Why does my art look squashed?

The grid assumes monospace characters. Use a monospace font in your terminal, editor or code block.

What does Invert brightness do?

It flips the luma-to-character mapping, so dark areas get dense characters. Use it for dark photos or dark-mode backgrounds.

Yes. The image is sampled on a local canvas; nothing is uploaded.

You set the width in columns (40–200); the row count follows from the image's aspect ratio.

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Turn any photo into copy-pasteable ASCII art — three character ramps, adjustable density, invertible brightness, plus TXT and PNG export.

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Three character ramps: Classic (@%#*+=-:. ), Blocks (█▓▒░) and Minimal (#+.) — each ends in a space so the lightest areas go blank.
Width slider from 40 to 200 columns; the row count is derived from the aspect ratio because characters are taller than they are wide.
An invert switch flips which tones get dense characters — essential for dark photos or dark backgrounds.
Three ways to take the art with you: copy the text, download a .txt file, or render a white-on-black PNG.
Live stats show the grid size and total character count as you tweak.

Choose An Image
Portraits and high-contrast scenes convert best.
Set The Density
Choose a column count; 80–120 is a good starting range.
Pick A Ramp And Invert
Blocks for a bold look, Classic for the traditional feel; flip invert if it looks backwards.
Copy Or Download
Take the art as plain text, a .txt file or a rendered PNG.

Always paste into a monospace font — proportional fonts break the grid alignment.
Invert when pasting onto dark backgrounds so bright areas map to bright characters.
Fewer columns (40–60) gives chunkier art that survives small chat windows.

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