How is this different from the figlet CLI?

Same idea (bitmap fonts that paint each letter as a grid of characters) but no install needed. figlet has hundreds of fonts on disk; we bundle four that cover 90% of the common use cases — Standard, Big, Slant, Block — and run them entirely in the browser. If you want flowerpower.flf or graceful.flf, run figlet locally; if you want one tab and a copy button, use this.

Why does my long text wrap weirdly or overflow the box?

ASCII art is monospace — each letter takes a fixed pixel-width slot, so an 8-character word in the "Big" font is already ~64 columns. If your text is wider than the output area it will scroll horizontally instead of wrapping (wrapping would break the letter shapes). Either shorten the text, switch to the Standard font, or set the width cap so the tool soft-breaks between words.

Can I use my own custom font?

Not in the UI right now — the four fonts are hard-coded as JS objects for size (a full .flf parser would push the bundle over 80 KB). The generator export (`asciiArt`, `FONTS`) is on `window` though, so you can paste a custom font shape in DevTools and call it directly. A proper .flf upload is on the roadmap.

What's the difference between Standard and Big?

Standard is 5 rows tall and uses lighter glyphs (slashes, underscores, pipes) — best for inline code comments and short README headers. Big is 7 rows tall and uses heavier strokes — best for splash screens and CLI startup banners where the text should dominate. Slant is Standard tilted right (italic feel); Block is solid filled rectangles for maximum contrast.

Where do people actually use ASCII art these days?

Three places we see most: (1) CLI startup banners — npm package `figlet` shipped on millions of `npm install` welcome screens; (2) README hero banners on GitHub — gives the repo a recognizable identity above the fold; (3) terminal-themed marketing sites and status pages. Also: SSH MOTDs, IRC/Discord prefixes, and retro-vibe 404 pages.

A CLI tool's startup banner that reads in one glance

Building a Node CLI called «deploybot». You drop the name into the Big font, set width cap to 80 columns so it fits a standard terminal, and paste the 7-row block into your index.js with a console.log. Now every `deploybot --help` opens with a banner instead of a bare prompt, and the 9 letters land at 63 columns, well inside the 80 cap.

A GitHub README hero that survives mobile rendering

Your repo «pgmig» needs a header above the fold. Standard font at 5 rows keeps it short, you wrap the output in a fenced code block so GitHub renders it monospace, and the 5-letter name stays under 40 columns so it does not horizontal-scroll on a phone. Big font would have blown past 56 columns and broken the layout on narrow screens.

An inline code comment that flags a danger zone

A 400-line migration file has one block that must never be edited by hand. You generate «DO NOT EDIT» in Standard, paste it as a comment above the block, and reviewers spot it from three screens of scroll away. Standard's light glyphs keep it readable even at 5 rows inside a syntax-highlighted file.

A retro 404 page for a terminal-themed site

A status page with a green-on-black terminal aesthetic needs a 404 that matches. You render «404» in Block for solid filled contrast, center-align it, and drop it into a pre tag. The three solid digits read as a sign rather than text, fitting the CRT vibe without an image asset or extra HTTP request.

ASCII Art Generator — Figlet-Style Text Banners, Browser-Only

Generate ASCII art from text — figlet-style banners, multiple fonts.

Runs locally
Category Text
Best for Removing repetitive cleanup work from everyday writing and operations.

Font:

Align:

Max width:

Input

Only A–Z, 0–9, space, and . ! ? - are supported. Other characters are replaced with ?.

Output

----- /--\  /--\ |     /--\ |---\   /\
  |  |    ||    ||    |    ||    | /  \
  |  |    ||    ||    |    ||---/ /----\
  |  |    ||    ||    |    ||  \  |    |
  |   \--/  \--/ |---- \--/ |   \ |    |

What this tool does

Free online ASCII art generator. Type any text, pick a font (Standard, Big, Slant, Block), and get a clean multi-line banner you can paste into a terminal, README, code comment, or CLI welcome screen. Four hand-crafted bitmap fonts are bundled in — nothing is fetched, no figlet CLI required. Choose left, center, or right alignment, cap the output width, and copy with one click. 100% client-side: your text never leaves the page.

