diff --git a/dist/index.mjs b/dist/index.mjs
index 2fc1c30..e5c1f00 100644
--- a/dist/index.mjs
+++ b/dist/index.mjs
@@ -71046,6 +71046,11 @@ function stripAnsi(string) {
 		throw new TypeError(`Expected a \`string\`, got \`${typeof string}\``);
 	}
 
+	// Fast path: ANSI codes require ESC (7-bit) or CSI (8-bit) introducer
+	if (!string.includes('\u001B') && !string.includes('\u009B')) {
+		return string;
+	}
+
 	// Even though the regex is global, we don't need to reset the `.lastIndex`
 	// because unlike `.exec()` and `.test()`, `.replace()` does it automatically
 	// and doing it manually has a performance penalty.