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ASCII art: pyfiglet, cowsay, boxes, image-to-ascii.
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| name | ascii-art |
| description | ASCII art: pyfiglet, cowsay, boxes, image-to-ascii. |
| version | 4.0.0 |
| author | 0xbyt4, Hermes Agent |
| license | MIT |
| dependencies | [] |
| metadata | {"hermes":{"tags":["ASCII","Art","Banners","Creative","Unicode","Text-Art","pyfiglet","figlet","cowsay","boxes"],"related_skills":["excalidraw"]}} |
| origin | aggregated |
| source_license | MIT |
| source_repo | NousResearch/hermes-agent |
| source_url | https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/tree/main/skills/creative/ascii-art |
| language | en |
Multiple tools for different ASCII art needs. All tools are local CLI programs or free REST APIs โ no API keys required.
Render text as large ASCII art banners. 571 built-in fonts.
pip install pyfiglet --break-system-packages -q
python3 -m pyfiglet "YOUR TEXT" -f slant
python3 -m pyfiglet "TEXT" -f doom -w 80 # Set width
python3 -m pyfiglet --list_fonts # List all 571 fonts
| Style | Font | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Clean & modern | slant | Project names, headers |
| Bold & blocky | doom | Titles, logos |
| Big & readable | big | Banners |
| Classic banner | banner3 | Wide displays |
| Compact | small | Subtitles |
| Cyberpunk | cyberlarge | Tech themes |
| 3D effect | 3-d | Splash screens |
| Gothic | gothic | Dramatic text |
doom or blocksmall or miniFree REST API that converts text to ASCII art. 250+ FIGlet fonts. Returns plain text directly โ no parsing needed. Use this when pyfiglet is not installed or as a quick alternative.
# Basic text banner (default font)
curl -s "https://asciified.thelicato.io/api/v2/ascii?text=Hello+World"
# With a specific font
curl -s "https://asciified.thelicato.io/api/v2/ascii?text=Hello&font=Slant"
curl -s "https://asciified.thelicato.io/api/v2/ascii?text=Hello&font=Doom"
curl -s "https://asciified.thelicato.io/api/v2/ascii?text=Hello&font=Star+Wars"
curl -s "https://asciified.thelicato.io/api/v2/ascii?text=Hello&font=3-D"
curl -s "https://asciified.thelicato.io/api/v2/ascii?text=Hello&font=Banner3"
# List all available fonts (returns JSON array)
curl -s "https://asciified.thelicato.io/api/v2/fonts"
+ in the text parameterClassic tool that wraps text in a speech bubble with an ASCII character.
sudo apt install cowsay -y # Debian/Ubuntu
# brew install cowsay # macOS
cowsay "Hello World"
cowsay -f tux "Linux rules" # Tux the penguin
cowsay -f dragon "Rawr!" # Dragon
cowsay -f stegosaurus "Roar!" # Stegosaurus
cowthink "Hmm..." # Thought bubble
cowsay -l # List all characters
beavis.zen, bong, bunny, cheese, daemon, default, dragon,
dragon-and-cow, elephant, eyes, flaming-skull, ghostbusters,
hellokitty, kiss, kitty, koala, luke-koala, mech-and-cow,
meow, moofasa, moose, ren, sheep, skeleton, small,
stegosaurus, stimpy, supermilker, surgery, three-eyes,
turkey, turtle, tux, udder, vader, vader-koala, www
cowsay -b "Borg" # =_= eyes
cowsay -d "Dead" # x_x eyes
cowsay -g "Greedy" # $_$ eyes
cowsay -p "Paranoid" # @_@ eyes
cowsay -s "Stoned" # *_* eyes
cowsay -w "Wired" # O_O eyes
cowsay -e "OO" "Msg" # Custom eyes
cowsay -T "U " "Msg" # Custom tongue
Draw decorative ASCII art borders/frames around any text. 70+ built-in designs.
