FIGlet font

Katakana FIGlet Font

Katakana is a 8-row FIGlet font by Vinney Thai Date, 1994. It suits README headers and terminal splash screens.

Katakana rendered in Katakana
  #    #   #             #     #                   #          ######   #        
########## #   ###    #######  #   ###    ######   #   ###             #   ###  
  #    #   ####        # #     ####            #   ####     ########## ####     
       #   #           # #     #               #   #        #        # #        
      #    #        ########## #               #   #               ##  #        
     #     #             #     #        ########## #             ##    #        
   #        #######      #      #######             #######    ##       ####### 

Open Katakana in the generator

Samples

"Hello" in Katakana
   #                                        #   # 
  ######## ##########   ######     ######   #   # 
 #       #         #        #          #    #   # 
#      ##         #        #          #     #   # 
     ##        # #         #          #        #  
   ##           #     ########## ##########   #   
 ##              #                          ##    
Letters and digits in Katakana
##########              #               ###    #####  
      ###               #   ###        #   #  #     # 
     #        #  #      ####          #     # #     # 
    #        #    #     #             #     #  ###### 
   #        #      #    #             #     #       # 
  #        #            #              #   #  #     # 
 #                       #######        ###    #####  

Specifications

Height8 rows
Baselinerow 7
Widest character20 columns
Average width9.8 columns per character
"Hello" renders at49 columns
Font fileKatakana.flf (8.9 KB)
Derived fromBanner

Where it works

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

About 9.8 columns per character. "Hello" alone runs 49 columns, so keep the text short or it will wrap.

About this font

Taken from the credits inside Katakana.flf:

Katakana.flf by Vinney Thai Date: August 11, 1994

based on Banner by Ryan Youck

a-A i-B u-C e-D o-E ka-F ki-G ku-H ke-I ko-J sa-K shi-L su-M se-N so-O ta-P

chi-Q tsu-R te-S to-T na-U ni-V nu-W ne-X no-Y ha-Z hi-a fu-b he-c ho-d ma-e

mi-f mu-g me-h mo-i ya-j yu-k e-l yo-m ra-n ri-o ru-p re-q ro-r wa-s i-t wo-u

n-v

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