Art
? ASCII art library for Python
Miscellaneous
Overview
ASCII art is also known as "computer text art". It involves the smart placement of typed special characters or letters to make a visual shape that is spread over multiple lines of text.
ART is a Python lib for text converting to ASCII art fancy. ;-)
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Usage
Quick Start
1-Line art
⚠️ Some environments don't support all 1-Line arts
⚠️ ART 4.6 is the last version to support Bipartite art
1. art
This function return 1-line art as str in normal mode and raise artError in exception.
>>> from art import *
>>> art_1=art("coffee") # return art as str in normal mode
>>> print(art_1)
c[_]
>>> art_2=art("woman",number=2) # return multiple art as str
>>> print(art_2)
▓⚗_⚗▓ ▓⚗_⚗▓
>>> art("coffee", number=3, space=5)
'c[_] c[_] c[_]'
>>> art("random") # random 1-line art mode
'(っ◕‿◕)っ '
>>> art("rand") # random 1-line art mode
't(-_-t) '
>>> art(22,number=1) # raise artError
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
art.art.artError: The 'artname' type must be str.
2. aprint
This function print 1-line art in normal mode (return None) and raise artError in exception.
>>> aprint("butterfly") # print art
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ
>>> aprint("happy") # print art
ۜ\(סּںסּَ` )/ۜ
>>> aprint("coffee", number=3, space=5)
c[_] c[_] c[_]
>>> aprint("random") # random 1-line art mode
'(っ◕‿◕)っ '
>>> aprint("rand") # random 1-line art mode
't(-_-t) '
>>> aprint("woman",number="22") # raise artError
Traceback (most recent call last):
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art.art.artError: The 'number' type must be int.
3. randart
randart function is added in Version 2.2 as art("random") shortcut.
>>> randart()
'ዞᏜ℘℘Ꮍ ℬℹℛʈዞᗬᏜᎽ '
>>> randart()
'✌(◕‿-)✌ '
ℹ️ Use ART_NAMES to access all arts name list (new in Version 4.2)
ℹ️ Use NON_ASCII_ARTS to access all Non-ASCII arts name list (new in Version 4.6)
ℹ️ Use ASCII_ARTS to access all ASCII arts name list (new in Version 5.7)
ASCII text
⚠️ Some fonts don't support all characters
⚠️ From Version 3.3 Non-ASCII fonts added (These fonts are not compatible with some environments)
⚠️ From Version 5.3 \n is used as the default line separator instead of \r\n (Use sep parameter if needed)
1. text2art
This function return ASCII text as str in normal mode and raise artError in exception.
>>> Art=text2art("art") # Return ASCII text (default font) and default chr_ignore=True
>>> print(Art)
_
__ _ _ __ | |_
/ _` || '__|| __|
| (_| || | | |_
\__,_||_| \__|
>>> Art=text2art("art",font='block',chr_ignore=True) # Return ASCII text with block font
>>> print(Art)
.----------------. .----------------. .----------------.
