Compare depth, perspective and shadows using the same word. These six fonts create the effect with text characters; they do not produce a 3D model or an animated image.
Use 1–24 printable ASCII characters. Case and spaces are preserved. Samples use each font’s default letter spacing, with no frame.
Comparing: Hello · 80-column target.
Rows include font padding. Widths are measured in text columns, not pixels. The target does not resize or crop the banner.
| Font | Rows | Columns | Target | Characters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-D | 8 | 36 | Within 80 columns | ASCII |
| Banner3-D | 8 | 52 | Within 80 columns | ASCII |
| Isometric1 | 11 | 62 | Within 80 columns | ASCII |
| Isometric3 | 11 | 70 | Within 80 columns | ASCII |
| Larry 3D | 9 | 40 | Within 80 columns | ASCII |
| Shadow | 5 | 27 | Within 80 columns | ASCII |
A shaded block face built from stars and slashes. Use it when you want depth without a diagonal baseline.
** ** ** ** /** /** /** /** /** /** ***** /** /** ****** /********** **///** /** /** **////** /**//////**/******* /** /**/** /** /** /**/**//// /** /**/** /** /** /**//****** *** ***//****** // // ////// /// /// //////
36 columns · 8 rows
A broad, layered display face. Keep project titles short and check the width before using it in a narrow README column.
'##::::'##:'########:'##:::::::'##::::::::'#######:: ##:::: ##: ##.....:: ##::::::: ##:::::::'##.... ##: ##:::: ##: ##::::::: ##::::::: ##::::::: ##:::: ##: #########: ######::: ##::::::: ##::::::: ##:::: ##: ##.... ##: ##...:::: ##::::::: ##::::::: ##:::: ##: ##:::: ##: ##::::::: ##::::::: ##::::::: ##:::: ##: ##:::: ##: ########: ########: ########:. #######:: ..:::::..::........::........::........:::.......:::
52 columns · 8 rows
An angular isometric treatment with tall letters. It needs more vertical and horizontal space than the compact choices.
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
/\__\ /\ \ /\__\ /\__\ /\ \
/:/ / /::\ \ /:/ / /:/ / /::\ \
/:/__/ /:/\:\ \ /:/ / /:/ / /:/\:\ \
/::\ \ ___ /::\~\:\ \ /:/ / /:/ / /:/ \:\ \
/:/\:\ /\__\ /:/\:\ \:\__\ /:/__/ /:/__/ /:/__/ \:\__\
\/__\:\/:/ / \:\~\:\ \/__/ \:\ \ \:\ \ \:\ \ /:/ /
\::/ / \:\ \:\__\ \:\ \ \:\ \ \:\ /:/ /
/:/ / \:\ \/__/ \:\ \ \:\ \ \:\/:/ /
/:/ / \:\__\ \:\__\ \:\__\ \::/ /
\/__/ \/__/ \/__/ \/__/ \/__/ 62 columns · 11 rows
Another isometric construction, with a different perspective. Compare the actual letters in your project name rather than choosing by the font name alone.
___ ___ ___
/__/\ / /\ / /\
\ \:\ / /:/_ / /::\
\__\:\ / /:/ /\ ___ ___ ___ ___ / /:/\:\
___ / /::\ / /:/ /:/_ /__/\ / /\ /__/\ / /\ / /:/ \:\
/__/\ /:/\:\ /__/:/ /:/ /\ \ \:\ / /:/ \ \:\ / /:/ /__/:/ \__\:\
\ \:\/:/__\/ \ \:\/:/ /:/ \ \:\ /:/ \ \:\ /:/ \ \:\ / /:/
\ \::/ \ \::/ /:/ \ \:\/:/ \ \:\/:/ \ \:\ /:/
\ \:\ \ \:\/:/ \ \::/ \ \::/ \ \:\/:/
\ \:\ \ \::/ \__\/ \__\/ \ \::/
\__\/ \__\/ \__\/ 70 columns · 11 rows
Rounded forms with a visible depth effect. Try it for a short heading where a softer shape is easier to read.
__ __ ___ ___
/\ \/\ \ /\_ \ /\_ \
\ \ \_\ \ __\//\ \ \//\ \ ___
\ \ _ \ /'__`\\ \ \ \ \ \ / __`\
\ \ \ \ \/\ __/ \_\ \_ \_\ \_/\ \L\ \
\ \_\ \_\ \____\/\____\/\____\ \____/
\/_/\/_/\/____/\/____/\/____/\/___/
40 columns · 9 rows
A simpler shadow treatment with fewer rows than the isometric faces. Try it when the depth effect matters more than a large title.
| | | |
| | _ \ | | _ \
___ | __/ | | ( |
_| _| \___| _| _| \___/
27 columns · 5 rows
The 40, 80 and 100-column targets are character budgets, not guarantees about screen pixels. Start at 80 for a terminal or README, then check the destination on a phone. Isometric fonts often benefit from a shorter title.
Paste the result into a fenced code block or another monospaced area. A proportional font or line wrapping can break the offset lines that create the shadow. Use SVG or PNG from the editor if the destination cannot preserve text alignment.
Open a font below to add a frame, adjust FIGlet letter spacing or export your banner. A smaller spacing mode can help, but some letters will still be wide. Compare again after changing the wording.