Image to ASCII Art Converter
Turn a photo into text art made from characters.
Quick answer: enter your details below and click Create ASCII Art — your result appears instantly, right here in your browser. Nothing you enter is uploaded or stored.
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How to use
- Upload an image
- Set width and character set
- Copy the ASCII text
About this tool
Upload a photo and pick a target character width and a character set. The tool samples the image brightness in your browser and maps each dark-to-light value to a character, so dark areas become dense symbols and bright areas become light ones. ASCII art needs a browser canvas for pixel sampling, while the character ramp mapping itself is plain text logic.
Frequently asked questions
Why does ASCII art look squashed?
Text characters are taller than wide, so height is scaled by about 0.55 to keep proportions.
Which character set is best?
Detailed gives smoother shading, Simple is cleaner for small sizes, and Blocks give a bold poster look.