ASCII art examples, with the settings behind them

Every image below is the converter's own output, shown next to the original. Each one opens the converter with the same image and the exact settings that made it: change a setting and watch it redraw, then drop in your own image.

The sources are original marks drawn for these examples, real photographs, the ASCIILogo.com wordmark, the site's own illustrations, RJL Software office scenes, RJL.dev and RJL.ai artwork, and 3D icons

Logos

Original ring logo with a blue to purple gradient and the letters RJL The ring logo as full color ASCII art
Gradient ring logo. Default settings: Detailed characters, full color, edge outlines. Open in the converter
Original ring logo with a blue to purple gradient The ring logo in Braille characters in navy, sky blue and white
Ring in Braille. Braille characters snapped to a three-color custom palette. Open in the converter
Original Summit logo: white mountains in a teal circle The Summit logo as ASCII art with the Standard character set
Summit. Standard characters with edge outlines, full color. Open in the converter
Original Summit logo: white mountains in a teal circle The Summit logo as white line-art ASCII on black
Summit, outline only. Outline only, White on black - line art from the same logo. Open in the converter
Original Hexa logo: a purple cube in a hexagon The Hexa logo in Quadrant block characters
Hexa. Quadrant blocks: four pixels per character keep the cube sharp. Open in the converter
Original Leaf logo: a green leaf with pale veins The Leaf logo as duotone green ASCII art
Leaf. Duotone from deep green to pale mint, Detailed characters. Open in the converter
Original Bolt logo: a yellow lightning bolt on a black rounded square The Bolt logo in the 16 ANSI terminal colors
Bolt. 16 ANSI colors, 80 characters across - ready for a terminal. Open in the converter
Original Orbit logo: an orange planet with a blue ring The Orbit logo as grayscale ASCII art
Orbit. Grayscale with dithering. Open in the converter
Original Wave logo: three waves in a blue circle The Wave logo in four brand blues
Wave. Classic characters snapped to a four-color brand palette. Open in the converter
Original Shield logo: a red shield with a star The Shield logo as black block characters on white
Shield. Black on white with Blocks characters - made for print. Open in the converter
The original ASCIILogo.com pixel wordmark The ASCIILogo.com wordmark in block characters
ASCIILogo wordmark. Blocks characters, 160 across, full color. Open in the converter

Real photographs

Camera photos, with the noise, soft focus and fine texture a drawing never has. The Photo preset handles all four; the last two trade color for a terminal palette and grayscale.

Original photo: a clear mountain lake in a grassy meadow under a blue sky The mountain lake photo as full color ASCII art with the Photo preset
Mountain lake. Photo preset: 200 characters across, Detailed characters, dithered. Open in the converter
Original photo: a wooden rowboat beside a dock on a still mountain lake The rowboat photo as full color ASCII art with the Photo preset
Rowboat at the dock. Photo preset, full color - the wood grain survives. Open in the converter
Original photo: a white farmhouse and a cedar-shingled barn beside a gravel drive The farmhouse photo as 256-color ASCII art
Farmhouse. Photo preset in the xterm 256 palette - ready for a terminal. Open in the converter
Original photo: a farmhouse kitchen with reclaimed wood beams and a long dining table The kitchen photo as grayscale ASCII art
Kitchen. Standard characters, grayscale, dithered - a black and white photo look. Open in the converter

Painted scenes and illustrations

Original still life: three shaded spheres on a table The spheres as color ASCII art with the Photo preset
Still life. Photo preset, 200 characters across. Open in the converter
Original still life: three shaded spheres on a table The spheres as grayscale ASCII art
Still life in grayscale. Standard characters, grayscale, dithered. Open in the converter
Original sunset landscape with mountains and a lake The landscape as color ASCII art with the Photo preset
Sunset landscape. Photo preset, full color. Open in the converter
Original sunset landscape with mountains and a lake The landscape in grayscale Braille characters
Landscape in Braille. Braille characters in grayscale. Open in the converter
Original pixel art illustration of a detective and a milk carton The illustration as color ASCII art with the Photo preset
Detective illustration. Photo preset on busy pixel art. Open in the converter
Original pixel art illustration of a robot presenting a question mark The robot illustration in 256-color Quadrant blocks
Robot illustration. Quadrant blocks in the xterm 256 palette. Open in the converter

The office

Busy, detailed scenes - the Photo preset's home ground. Compare the same kind of picture in full color, 256 colors, Braille, grayscale and a duotone.

