FIGlet font

Diamond FIGlet Font

Diamond is a 8-row FIGlet font by Ron Fritz, 2007. It suits README headers and terminal splash screens.

Diamond rendered in Diamond
/\\\\\                                                      /\\
/\\   /\\  /\                                               /\\
/\\    /\\      /\\    /\\\ /\\ /\\    /\\    /\\ /\\       /\\
/\\    /\\/\\ /\\  /\\  /\\  /\  /\\ /\\  /\\  /\\  /\\ /\\ /\\
/\\    /\\/\\/\\   /\\  /\\  /\  /\\/\\    /\\ /\\  /\\/\   /\\
/\\   /\\ /\\/\\   /\\  /\\  /\  /\\ /\\  /\\  /\\  /\\/\   /\\
/\\\\\    /\\  /\\ /\\\/\\\  /\  /\\   /\\    /\\\  /\\ /\\ /\\

Open Diamond in the generator

Samples

"Hello" in Diamond
/\\     /\\           /\\ /\\          
/\\     /\\           /\\ /\\          
/\\     /\\   /\\     /\\ /\\   /\\    
/\\\\\\ /\\ /\   /\\  /\\ /\\ /\\  /\\ 
/\\     /\\/\\\\\ /\\ /\\ /\\/\\    /\\
/\\     /\\/\         /\\ /\\ /\\  /\\ 
/\\     /\\  /\\\\   /\\\/\\\   /\\    
Letters and digits in Diamond
      /\       /\\\\\\\ /\\                                                       
     /\ \\            /\\                                     /\\        /\ /\\   
    /\  /\\          /\\            /\\    /\\\\ /\\        /\\  /\\   /\\     /\\
   /\\   /\\       /\\            /\\  /\\      /\\       /\\     /\\ /\      /\\ 
  /\\\\\\ /\\     /\\            /\\   /\\    /\\         /\\      /\\  /\  /\\   
 /\\       /\\  /\\              /\\   /\\   /\\           /\\    /\\      /\\    
/\\         /\\/\\\\\\\\\\\        /\\ /\\\/\\\\\\\\         /\\\        /\\      

Specifications

Height8 rows
Baselinerow 7
Widest character20 columns
Average width7.8 columns per character
"Hello" renders at39 columns
Font fileDiamond.flf (9.1 KB)

Where it works

At 8 rows it has room for real letterforms, which is what makes a header look deliberate.

About 7.8 columns per character. A five-letter word lands near 39 columns, comfortable in a README.

About this font

Taken from the credits inside Diamond.flf:

DIAMOND by Ron Fritz 8/94

Figlet Release 2.0

Font modified June 17, 2007 by patorjk

This was to widen the space character.

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