How to Make ASCII Text Art
ASCII art turns words into pictures made of characters. This guide shows how a five-row block font works and how to keep your banners tidy.
What is the Text Art Generator?
This tool draws your text as block letters, five rows tall, using a built-in letter font for A to Z, digits and spaces. Every input produces its own art, so changing a letter changes the picture. Copy the result into a plain-text message, a code comment, or a retro-style banner.
How to use it
- Type a short word or phrase in the box.
- Click Make text art.
- Copy the five-row banner and paste it into a plain-text message.
Worked example
HI becomes a five-row block-letter banner: the H and I are drawn side by side from the built-in font, so the art changes completely if you type different letters.
Does text art work in every app?
It works best in a fixed-width font, such as a code editor or a plain-text message. Proportional fonts can squash the spacing and spoil the picture.
Frequently asked questions
Which characters can I use?
Letters A to Z, digits 0 to 9 and spaces. Other characters are drawn as a blank space.
Why does long text look stretched?
Each letter is five characters wide, so long phrases make wide art. Short words give the tidiest banners.