    }
+    log-formatted (ansi default) $prefix $message
+}
+
+# Log a debug message
+export def "log debug" [
+    message: string, # A message
+    --short (-s) # Whether to use a short prefix
+] {
+    if (current-log-level) > (log DEBUG_LEVEL) {
+        return
+    }
+
+    let prefix = if $short {
+        log DEBUG_LEVEL_PREFIX --short
+    } else {
+        log DEBUG_LEVEL_PREFIX
+    }
+    log-formatted (ansi default_dimmed) $prefix $message
+}
+
+# Log a message with a specific format and verbosity level
 # 
 # Format reference:
-#   > %MSG% will be replaced by $message
-#   > %DATE% will be replaced by the timestamp of log in standard Nushell's log format: "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%.3f"
-#   > %LEVEL% will be replaced by the standard Nushell's log verbosity prefixes, e.g. "CRT"
+# - %MSG% will be replaced by $message
+# - %DATE% will be replaced by the timestamp of log in standard Nushell's log format: "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%.3f"
+# - %LEVEL% will be replaced by the standard Nushell's log verbosity prefixes, e.g. "CRT"
 #
 # Examples:
-#   > std log custom "my message" $"(ansi yellow)[%LEVEL%]MY MESSAGE: %MSG% [%DATE%](ansi reset)" (std log WARNING_LEVEL) 
+# - std log custom "my message" $"(ansi yellow)[%LEVEL%]MY MESSAGE: %MSG% [%DATE%](ansi reset)" (std log WARNING_LEVEL)
 export def "log custom" [
-    message: string, # Message inserted into the log template
-    format: string, # A string to be printed into stderr. 
-    log_level: int # Log's verbosity level
-    ] {
-    if (current-log-level) > ($log_level) { return }
+    message: string, # A message
+    format: string, # A format
+    log_level: int # A log level
+    --short (-s) # Whether to use a short prefix
+] {
+    if (current-log-level) > ($log_level) {
+        return
+    }
 
-    print --stderr ($format | str replace "%MSG%" $message | str replace "%DATE%" (now) | str replace "%LEVEL%" (parse-int-level $log_level | into string))
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    let level = ((if $short {
+        parse-int-level $log_level --short
+    } else {
+        parse-int-level $log_level
+    }) | into string)
+
+    print --stderr ([
+        ["%MSG%" $message]
+        ["%DATE%" (now)]
+        ["%LEVEL%" $level]
+    ] | reduce --fold $format {
+        |it, acc| $acc | str replace --all $it.0 $it.1
+    })
+}
diff --git a/crates/nu-std/tests/test_logger.nu b/crates/nu-std/tests/test_logger.nu
index e3a8800cc..6a9c34cb8 100644
--- a/crates/nu-std/tests/test_logger.nu
+++ b/crates/nu-std/tests/test_logger.nu
@@ -1,69 +1,141 @@
 use std *
 
-def run [system_level, message_level] {
+def run [
+    system_level,
+    message_level
+    --short (-s)
+] {
     do {
-        ^$nu.current-exe -c $'use std; NU_LOG_LEVEL=($system_level) std log ($message_level) "test message"' 
-    } | complete | get -i stderr
+        if $short {
+            ^$nu.current-exe --commands $'use std; NU_LOG_LEVEL=($system_level) std log ($message_level) --short "test message"'
+        } else {
+            ^$nu.current-exe --commands $'use std; NU_LOG_LEVEL=($system_level) std log ($message_level) "test message"'
+        }
+    } | complete | get --ignore-errors stderr
 }
-def "assert no message" [system_level, message_level] {
+
+def "assert no message" [
+    system_level,
+    message_level
+] {
     let output = (run $system_level $message_level)
     assert equal "" $output
 }
 
-def "assert message" [system_level, message_level, message_level_str] {
+def "assert message" [
+    system_level,
+    message_level,
+    message_level_str
+] {
     let output = (run $system_level $message_level)
     assert str contains $output $message_level_str
     assert str contains $output "test message"
 }
 
