Big
8 rows, 4.8 columns per character.
Doom is a 8-row FIGlet font by Frans P, 1994. It suits README headers and terminal splash screens.
______ | _ \ | | | |___ ___ _ __ ___ | | | / _ \ / _ \| '_ ` _ \ | |/ / (_) | (_) | | | | | | |___/ \___/ \___/|_| |_| |_|
_ _ _ _ | | | | | | | | |_| | ___| | | ___ | _ |/ _ \ | |/ _ \ | | | | __/ | | (_) | \_| |_/\___|_|_|\___/
___ ______ _____ _____ / _ \ |___ / | _ || _ | / /_\ \ / / __ _ ____ | |/' || |_| | | _ | / / / _` |_ / | /| |\____ | | | | |./ /___ | (_| |/ / \ |_/ /.___/ / \_| |_/\_____/ \__,_/___| \___/ \____/
| Height | 8 rows |
|---|---|
| Baseline | row 6 |
| Widest character | 14 columns |
| Average width | 4.4 columns per character |
| "Hello" renders at | 22 columns |
| Font file | Doom.flf (7.4 KB) |
| Derived from | Big |
At 8 rows it has room for real letterforms, which is what makes a header look deliberate.
About 4.4 columns per character, so a short word still fits a phone screen.
Taken from the credits inside Doom.flf:
DOOM by Frans P. de Vries 18 Jun 1996
based on Big by Glenn Chappell 4/93 -- based on Standard
figlet release 2.1 -- 12 Aug 1994
Permission is hereby given to modify this font, as long as the
modifier's name is placed on a comment line.
Explanation of first line:
flf2 - "magic number" for file identification
a - should always be `a', for now
$ - the "hardblank" -- prints as a blank, but can't be smushed
8 - height of a character
6 - height of a character, not including descenders
14 - max line length (excluding comment lines) + a fudge factor
15 - default smushmode for this font
16 - number of comment lines