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ASCII Art Generator

Big letters made of characters for code comments, readme files and terminals, or a picture drawn in text.

Runs in your browser · No uploads

Make ASCII art from
  • Nothing leaves your device
  • No server-imposed size limits
  • No sign-up, no watermark
  • Free

How to make ASCII art

  1. Choose text or a picture.
  2. Type the text and pick a font, or choose the picture and its width.
  3. Copy the result or download it as a .txt file.

Text banners

  • Twelve fonts from the original FIGlet collection: Standard, Big, Slant, Small, Shadow, Banner, Block, Lean, Script, Mini, Digital and Bubble.
  • "Show every font" draws your text in all of them to compare.
  • Long text wraps at the width you set, so it fits a terminal or a code comment.

Pictures

  • Each character stands for the brightness of a small area of the picture. Choose how many characters wide, and the set of characters: classic, detailed (70), blocks or just two.
  • Turn on Invert when the text will be shown light on a dark background, such as a terminal.
  • View ASCII art in a monospace font (such as Consolas or Courier), or the shapes won't line up.

Frequently asked questions

Can I use the art in my project?

Yes. What you make is yours. The fonts come from the FIGlet collection under its free license, which is on the Open-source licenses page.

Is my picture uploaded?

No. The picture is read and turned into text in your browser, and never sent anywhere.