How do I make an ASCII art banner for my README or terminal?

Type your text in Your text, choose a Font, and the banner renders live. Then use Copy, or Copy as to wrap it as a comment, Markdown code block or string. You can also Download .txt or Download PNG.

Is there a length limit on the text?

Yes, up to 200 characters, with one banner per line. Wide banners wrap in many chat apps, so set Max width (columns) to 40, 60 or 80 to re-flow words onto separate lines.

Why are Chinese, Arabic or Hebrew letters missing from my banner?

FIGlet fonts only draw Latin letters, digits and punctuation. Accented, Cyrillic and Greek letters are converted to Latin automatically, but Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hebrew and Thai cannot be drawn. Type a Latin spelling instead.

How do I paste a banner into code as a comment?

Open Copy as and pick a comment style such as hash for Python and shell, double slash for JavaScript, C, Java and Go, or HTML comments. The tool prefixes every line for you.

Does my text get uploaded when I generate a banner?

No. The text stays in your browser and the banner is built there with the figlet library. Only the chosen font file loads from this site, once, when you select that font.

Yes. Every tool is free to use, with no account and no credit card. The work runs on your device rather than on our servers, which is what keeps it free to run.

Does it work on mobile?

Yes. It runs in current mobile browsers on iOS and Android, with nothing to install.

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Free ASCII Banner Generator

Turn text into big ASCII-art banners in classic FIGlet fonts — copy or download as .txt.

Runs in your browserNo sign-up, no pop-upsNo login requiredFree forever10 FIGlet fontsCopy + .txt

Type a name or a few lines and get a big ASCII-art banner in classic FIGlet fonts like Standard, Slant and Doom. Copy it for terminals, README files, code comments or chat, or save it as an image.

Your text

One banner per line. Up to 200 characters.

Font

Letter spacing

Max width (columns)

Alignment

Frame

Trim trailing spaces

Type something above to see the banner.

Accented and Cyrillic or Greek letters are converted to plain ASCII automatically. Banners wider than about 60 columns wrap in most chat apps, so use Max width for those.

🔒 Your text never leaves the browser. Font files load from this site.

Common uses

README BannerMake an ASCII banner for a GitHub README.
Terminal MOTDCreate a login banner for your terminal.
Chat ASCII ArtSend big text art in chat apps.
Code Comment HeadersSection headers for source files.
Stream PanelsASCII headers for stream descriptions.
FIGlet OnlineRun classic FIGlet fonts in the browser.

How It Works

Type a word or short phrase and see it rendered as large ASCII art in classic FIGlet fonts — Standard, Big, Slant, Doom, Ghost and more. Copy the banner for terminal MOTDs, README files, code comments or chat messages, or download it as a .txt file.