ASCII Art Generator

How it works

• Text mode renders your text to a hidden canvas, then samples brightness into characters. Image mode does the same directly from an uploaded photo or graphic.
• Character sets go from lightest to darkest — "Detailed" gives the smoothest gradients, "Blocks" and "Binary" give a more graphic, stylized look. Type your own ramp with "Custom…".
• Width controls how many characters wide the output is — higher width means more detail but a wider result that needs more horizontal scroll or a smaller font to view fully.
• Color output samples the actual pixel color per cell and applies it to that character — copy as text loses color (plain terminals can't show it), but you can screenshot the on-screen result or use "Copy as text" for the plain version.
• Everything runs locally in your browser — uploaded images are never sent anywhere.