Image to ASCII Art
Convert any image into ASCII art with adjustable width.
Sample image brightness on a grid and map each cell to a character from a 10-step ramp ` .:-=+*#%@`. Adjustable width from 40 to 200 characters. Output is plain text, ready to paste into READMEs, terminal banners or Discord chats.
Common use cases
- Generate ASCII banners for terminal CLI tools and READMEs
- Add a retro ASCII portrait to your dotfiles MOTD
- Make ASCII art for forum signatures or text-only emails
- Convert logos to ASCII for Slack messages and code comments
Frequently asked questions
Why does my output look squashed?▾
Characters are taller than they are wide. We compensate by sampling at a 0.5 vertical ratio, but very tall images may still look compressed — try inverting if backgrounds are light.
What ramp does it use?▾
A ten-step ramp from space (lightest) to @ (darkest): ` .:-=+*#%@`. The 'invert' option flips this for use on white-on-black terminals vs dark-on-light docs.
Can I paste this into a tweet?▾
ASCII output is plain text but each line is the chosen width — so a 100-char wide image is too wide for X's preview. Use width 40–60 for compact output.
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