ASCII Art Generator
Generate ASCII Art with Figlet and Toilet
This tool allows you to generate creative ASCII art from plain text
using popular command-line utilities like figlet and
toilet. ASCII art is a graphic design technique that
uses computers for presentation and consists of pictures pieced
together from the 95 printable characters defined by the ASCII
standard. It's a fun way to add visual flair to your terminal
output, code comments, or text-based messages.
Below are examples of how to use these tools to create impressive text-based art.
Basic ASCII Art with Figlet
The figlet command is a standard tool for creating
large letters out of ordinary text. It supports numerous fonts to
customize the appearance of your ASCII art.
# To show some text in ASCII Art:
figlet Cheat
# ____ _ _
# / ___| |__ ___ __ _| |_
#| | | '_ \ / _ \/ _` | __|
#| |___| | | | __/ (_| | |_
# \____|_| |_|\___|\__,_|\__|
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Advanced ASCII Art with Toilet
toilet is an enhanced version of
figlet that offers more features, including color
output, borders, and different text effects.
# To have some text with color and other options:
# Show with a border
toilet -F border Cheat
# Basic show (filled)
toilet Cheat
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# m" " # mm mmm mmm mm#mm
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# "mmm" # # "#mm" "mm"# "mm
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