Text to ASCII Art

Text to ASCII art turns a word or a short phrase into big letters drawn with characters across several lines. Each letter grows several lines tall, and wherever you put a line break in the input field, a new row of letters starts. Empty space around the inscription is trimmed automatically.

Characters to draw with and which to pick

Fill the letters with #, █, @, * or Braille dots. The Braille option builds each letter from 2 × 4 grids, with eight dots per character. The edges of the letters come out smoother, and even thin fonts hold their shape. In character count such an inscription takes about the same space as with a regular fill. You can also fill with the letters of the text itself: the word "Hello" is drawn with the letters h, e, l, o repeating in a cycle. Or set your own character, for example ♥.

For a nickname or a chat signature, use Braille dots: this kind of inscription stays in place in chat without a code block. For a bold inscription in a post or comment, # or █ works well, since a dense fill reads even on a small screen. For a greeting card or a congratulation, your own character or the letters of the text itself look more interesting.

If you just want an unusual way to write a word on a single line, see fancy fonts: there letters are replaced with similar Unicode characters, without a multi-line inscription.