ASCII Art Gallery

A curated collection of ASCII art and text art that you can copy and use in messages, code comments, documentation, or anywhere plain text is displayed. Each piece uses standard ASCII and Unicode characters.

Animals

Cat

  /\_/\
 ( o.o )
  > ^ <

Dog

  / \__
 (    @\___
 /         O
/   (_____/
/_____/   U

Fish

  /\
 /  \
|    |>
 \  /
  \/

Rabbit

(\(\
( -.-)
o_(")(")

Faces

Smiley Face

  .-"""""-.
 /  o   o  \
|     ^     |
|    '-'    |
 \         /
  '-.....-'

Shrug

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Table Flip

(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

Look of Disapproval

ಠ_ಠ

Borders

Simple Box

+----------+
|          |
|  Hello!  |
|          |
+----------+

Double Box

╔══════════╗
║          ║
║  Hello!  ║
║          ║
╚══════════╝

Rounded Box

╭──────────╮
│          │
│  Hello!  │
│          │
╰──────────╯

Divider Line

~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~

Decorative

Star

    *
   /|\
  / | \
 /  |  \
*---+---*
 \  |  /
  \ | /
   \|/
    *

Heart

  ***   ***
 ***** *****
*************
 ***********
  *********
   *******
    *****
     ***
      *

Diamond

    /\
   /  \
  /    \
 /      \
 \      /
  \    /
   \  /
    \/

Arrow Right

----->

Arrow Banner

>>----> ASCII World <----<<

Objects

Coffee Cup

   ( (
    ) )
  ........
  |      |]
  \      /
   '----'

House

     /\
    /  \
   /    \
  /______\
  |  __  |
  | |  | |
  | |__| |
  |______|

Skull

   ______
  /      \
 | 0    0 |
 |   __   |
 |  /  \  |
  \|_||_|/

About ASCII Art

ASCII art is a graphic design technique that creates images from text characters defined by the ASCII standard and its extensions. Artists arrange letters, numbers, and symbols on a grid to form recognizable shapes, portraits, and scenes using nothing more than plain text.

The practice originated in the early days of computing when graphical displays were limited or nonexistent. Programmers and artists used line printers and terminal screens to create visual compositions from the 95 printable ASCII characters. This tradition continues in code comments, email signatures, README files, and online communities.

Modern ASCII art ranges from simple emoticons like :-) to complex multi-line illustrations. Tools like FIGlet generate banner text in various typefaces, while skilled artists hand-craft detailed scenes that push the boundaries of text-based visual expression.