A>_ASCIIForge
Banner tool

Text to ASCII Generator

Turn plain text into simple ASCII headers for Discord, README files, and terminal-style pages.

ASCII preview

Type something and the ASCII banner will appear here.

All fonts

Click “Use” on any style to apply it.

Want the details first? The FIGlet font reference shows every font rendered at full size, with its height, width and best use.

How to use it

  1. Type or paste your text. Short words read best; long sentences quickly get too wide to paste anywhere useful.
  2. Pick a font from the 133 FIGlet styles, or open the font gallery to preview your text in every style at once.
  3. Choose a width preset. Discord, GitHub README and terminal presets cap the output where each platform starts wrapping lines.
  4. Optionally add colour, then copy the result or export it as text, HTML, SVG, PNG or ANSI escape codes.

Tips for a better result

  • Wrap the output in a fenced code block when you paste it into Discord, GitHub or Reddit. Without monospace rendering the alignment collapses.
  • Blocky fonts such as Block, Banner3 and ANSI Shadow stay readable at small sizes. Script fonts look better large.
  • Keep Discord banners under about 40 characters wide so they survive a phone screen.
  • Accented and non-Latin characters are not present in most FIGlet fonts; they fall back to a placeholder or are dropped.
  • The permalink button encodes your text and settings into the URL, which is handy for sharing a banner someone else can edit.

Common questions

What is FIGlet?

FIGlet is a long-standing format for large letters drawn out of smaller characters. Each font is a text file describing how to draw every glyph, which is why hundreds of styles exist.

Why does my banner break when I paste it?

Almost always because the destination renders it in a proportional font. Use a code block, or a channel that preserves monospace, and the alignment returns.

Can I use these banners commercially?

Yes. The output is plain text you generated, and ASCIIForge claims no rights over it. The FIGlet fonts themselves are distributed under their own permissive licences.

How do I get coloured ASCII in a terminal?

Export the ANSI version. It embeds escape codes that terminals interpret as colour, so the banner appears coloured when the file is printed with cat.