+def "assert message short" [
+    system_level,
+    message_level,
+    message_level_str
+] {
+    let output = (run --short $system_level $message_level)
+    assert str contains $output $message_level_str
+    assert str contains $output "test message"
+}
+
 export def test_critical [] {
     assert no message 99 critical
     assert message CRITICAL critical CRT
 }
+
+export def test_critical_short [] {
+    assert message short CRITICAL critical C
+}
+
 export def test_error [] {
     assert no message CRITICAL error 
     assert message ERROR error ERR
 }
+
+export def test_error_short [] {
+    assert message short ERROR error E
+}
+
 export def test_warning [] {
     assert no message ERROR warning 
     assert message WARNING warning WRN
 }
+
+export def test_warning_short [] {
+    assert message short WARNING warning W
+}
+
 export def test_info [] {
     assert no message WARNING info 
-    assert message INFO info "INF" #INF has to be quoted, otherwise it is the `inf` float
+    assert message INFO info "INF" # INF has to be quoted, otherwise it is the `inf` float
 }
+
+export def test_info_short [] {
+    assert message short INFO info I
+}
+
 export def test_debug [] {
     assert no message INFO debug 
     assert message DEBUG debug DBG
 }
 
+export def test_debug_short [] {
+    assert message short DEBUG debug D
+}
 
-def "run custom" [system_level, format, message_level] {
+
+def "run custom" [
+    system_level,
+    format,
+    message_level
+] {
     do {
-        ^$nu.current-exe -c $'use std; NU_LOG_LEVEL=($system_level) std log custom "test message" "($format)" ($message_level)' 
-    } | complete | get -i stderr
+        ^$nu.current-exe --commands $'use std; NU_LOG_LEVEL=($system_level) std log custom "test message" "($format)" ($message_level)' 
+    } | complete | get --ignore-errors stderr
 }
 
-def "assert custom message" [system_level, format, message_level] {
+def "assert custom message" [
+    system_level,
+    format,
+    message_level
+] {
     let output = (run custom $system_level $format $message_level)
-    assert equal ($output | str trim -r) ($format | str replace "%MSG%" "test message")
+    assert equal ($output | str trim --right) ($format | str replace "%MSG%" "test message")
 }
 
-def "assert custom message contains" [system_level, format, message_level, tested_str] {
+def "assert custom message contains" [
+    system_level,
+    format,
+    message_level,
+    tested_str
+] {
     let output = (run custom $system_level $format $message_level)
     assert ($output | str contains  $tested_str)
     assert ($output | str contains "test message")
 }
 
-def "assert custom message not contains" [system_level, format, message_level, tested_str] {
+def "assert custom message not contains" [
+    system_level,
+    format,
+    message_level,
+    tested_str
+] {
     let output = (run custom $system_level $format $message_level)
     assert (not ($output | str contains  $tested_str))
     assert ($output | str contains "test message")
 }
 
-def "assert no custom message" [system_level, format, message_level] {
+def "assert no custom message" [
+    system_level,
+    format,
+    message_level
+] {
     let output = (run custom $system_level $format $message_level)
-    assert equal ($output | str trim -r) ""
+    assert equal ($output | str trim --right) ""
 }
 
 export def test_custom [] {
@@ -73,4 +145,20 @@ export def test_custom [] {
 
     assert custom message contains (log DEBUG_LEVEL) $"(ansi yellow)[%LEVEL%]MY MESSAGE: %MSG% [%DATE%](ansi reset)" (log WARNING_LEVEL) (log WARNING_LEVEL_PREFIX)
     assert custom message not contains (log DEBUG_LEVEL) $"(ansi yellow)MY MESSAGE: %MSG% [%DATE%](ansi reset)" (log WARNING_LEVEL) (log WARNING_LEVEL_PREFIX)
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+export def "test_long_prefixes" [] {
+    assert equal (log CRITICAL_LEVEL_PREFIX) "CRT"
+    assert equal (log ERROR_LEVEL_PREFIX) "ERR"
+    assert equal (log WARNING_LEVEL_PREFIX) "WRN"
+    assert equal (log INFO_LEVEL_PREFIX) "INF"
+    assert equal (log DEBUG_LEVEL_PREFIX) "DBG"
+}
+
+export def "test_short_prefixes" [] {
+    assert equal (log CRITICAL_LEVEL_PREFIX --short) "C"
+    assert equal (log ERROR_LEVEL_PREFIX --short) "E"
+    assert equal (log WARNING_LEVEL_PREFIX --short) "W"
+    assert equal (log INFO_LEVEL_PREFIX --short) "I"
+    assert equal (log DEBUG_LEVEL_PREFIX --short) "D"
+}