ASCII Art Generator

ASCII is EASY! Just drag and drop below to convert a picture to text. Easily save and share your creations with others! See what you can create.

Do you use online forums, and you want to make your signature more interesting with some color ascii art? It's never been easier.

Drop your picture below (or click to browse), and then customize, and even share your artwork with one click!

Your images are never uploaded to our server (your browser runs the ascii generator), but you can choose to share your ascii art. If page appears to freeze, please be patient.

Fine Tuning

Image Setup:

Text Preview:

Shading Sharpness

Monochrome Colorized

Blackpoint Whitepoint

Saving and sharing options:

Image (for easy sharing)

Right-click (or long-press) above image to "Save As..."
Or, share online using imgur! Just give it a title:
Share!
Submit to Gallery (optional)

BBCode (for online forums)

Character count: . To copy a selection, press Ctrl+C, or long-press for menu on mobile.

Markdown (Reddit)

No color possible, but works in most subbreddits.

HTML (for web/office publishing)

Character count:

Gallery

This is a lightly currated collection of pictures converted to text with this ASCII art generator. When you use the Share button to share your ascii art pictures, check "Submit to Gallery" and you might find yours featured here, too!