| name | ascii-banner |
| description | Generate ASCII art text banners. Use when you want to make output stand out, create headers, or add visual flair to terminal output. |
| license | Unlicense |
| metadata | {"author":"jbpayton","version":"0.1"} |
ASCII Banner
Generate eye-catching ASCII art text banners.
When to Use
- Make important output stand out
- Create section headers in terminal output
- Add visual flair to scripts or logs
- Generate banners for README files
Usage
python scripts/banner.py "Hello World"
python scripts/banner.py "SUCCESS" --style block
python scripts/banner.py "ERROR" --style shadow
Examples
Input:
python scripts/banner.py "Hi"
Output:
_ _ _
| | | | (_)
| |_| | _
| _ | | |
|_| |_| |_|
Input:
python scripts/banner.py "OK" --style block
Output:
████ █ █
â–ˆ â–ˆ â–ˆ â–ˆ
█ █ ███
â–ˆ â–ˆ â–ˆ â–ˆ
████ █ █
Options
| Flag | Effect |
|---|
--style | Banner style: standard (default), block, shadow |
--width | Max width before wrapping (default: 80) |
Requirements
- Python 3.8+
- No external dependencies
Notes
- Supports uppercase letters, numbers, and basic punctuation
- Unknown characters are rendered as spaces
- Output is always uppercase for consistency
