FIGlet font

Alligator FIGlet Font

Alligator is a 7-row FIGlet font by Simon Bradley, 1994. It suits README headers and terminal splash screens.

Alligator rendered in Alligator
          :::     :::        :::        ::::::::::: ::::::::      ::: ::::::::::: ::::::::  ::::::::: 
       :+: :+:   :+:        :+:            :+:    :+:    :+:   :+: :+:   :+:    :+:    :+: :+:    :+: 
     +:+   +:+  +:+        +:+            +:+    +:+         +:+   +:+  +:+    +:+    +:+ +:+    +:+  
   +#++:++#++: +#+        +#+            +#+    :#:        +#++:++#++: +#+    +#+    +:+ +#++:++#:    
  +#+     +#+ +#+        +#+            +#+    +#+   +#+# +#+     +#+ +#+    +#+    +#+ +#+    +#+    
 #+#     #+# #+#        #+#            #+#    #+#    #+# #+#     #+# #+#    #+#    #+# #+#    #+#     
###     ### ########## ########## ########### ########  ###     ### ###     ########  ###    ###      

Open Alligator in the generator

Samples

"Hello" in Alligator
      :::    ::: :::::::::: :::        :::        :::::::: 
     :+:    :+: :+:        :+:        :+:       :+:    :+: 
    +:+    +:+ +:+        +:+        +:+       +:+    +:+  
   +#++:++#++ +#++:++#   +#+        +#+       +#+    +:+   
  +#+    +#+ +#+        +#+        +#+       +#+    +#+    
 #+#    #+# #+#        #+#        #+#       #+#    #+#     
###    ### ########## ########## ########## ########       
Letters and digits in Alligator
          :::     :::::::::              :::     :::::::::          :::::::   :::::::: 
       :+: :+:        :+:             :+: :+:        :+:          :+:   :+: :+:    :+: 
     +:+   +:+      +:+             +:+   +:+      +:+           +:+   +:+ +:+    +:+  
   +#++:++#++:    +#+             +#++:++#++:    +#+            +#+   +:+  +#++:++#+   
  +#+     +#+   +#+              +#+     +#+   +#+             +#+   +#+        +#+    
 #+#     #+#  #+#               #+#     #+#  #+#              #+#   #+# #+#    #+#     
###     ### #########          ###     ### #########          #######   ########       

Specifications

Height7 rows
Baselinerow 7
Widest character26 columns
Average width11.6 columns per character
"Hello" renders at58 columns
Font fileAlligator.flf (11.7 KB)

Where it works

At 7 rows it has room for real letterforms, which is what makes a header look deliberate.

About 11.6 columns per character. "Hello" alone runs 58 columns, so keep the text short or it will wrap.

About this font

Taken from the credits inside Alligator.flf:

Alligator by Simon Bradley

17th June, 1994

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