Original image: a desk with four monitors under a neon RJL Software sign The neon office as full color ASCII art with the Photo preset
Neon office. Photo preset: 200 characters across, Detailed characters, dithered. Open in the converter
Original image: a home office desk with two monitors beside a sunny window The daylight office as color ASCII art with the Photo preset
Office in daylight. Photo preset, full color. Open in the converter
Original image: a dark desk lit green by two monitors The green office as 256-color ASCII art
Green glow. Photo preset snapped to the xterm 256 palette. Open in the converter
Original image: a gaming PC with glowing RGB fans between neon monitors The gaming rig in full color Braille characters
RGB gaming rig. Braille characters, 160 across - eight pixels in every character. Open in the converter
Original image: a dark office with a blue RJL Software sign over three monitors The dark office as grayscale ASCII art
Night shift. Standard characters, grayscale, dithered. Open in the converter
Original image: a sunlit home office with bookshelves and a desk chair The home office as amber duotone ASCII art
Sunlit study. Photo preset mapped onto a black to amber duotone. Open in the converter

RJL.dev and RJL.ai

Logos, badges and mascots. A white background, Black on white, and a palette all change how the same flat artwork reads.

Original RJL.dev badge: the letters RJL in a ring of colorful developer icons The RJL.dev badge as full color ASCII art on white
RJL.dev badge. Detailed characters in full color on a white background. Open in the converter
Original RJL.dev logo: circuit traces forming the letters RJL The circuit logo as black ASCII art on white
RJL.dev circuit. Standard characters, Black on white. Open in the converter
Original RJL.dev mascot: a blue squirrel in an RJL.dev hoodie pointing up The RJL.dev squirrel mascot as full color ASCII art
RJL.dev mascot. Detailed characters, full color, 120 across. Open in the converter
Original icon: a purple cloud holding a chain link The cloud icon in purple Quadrant blocks
Cloud link icon. Quadrant blocks, 90 across - flat shapes stay crisp. Open in the converter
Original RJL.dev illustration: a hooded coder at a keyboard surrounded by code symbols The coder illustration as 256-color ASCII art on white
RJL.dev coder. Standard characters in 256 colors on white. Open in the converter
Original RJL logo on purple above the line Professional AI Technology The RJL logo as dithered full color ASCII art
RJL professional AI. Detailed characters with dithering. Open in the converter
Original RJL.ai logo: a teal mark above the RJL.ai wordmark on a dark network background The RJL.ai logo in full color block characters
RJL.ai. Blocks characters, 140 across. Open in the converter
Original RJL.ai mascot: a blue squirrel in an RJL.ai hoodie giving a thumbs up The RJL.ai squirrel mascot in 256-color Quadrant blocks
RJL.ai mascot. Quadrant blocks in the xterm 256 palette. Open in the converter

3D icons

Soft shading on a transparent background: the transparency stays transparent, and the shading becomes the character ramp.

Original 3D icon of a white and red rocket with a flame The rocket icon in full color Quadrant blocks
Rocket icon. Quadrant blocks, 90 across. Open in the converter
Original 3D icon of a green alien in a space helmet The alien icon as full color ASCII art
Alien. Detailed characters, full color. Open in the converter
Original 3D icon of an arcade cabinet reading GAME OVER The arcade icon in the 16 ANSI terminal colors
Arcade. 16 ANSI colors, 80 across - a game over screen ready for a terminal. Open in the converter
Original 3D icon of a blue compass The compass as white line-art ASCII on black
Compass. Outline only, White on black. Open in the converter
Original 3D icon of a yellow padlock The padlock as grayscale ASCII art
Padlock. Detailed characters, grayscale, dithered. Open in the converter
Original 3D icon of a decorated Christmas tree with a gold star The Christmas tree in full color block characters
Christmas tree. Blocks characters, full color. Open in the converter

Emoji

Small sources make small art - 48 to 80 characters across, sized for a chat message or a terminal.

Original rocket emoji The rocket emoji in full color Braille characters
Rocket emoji. Braille characters, 48 across - small enough for a chat message. Open in the converter
Original unicorn emoji The unicorn emoji as full color ASCII art
Unicorn. Detailed characters, 80 across. Open in the converter
Original fire emoji The fire emoji in full color block characters
Fire. Blocks characters, 60 across. Open in the converter
Original globe emoji showing the Americas The globe emoji as 256-color ASCII art
Globe. Standard characters in 256 colors. Open in the converter
Original fox face emoji The fox emoji in full color Quadrant blocks
Fox. Quadrant blocks, 60 across. Open in the converter
Original smiling face with sunglasses emoji The sunglasses emoji in the 16 ANSI terminal colors
Cool face. Classic characters in the 16 ANSI colors. Open in the converter
Original gem stone emoji The gem emoji as grayscale ASCII art
Gem. Detailed characters, grayscale. Open in the converter
Original panda face emoji The panda emoji as white ASCII art on black
Panda. Detailed characters, White on black. Open in the converter

Text banners

No image needed: type a word and pick a FIGlet font. All twelve fonts are on the text to ASCII art page.

The word ASCII in the ANSI Shadow FIGlet font
ANSI Shadow - open this banner
The word ASCII in the Slant FIGlet font
Slant - open this banner
The word ASCII in the Doom FIGlet font
Doom - open this banner

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