| .--------------. || .--------------. || .--------------. |
| | __ | || | _______ | || | _________ | |
| | / \ | || | |_ __ \ | || | | _ _ | | |
| | / /\ \ | || | | |__) | | || | |_/ | | \_| | |
| | / ____ \ | || | | __ / | || | | | | |
| | _/ / \ \_ | || | _| | \ \_ | || | _| |_ | |
| ||____| |____|| || | |____| |___| | || | |_____| | |
| | | || | | || | | |
| '--------------' || '--------------' || '--------------' |
'----------------' '----------------' '----------------'
>>> Art=text2art("test","random") # random font mode
>>> print(Art)
| |
~|~/~/(~~|~
| \/__) |
>>> Art=text2art("test","rand") # random font mode
>>> print(Art)
___ ____ ____ ___
| |___ [__ |
| |___ ___] |
>>> print(text2art("test", space=10))
_ _
| |_ ___ ___ | |_
| __| / _ \ / __| | __|
| |_ | __/ \__ \ | |_
\__| \___| |___/ \__|
>>> print(text2art('''Lorem
ipsum
dolor''', font="small")) # Multi-line print
_
| | ___ _ _ ___ _ __
| |__ / _ \| '_|/ -_)| ' \
|____|\___/|_| \___||_|_|_|
_
(_) _ __ ___ _ _ _ __
| || '_ \(_-<| || || ' \
|_|| .__//__/ \_,_||_|_|_|
|_|
_ _
__| | ___ | | ___ _ _
/ _` |/ _ \| |/ _ \| '_|
\__,_|\___/|_|\___/|_|
>>> print(text2art("test","white_bubble")) # Non-ASCII font example
ⓣⓔⓢⓣ
>>> text2art("art",font="fancy5",decoration="barcode1") # decoration parameter is added in Version 4.6
'▌│█║▌║▌║ ᏗᏒᏖ ║▌║▌║█│▌'
>>> text2art("seسسس",font=DEFAULT_FONT,chr_ignore=False) # raise artError in exception
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
art.art.artError: س is invalid.
2. tprint
This function print ASCII text in normal mode (return None) and raise artError in exception.
>>> tprint("art") # print ASCII text (default font)
_
__ _ _ __ | |_
/ _` || '__|| __|
| (_| || | | |_
\__,_||_| \__|
>>> tprint("art",font="block",chr_ignore=True) # print ASCII text (block font)
.----------------. .----------------. .----------------.
| .--------------. || .--------------. || .--------------. |
| | __ | || | _______ | || | _________ | |
| | / \ | || | |_ __ \ | || | | _ _ | | |
| | / /\ \ | || | | |__) | | || | |_/ | | \_| | |
| | / ____ \ | || | | __ / | || | | | | |
| | _/ / \ \_ | || | _| | \ \_ | || | _| |_ | |
| ||____| |____|| || | |____| |___| | || | |_____| | |
| | | || | | || | | |
| '--------------' || '--------------' || '--------------' |
'----------------' '----------------' '----------------'
>>> tprint('testسس') # chr_ignore flag ==True (Default)
_ _
| |_ ___ ___ | |_
| __| / _ \/ __|| __|
| |_ | __/\__ \| |_
\__| \___||___/ \__|
>>> tprint("test","random") # random font mode
| |
~|~/~/(~~|~
| \/__) |
>>> tprint("test","rand") # random font mode
___ ____ ____ ___
| |___ [__ |
| |___ ___] |
>>> tprint("test", space=10)
_ _
| |_ ___ ___ | |_
| __| / _ \ / __| | __|
| |_ | __/ \__ \ | |_
\__| \___| |___/ \__|
>>> tprint('testسس',chr_ignore=False) # raise artError in exception
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
art.art.artError: س is invalid.
>>> tprint('''Lorem
ipsum
dolor''', font="cybermedium") # Multi-line print
_ ____ ____ ____ _ _
| | | |__/ |___ |\/|
|___ |__| | \ |___ | |
_ ___ ____ _ _ _ _
| |__] [__ | | |\/|
| | ___] |__| | |
___ ____ _ ____ ____
| \ | | | | | |__/
|__/ |__| |___ |__| | \
>>> tprint("art",font="fancy5",decoration="barcode1") # decoration parameter is added in Version 4.6
▌│█║▌║▌║ ᏗᏒᏖ ║▌║▌║█│▌
>>> tprint("art",font="fancy5",decoration="random") # decoration random mode is added in Version 5.0
•]•·✦º✦·»ᏗᏒᏖ«·✦º✦·•[•
3. tsave
This function return dict in normal and exception mode.
>>> Response=tsave("art",filename="test.txt") # save ASCII text in test.txt file with save message (print_status==True), return dict
Saved!