Tool details

Input: Text + Numbers; The page exposes text boxes, numeric controls, file pickers, or structured inputs depending on the tool.
Output: Live result + Copy + Download; The result area focuses on usable output, with copy, download, or preview actions when supported.
Privacy: Browser-side processing; The main tool logic does not call an external API, so inputs normally stay in the current tab.
Save / share: Shareable URL state; Key settings are encoded in the URL so another person can reopen the same setup.
Performance budget: Initial JS <= 25 KB; No WASM budget is declared, keeping the tool quick to open on mobile.
Best fit: Text · Developer; Category and role tags drive related tools, internal links, and quick fit checks.

How to use

1. Input

Paste or drop your content into the tool panel.
2. Process

Click the button. All processing is local in your browser.
3. Copy / Download

Copy the result or download to disk in one click.

How ASCII Art Generator fits into your work

Use it to clean, compare, reshape, or extract plain text before it goes into a document, CMS, spreadsheet, or prompt.

Text jobs

Removing repetitive cleanup work from everyday writing and operations.
Making text easier to compare, paste, publish, or feed into another tool.
Working with content locally when the text is private or unfinished.

Text checks

Scan for unintended whitespace, duplicate lines, and lost punctuation.
For long text, test the first few lines before applying the whole change.
Copy the final output only after checking the preview.

Good next steps

These links move the current task into a more complete workflow.

Real-world use cases

A CLI tool's startup banner that reads in one glance
Building a Node CLI called «deploybot». You drop the name into the Big font, set width cap to 80 columns so it fits a standard terminal, and paste the 7-row block into your index.js with a console.log. Now every `deploybot --help` opens with a banner instead of a bare prompt, and the 9 letters land at 63 columns, well inside the 80 cap.
A GitHub README hero that survives mobile rendering
Your repo «pgmig» needs a header above the fold. Standard font at 5 rows keeps it short, you wrap the output in a fenced code block so GitHub renders it monospace, and the 5-letter name stays under 40 columns so it does not horizontal-scroll on a phone. Big font would have blown past 56 columns and broken the layout on narrow screens.
An inline code comment that flags a danger zone
A 400-line migration file has one block that must never be edited by hand. You generate «DO NOT EDIT» in Standard, paste it as a comment above the block, and reviewers spot it from three screens of scroll away. Standard's light glyphs keep it readable even at 5 rows inside a syntax-highlighted file.
A retro 404 page for a terminal-themed site
A status page with a green-on-black terminal aesthetic needs a 404 that matches. You render «404» in Block for solid filled contrast, center-align it, and drop it into a pre tag. The three solid digits read as a sign rather than text, fitting the CRT vibe without an image asset or extra HTTP request.

Common pitfalls

Pasting the banner into a proportional-font context (a Markdown paragraph, a chat bubble). The letter grid only aligns in monospace, so wrap it in a code block or pre tag or the «A» will look melted.
Picking Big for a long string like «my-awesome-project» and wondering why it scrolls off screen. At ~8 columns per letter that is 144 columns. Switch to Standard or shorten to a 6-letter codename first.
Forgetting the trailing spaces matter. When you hand-trim the right edge to «clean it up», you collapse the alignment of every row below. Copy the whole block with the copy button, do not retype it.

Privacy

Everything runs in your browser. The text you type is rendered to ASCII by bundled JavaScript fonts with zero network calls, and your input is not written into the page URL, so a shared link never leaks what you generated. Nothing is logged or uploaded. Close the tab and it is gone.

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ASCII Art Generator — Figlet-Style Text Banners, Browser-Only

What this tool does

Tool details

How to use

1. Input

2. Process

3. Copy / Download

How ASCII Art Generator fits into your work

Text jobs

Text checks

Good next steps

Real-world use cases

A CLI tool's startup banner that reads in one glance

A GitHub README hero that survives mobile rendering

An inline code comment that flags a danger zone

A retro 404 page for a terminal-themed site

Common pitfalls

Privacy

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