ASCII Forge

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Turn an image into ASCII art
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        Original image

        

    














    


        

            ASCII text
        


        

        


    



    


        

        

        

        

        

        

    



    


        Colorized HTML, SVG and PNG exports preserve color regardless
        of the number of characters.

    

















    



        


            
                Correct image proportions
            

            
                ASCII Forge measures the actual width of a monospace
                character and compares it with your selected line
                height. Automatic row calculation then compensates
                for the rectangular shape of characters.
            

        



        


            
                Full Image
            

            
                This is now the default. Every part of the image is
                mapped into the ASCII grid, so heads, feet and image
                edges are not cropped away.
            

        



        


            
                Huge output
            

            
                The previous 400-column and 60,000-character limits
                are gone. You can enter whatever resolution you want.
                Browser performance is the only practical limit.
            

        



        


            
                Large color output
            

            
                Color mode no longer switches itself to monochrome.
                Instead, adjacent characters of the same display
                color are combined into runs, greatly reducing DOM
                overhead.
            

        



        


            
                Shape Correction
            

            
                Leave it at 1.00× for accurate proportions. Move it
                only when you intentionally want to compensate for
                unusual fonts or make artistic adjustments.
            

        



        


            
                Shortcuts
            

            
                Ctrl/Cmd + Enter regenerates the image.
                Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + C copies the ASCII text.
            

        


    














    

    

    




























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