Filename: test.txt
>>> Response["Message"]
'OK'
>>> Response=tsave("art",filename="test.txt",print_status=False) # save ASCII text in test.txt file without save message (print_status==False)
>>> Response["Message"]
'OK'
>>> Response["Status"]
True
>>> tsave(22,font=DEFAULT_FONT,filename="art",chr_ignore=True,print_status=True)
{'Status': False, 'Message': "'int' object has no attribute 'split'"}
>>> Response=tsave("art",filename="test.txt",overwrite=True) # overwrite parameter is added in Version 4.0
Saved!
Filename: test.txt
>>> Response=tsave("art",filename="test.txt",decoration="barcode1") # decoration parameter is added in Version 4.6
Saved!
Filename: test.txt
>>> Response=tsave("art",filename="test.txt",sep="\r\n") # sep parameter is added in Version 5.3
Saved!
Filename: test.txt
>>> Response=tsave("art",filename="test.txt",space=5) # space parameter is added in Version 6.0
Saved!
Filename: test.txt
ℹ️ Use FONT_NAMES to access all fonts name list (new in Version 4.2)
ℹ️ Use NON_ASCII_FONTS to access all Non-ASCII fonts name list (new in Version 4.4)
ℹ️ Use ASCII_FONTS to access all ASCII fonts name list (new in Version 5.7)
Line
1. lprint
This function prints a grid (length by height) of any given character in normal mode and raise artError in exception.
>>> lprint(length=15, height=2, char="*")
***************
***************
ℹ️ New in Version 6.4
ℹ️ The default values are length=15, height=1, char='#'
2. line
This function returns a grid (length by height) of any given character as str in normal mode and raise artError in exception.
>>> line(length=15, height=2, char="*")
'***************\n***************'
ℹ️ New in Version 6.4
ℹ️ The default values are length=15, height=1, char='#'
Decoration
⚠️ Some environments don't support all decorations
1. decor
This function return decoration as str in normal mode and raise artError in exception.
>>> decor("barcode1")
'▌│█║▌║▌║ '
>>> decor("barcode1",reverse=True)
' ║▌║▌║█│▌'
>>> decor("barcode1") + text2art(" art ",font="fancy42") + decor("barcode1",reverse=True)
'▌│█║▌║▌║ ąяţ ║▌║▌║█│▌'
>>> decor("barcode1",both=True) # both parameter is added in Version 5.0
['▌│█║▌║▌║ ', ' ║▌║▌║█│▌']
>>> decor("random",both=True) # random mode is added in Version 5.0
['｢(◔ω◔「)三', '三三三ʅ(；◔౪◔)ʃ']
>>> decor("rand",both=True) # random mode is added in Version 5.0
['‹–…·´`·…–›', '‹–…·´`·…–›']
>>> decor(None)
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
art.art.artError: The 'decoration' type must be str.
ℹ️ Use DECORATION_NAMES to access all decorations name list (new in Version 4.6)
Font modes
These modes are available for text2art, tprint & tsave.
1. Font name
⚠️ Some fonts don't support all characters
>>> tprint("art",font="block",chr_ignore=True)
.----------------. .----------------. .----------------.
| .--------------. || .--------------. || .--------------. |
| | __ | || | _______ | || | _________ | |
| | / \ | || | |_ __ \ | || | | _ _ | | |
| | / /\ \ | || | | |__) | | || | |_/ | | \_| | |
| | / ____ \ | || | | __ / | || | | | | |
| | _/ / \ \_ | || | _| | \ \_ | || | _| |_ | |
| ||____| |____|| || | |____| |___| | || | |_____| | |
| | | || | | || | | |
| '--------------' || '--------------' || '--------------' |
'----------------' '----------------' '----------------'
>>> tprint("art","white_bubble")
ⓐⓡⓣ
2. Random
Randomly select from all fonts.
Keywords : random, rand & rnd
>>> tprint("test",font="random")
| |
~|~/~/(~~|~
| \/__) |
3. Random small
Randomly select from small fonts.
Keywords : rnd-small, random-small & rand-small
ℹ️ New in Version 2.8
>>> tprint("test",font="rnd-small")
_/ _ _ _/
/ (- _) /
4. Random medium
Randomly select from medium fonts.
