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ASCII art generator

Turn text into FIGlet-style ASCII banners — copy and paste anywhere monospace.

Runs 100% in your browser
 

How to make ASCII art

  1. Type your text. A few characters work best — most fonts get wide quickly.
  2. Pick a font. Standard is the classic; try Slant, Big, Banner, Block for variety.
  3. Copy. Click Copy. Use a monospace font wherever you paste — Discord, GitHub, terminals all work.

About FIGlet

FIGlet has been generating ASCII banners since 1991. Each .flf font defines a glyph for the printable ASCII range as a stack of character rows. snip ships a curated set of the popular fonts; pick a font that scales well for your text length — Standard, Slant and Small work for longer inputs; Big, Banner and Star Wars are best for a few characters.

Frequently asked questions

What is FIGlet?
A program that turns text into ASCII-art banners using FIGfonts — collections of letter shapes drawn with ASCII characters. This page uses figlet.js, the JavaScript port of the original.
Where do I use ASCII banners?
Terminal MOTD files, README badges, code-comment headers, in-app help screens, and CTF challenges.
Does the text or font leave the browser?
No. The font data is bundled with the page and rendering runs locally.
Can I add my own font?
Not in-page — the bundled set covers the well-known FIGfonts. For a custom .flf, run figlet.js locally and pipe the result here for further tweaking if needed.