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ASCII Art Generator

A tool to convert text into cool ASCII art. Use it for READMEs, CLI applications, terminal banners, and more!

Result will appear here...

Quick Art:

Example Uses:

  • README.md titles
  • CLI application headers
  • Code comments
  • Terminal banners
  • Documentation decoration

Modes​

🔤 Big Text​

Converts regular text into large ASCII letters.

Example:

  _
 /_\
/   \

📦 Box​

Wraps text in boxes with various styles.

Example:

┌──────────────┐
│ Hello World! │
└──────────────┘

🎨 Banner​

Combines Big Text and Box to create banners.

Box Styles​

  • Single Line: Basic single line box ┌─┐
  • Double Line: Double line box ╔═╗
  • Rounded: Rounded corner box ╭─╮
  • Bold: Bold line box ┏━┓
  • ASCII: Basic ASCII character box +-+

Use Cases​

README.md Title​

# My Project

| / |_ _ | _ _ _ ___ ()__ | | | |/| | || | | / '/ _ | / -) | | || ||_, | || || _// ___|_| |/ |__/

CLI Application​

console.log(`
╔════════════════════════════╗
║   Welcome to MyApp v1.0    ║
╚════════════════════════════╝
`);

Code Comments​

// ╔══════════════════════════╗
// ║   Configuration Section  ║
// ╚══════════════════════════╝

const config = {
  // ...
};

Terminal Banner​

#!/bin/bash

cat << "EOF"
┌─────────────────────────┐
│  Deployment Script v2.0 │
└─────────────────────────┘
EOF

Quick Art​

Pre-made simple ASCII art ready to use:

  • 🐱 Cat
  • ❤️ Heart
  • ⭐ Star
  • ➡️ Arrow
  • ✓ Check
  • 😊 Smile

Usage Tips​

For README.md​

  1. Convert project name to Big Text
  2. Generate cool headers with Banner mode
  3. Emphasize description sections with Box

For CLI Tool Development​

  1. Add Banner to startup screen
  2. Use Quick Art for error/success messages
  3. Use Box to display progress

For Documentation​

  1. Mark important sections with Box
  2. Use special Box styles to emphasize warnings
  3. Use number Big Text for step-by-step guides

Notes​

  • ASCII art displays properly in monospace fonts
  • Some characters may not be supported (only uppercase letters, numbers, and basic symbols)
  • In GitHub README, wrap in code blocks (```)
  • Unicode box characters may not display correctly in some terminals

Example Output​

Project Banner​

╔══════════════════════════════╗
║                              ║
║      Welcome to CodeWiki     ║
║   Your Developer Toolbox     ║
║                              ║
╚══════════════════════════════╝

Success Message​

    ✓
   ✓✓
  ✓ ✓
 ✓  ✓
✓   ✓

Build Successful!
    /\_/\
   ( o.o )
    > ^ <
   MyApp