FIGlet font

Merlin1 FIGlet Font

Merlin1 is a 8-row FIGlet font by LG Beard, 1995. It suits README headers and terminal splash screens.

Merlin1 rendered in Merlin1
 ___      ___   _______   _______   ___        __    _____  ___    ____    
|"  \    /"  | /"     "| /"      \ |"  |      |" \  (\"   \|"  \  /  " \   
 \   \  //   |(: ______)|:        |||  |      ||  | |.\\   \    |/__|| |   
 /\\  \/.    | \/    |  |_____/   )|:  |      |:  | |: \.   \\  |   |: |   
|: \.        | // ___)_  //      /  \  |___   |.  | |.  \    \. |  _\  |   
|.  \    /:  |(:      "||:  __   \ ( \_|:  \  /\  |\|    \    \ | /" \_|\  
|___|\__/|___| \_______)|__|  \___) \_______)(__\_|_)\___|\____\)(_______) 

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Samples

"Hello" in Merlin1
  __    __    _______  ___      ___        ______    
 /" |  | "\  /"     "||"  |    |"  |      /    " \   
(:  (__)  :)(: ______)||  |    ||  |     // ____  \  
 \/      \/  \/    |  |:  |    |:  |    /  /    ) :) 
 //  __  \\  // ___)_  \  |___  \  |___(: (____/ //  
(:  (  )  :)(:      "|( \_|:  \( \_|:  \\        /   
 \__|  |__/  \_______) \_______)\_______)\"_____/    
Letters and digits in Merlin1
      __     ________            __     ________          ______    _______    
     /""\   ("      "\          /""\   ("      "\        /    " \  /" _   "\   
    /    \   \___/   :)        /    \   \___/   :)      // ____  \(: (_/  :|   
   /' /\  \    /  ___/        /' /\  \    /  ___/      /  /    ) :)\____/ |)   
  //  __'  \  //  \__        //  __'  \  //  \__      (: (____/ //    _\  '|   
 /   /  \\  \(:   / "\      /   /  \\  \(:   / "\      \        /    /" \__|\  
(___/    \___)\_______)    (___/    \___)\_______)      \"_____/    (________) 

Specifications

Height8 rows
Baselinerow 7
Widest character16 columns
Average width10.4 columns per character
"Hello" renders at52 columns
Font fileMerlin1.flf (12.1 KB)

Where it works

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

About 10.4 columns per character. "Hello" alone runs 52 columns, so keep the text short or it will wrap.

About this font

Taken from the credits inside Merlin1.flf:

Author : LG Beard

Date : 2005/5/7 18:52:57

Version: 1.0

(" \ /" | /" | /" \ |" | |" \ (\" \|" \

\ \ // |(: ______)|: ||| | || ||.\\ \ |

/\\ \/. | \/ ||_____/ )|: | |: ||: \. \\ |

|: \. | // _____) // / \ |___ |. ||. \ \. |

|. \ /: |(: ||: __ \ ( \_|: \| || \ \ |

|___|\__/|___| \_______)|__| \___) \_______)\___)\___|\____\)

Font built from a sig dated 17 Feb 1995

This font has been created using JavE's FIGlet font export assistant.

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Permission is hereby given to modify this font, as long as the

modifier's name is placed on a comment line.

Font modified June 17, 2007 by patorjk

This was to widen the space character.

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