ASCII Text Generator

Turn a word into a big ASCII art banner for READMEs, terminals and code blocks.

Your text (up to 40 characters)

5 characters of 40

Font

Output · 5 lines × 23 columns

  _   _      _ _
 | | | | ___| | | ___
 | |_| |/ _ \ | |/ _ \
 |  _  |  __/ | | (_) |
 |_| |_|\___|_|_|\___/

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How ASCII banners work

ASCII banners draw each letter as a small grid of ordinary characters — slashes, underscores, pipes or solid blocks — so a word can be displayed large in places that only show plain text. The fonts here are FIGlet fonts, the long-standing format behind banners in terminals, source-code headers and README files, plus five pixel styles built from a simple 5×5 grid.

Banners only line up in a monospace font, where every character takes the same width. That’s why they look right in code editors, terminals and Discord code blocks, and why they fall apart in Instagram captions or most chat bubbles. Copy for Discord wraps the banner in a code block for you.

Wrap to fit breaks long text between words so the banner fits the panel without sideways scrolling; the output header shows its exact size in lines and columns. The input is limited to 40 characters because banners get wide quickly — one or two words work best.

Looks right in

Code editors, terminals, README files, email in plain-text mode, and Discord or Slack code blocks — anywhere text uses a monospace font.

Looks skewed in

Instagram, TikTok and most bios, captions and chat bubbles. They use proportional fonts, so the columns drift apart.

Tip

Keep banners short — one or two words. On Discord, use Copy for Discord so the banner lands inside a code block.

Frequently asked questions

What is FIGlet?

FIGlet is a classic program from the early 1990s that draws large letters out of ordinary characters. Its font files are still the standard for ASCII banners, and this tool includes seven of them.

Why does my ASCII art look skewed after pasting?

ASCII art needs a monospace font, where every character is the same width. In bios, captions and most chat bubbles, characters have different widths and the columns drift. Use code blocks or plain-text editors.

How do I post ASCII art on Discord?

Press Copy for Discord. It wraps the banner in triple backticks so Discord shows it in a monospace code block.

What does Wrap to fit do?

It breaks the banner between words so it fits the width of the panel, with no sideways scrolling. Turn it off to keep everything on one long line.

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