ASCII Banners
Pre-made ASCII text banners in block letter style. These banners are commonly used in terminal startup screens, README headers, code file banners, and log file markers. Each uses standard ASCII characters and displays correctly in any monospaced font. For custom text, try the ASCII Art Generator.
HELLO
_ _ _____ _ _ ___ | | | || ___| | | | / _ \ | |_| || |__ | | | | | | | | | _ || __|| | | | | | | | | | | || |___| |___| |___| |_| | |_| |_||_____|_____|_____|\___/
WELCOME
__ _______ _ ____ ___ __ __ _____ \ \ / / ____| | / ___/ _ \| \/ | ____| \ \ /\ / /| _| | | | | | | | | |\/| | _| \ V V / | |___| |__| |__| |_| | | | | |___ \_/\_/ |_____|_____\____\___/|_| |_|_____|
ASCII
_ ____ ____ ___ ___ / \ / ___| / ___|_ _|_ _| / _ \ \___ \| | | | | | / ___ \ ___) | |___ | | | | /_/ \_\____/ \____|___|___|
ERROR
_____ ____ ____ ___ ____ | ____| _ \| _ \ / _ \| _ \ | _| | |_) | |_) | | | | |_) | | |___| _ <| _ <| |_| | _ < |_____|_| \_\_| \_\\___/|_| \_\
SUCCESS
____ _ _ ____ ____ _____ ____ ____ / ___|| | | |/ ___/ ___| ____/ ___/ ___| \___ \| | | | | | | | _| \___ \___ \ ___) | |_| | |__| |___| |___ ___) |__) | |____/ \___/ \____\____|_____|____/____/
GAME OVER
____ _ __ __ _____ _____ _______ ____ / ___| / \ | \/ | ____| / _ \ \ / / ____| _ \ | | _ / _ \ | |\/| | _| | | | \ \ / /| _| | |_) | | |_| |/ ___ \| | | | |___ | |_| |\ V / | |___| _ < \____/_/ \_\_| |_|_____| \___/ \_/ |_____|_| \_\
THE END
_____ _ _ _____ _____ _ _ ____ |_ _| | | | ____| | ____| \ | | _ \ | | | |_| | _| | _| | \| | | | | | | | _ | |___ | |___| |\ | |_| | |_| |_| |_|_____| |_____|_| \_|____/
LOVE
_ _____ ______ | | / _ \ \ / / ____| | | | | | \ \ / /| _| | |__| |_| |\ V / | |___ |_____\___/ \_/ |_____|
PEACE
____ _____ _ ____ _____ | _ \| ____| / \ / ___| ____| | |_) | _| / _ \| | | _| | __/| |___ / ___ \ |___| |___ |_| |_____/_/ \_\____|_____|
CODING
____ ___ ____ ___ _ _ ____ / ___/ _ \| _ \_ _| \ | |/ ___| | | | | | | | | | || \| | | _ | |__| |_| | |_| | || |\ | |_| | \____\___/|____/___|_| \_|\____|
HACK
_ _ _ ____ _ __ | | | | / \ / ___| |/ / | |_| | / _ \| | | ' / | _ |/ ___ \ |___| . \ |_| |_/_/ \_\____|_|\_\
DEBUG
____ _____ ____ _ _ ____ | _ \| ____| __ )| | | |/ ___| | | | | _| | _ \| | | | | _ | |_| | |___| |_) | |_| | |_| | |____/|_____|____/ \___/ \____|
PYTHON
______ _______ _ _ ___ _ _ | _ \ \ / /_ _| | | |/ _ \| \ | | | |_) \ V / | | | |_| | | | | \| | | __/ | | | | | _ | |_| | |\ | |_| |_| |_| |_| |_|\___/|_| \_|
LINUX
_ ___ _ _ _ ___ __ | | |_ _| \ | | | | \ \/ / | | | || \| | | | |\ / | |___ | || |\ | |_| |/ \ |_____|___|_| \_|\___//_/\_\
COFFEE
____ ___ _____ _____ _____ _____ / ___/ _ \| ___| ___| ____| ____| | | | | | | |_ | |_ | _| | _| | |__| |_| | _| | _| | |___| |___ \____\___/|_| |_| |_____|_____|
MUSIC
__ __ _ _ ____ ___ ____ | \/ | | | / ___|_ _/ ___| | |\/| | | | \___ \| | | | | | | |_| |___) | | |___ |_| |_|\___/|____/___\____|
WORLD
__ _____ ____ _ ____ \ \ / / _ \| _ \| | | _ \ \ \ /\ / / | | | |_) | | | | | | \ V V /| |_| | _ <| |___| |_| | \_/\_/ \___/|_| \_\_____|____/
HELP
_ _ _____ _ ____ | | | | ____| | | _ \ | |_| | _| | | | |_) | | _ | |___| |___| __/ |_| |_|_____|_____|_|
START
____ _____ _ ____ _____ / ___|_ _|/ \ | _ \_ _| \___ \ | | / _ \ | |_) || | ___) || |/ ___ \| _ < | | |____/ |_/_/ \_\_| \_\|_|
EXIT
_______ _____ _____ | ____\ \/ /_ _|_ _| | _| \ / | | | | | |___ / \ | | | | |_____/_/\_\___| |_|
About ASCII Banners
ASCII banners render text as large block letters using only standard ASCII characters. The technique traces back to the earliest computer terminals where oversized text was the only way to create visual emphasis. Programs like FIGlet (Frank, Ian, and Glenn's Letters, 1991) formalized the approach with interchangeable font files, and the practice became standard in Unix system administration.
Modern uses include terminal welcome messages, source code file headers, log file section markers, README.md decoration, and build script output. The banners on this page use a consistent block letter style inspired by the FIGlet "Standard" font. Each banner is hand-crafted to render correctly in any monospaced typeface.