sudo apt install boxes -y # Debian/Ubuntu
# brew install boxes # macOS
echo "Hello World" | boxes # Default box
echo "Hello World" | boxes -d stone # Stone border
echo "Hello World" | boxes -d parchment # Parchment scroll
echo "Hello World" | boxes -d cat # Cat border
echo "Hello World" | boxes -d dog # Dog border
echo "Hello World" | boxes -d unicornsay # Unicorn
echo "Hello World" | boxes -d diamonds # Diamond pattern
echo "Hello World" | boxes -d c-cmt # C-style comment
echo "Hello World" | boxes -d html-cmt # HTML comment
echo "Hello World" | boxes -a c # Center text
boxes -l # List all 70+ designs
python3 -m pyfiglet "HERMES" -f slant | boxes -d stone
# Or without pyfiglet installed:
curl -s "https://asciified.thelicato.io/api/v2/ascii?text=HERMES&font=Slant" | boxes -d stone
Like pyfiglet but with ANSI color effects and visual filters. Great for terminal eye candy.
sudo apt install toilet toilet-fonts -y # Debian/Ubuntu
# brew install toilet # macOS
toilet "Hello World" # Basic text art
toilet -f bigmono12 "Hello" # Specific font
toilet --gay "Rainbow!" # Rainbow coloring
toilet --metal "Metal!" # Metallic effect
toilet -F border "Bordered" # Add border
toilet -F border --gay "Fancy!" # Combined effects
toilet -f pagga "Block" # Block-style font (unique to toilet)
toilet -F list # List available filters
crop, gay (rainbow), metal, flip, flop, 180, left, right, border
Note: toilet outputs ANSI escape codes for colors โ works in terminals but may not render in all contexts (e.g., plain text files, some chat platforms).
Convert images (PNG, JPEG, GIF, WEBP) to ASCII art.
# Install
sudo snap install ascii-image-converter
# OR: go install github.com/TheZoraiz/ascii-image-converter@latest
ascii-image-converter image.png # Basic
ascii-image-converter image.png -C # Color output
ascii-image-converter image.png -d 60,30 # Set dimensions
ascii-image-converter image.png -b # Braille characters
ascii-image-converter image.png -n # Negative/inverted
ascii-image-converter https://url/image.jpg # Direct URL
ascii-image-converter image.png --save-txt out # Save as text
sudo apt install jp2a -y
jp2a --width=80 image.jpg
jp2a --colors image.jpg # Colorized
Search curated ASCII art from the web. Use terminal with curl.
Large collection of classic ASCII art organized by subject. Art is inside HTML <pre> tags. Fetch the page with curl, then extract art with a small Python snippet.
URL pattern: https://ascii.co.uk/art/{subject}
Step 1 โ Fetch the page:
curl -s 'https://ascii.co.uk/art/cat' -o /tmp/ascii_art.html
Step 2 โ Extract art from pre tags:
import re, html
with open('/tmp/ascii_art.html') as f:
text = f.read()
arts = re.findall(r'<pre[^>]*>(.*?)</pre>', text, re.DOTALL)
for art in arts:
clean = re.sub(r'<[^>]+>', '', art)
clean = html.unescape(clean).strip()
if len(clean) > 30:
print(clean)
print('\n---\n')
Available subjects (use as URL path):
cat, dog, horse, bird, fish, dragon, snake, rabbit, elephant, dolphin, butterfly, owl, wolf, bear, penguin, turtlecar, ship, airplane, rocket, guitar, computer, coffee, beer, cake, house, castle, sword, crown, keytree, flower, sun, moon, star, mountain, ocean, rainbowskull, robot, angel, wizard, pirate, ninja, alienchristmas, halloween, valentineTips:
Returns a random GitHub Octocat with a wise quote. No auth needed.
curl -s https://api.github.com/octocat
These free services return ASCII art directly โ great for fun extras.
curl -s "qrenco.de/Hello+World"
curl -s "qrenco.de/https://example.com"
curl -s "wttr.in/London" # Full weather report with ASCII graphics
curl -s "wttr.in/Moon" # Moon phase in ASCII art
curl -s "v2.wttr.in/London" # Detailed version
When tools above don't have what's needed, generate ASCII art directly using these Unicode characters:
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Geometric & Symbols: โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โก โฒ โณ โผ โฝ โ
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