Keywords : rnd-medium, random-medium & rand-medium
ℹ️ New in Version 2.8
>>> tprint("test",font="rnd-medium")
, ,
|| ||
=||= _-_ _-_, =||=
|| || \\ ||_. ||
|| ||/ ~ || ||
\\, \\,/ ,-_- \\,
5. Random large
Randomly select from large fonts.
Keywords : rnd-large, random-large & rand-large
ℹ️ New in Version 2.8
>>> tprint("test",font="rnd-large")
8888888 8888888888 8 8888888888 d888888o. 8888888 8888888888
8 8888 8 8888 .`8888:' `88. 8 8888
8 8888 8 8888 8.`8888. Y8 8 8888
8 8888 8 8888 `8.`8888. 8 8888
8 8888 8 888888888888 `8.`8888. 8 8888
8 8888 8 8888 `8.`8888. 8 8888
8 8888 8 8888 `8.`8888. 8 8888
8 8888 8 8888 8b `8.`8888. 8 8888
8 8888 8 8888 `8b. ;8.`8888 8 8888
8 8888 8 888888888888 `Y8888P ,88P' 8 8888
6. Random xlarge
Randomly select from xlarge fonts.
Keywords : rnd-xlarge, random-xlarge & rand-xlarge
ℹ️ New in Version 2.8
>>> tprint("test","rnd-xlarge")
_____ _____ _____ _____
/\ \ /\ \ /\ \ /\ \
/::\ \ /::\ \ /::\ \ /::\ \
\:::\ \ /::::\ \ /::::\ \ \:::\ \
\:::\ \ /::::::\ \ /::::::\ \ \:::\ \
\:::\ \ /:::/\:::\ \ /:::/\:::\ \ \:::\ \
\:::\ \ /:::/__\:::\ \ /:::/__\:::\ \ \:::\ \
/::::\ \ /::::\ \:::\ \ \:::\ \:::\ \ /::::\ \
/::::::\ \ /::::::\ \:::\ \ ___\:::\ \:::\ \ /::::::\ \
/:::/\:::\ \ /:::/\:::\ \:::\ \ /\ \:::\ \:::\ \ /:::/\:::\ \
/:::/ \:::\____\/:::/__\:::\ \:::\____\/::\ \:::\ \:::\____\ /:::/ \:::\____\
/:::/ \::/ /\:::\ \:::\ \::/ /\:::\ \:::\ \::/ / /:::/ \::/ /
/:::/ / \/____/ \:::\ \:::\ \/____/ \:::\ \:::\ \/____/ /:::/ / \/____/
/:::/ / \:::\ \:::\ \ \:::\ \:::\ \ /:::/ /
/:::/ / \:::\ \:::\____\ \:::\ \:::\____\ /:::/ /
\::/ / \:::\ \::/ / \:::\ /:::/ / \::/ /
\/____/ \:::\ \/____/ \:::\/:::/ / \/____/
\:::\ \ \::::::/ /
\:::\____\ \::::/ /
\::/ / \::/ /
\/____/ \/____/
7. Wizard
This mode consider length of input text to select font
☑️ Support of 95 ASCII characters guaranteed
Keywords : wizard, wiz & magic
ℹ️ New in Version 2.9
>>> tprint("1","wizard")
88
,d88
888888
88
88
88
88
88
88
88
>>> tprint("1"*5,"wizard")
d88 d88 d88 d88 d88
88 88 88 88 88
88 88 88 88 88
88 88 88 88 88
88 88 88 88 88
d88P d88P d88P d88P d88P
>>> tprint("1"*15,"wizard")
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ##
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ##
8. Random Non-ASCII
Randomly select from Non-ASCII fonts.
Keywords : random-na, rand-na & rnd-na
ℹ️ New in Version 3.4
>>> tprint("test","random-na")
₮Ɇ₴₮
>>> tprint("test","random-na")
ʇsǝʇ
9. Mix Non-ASCII
Randomly mix Non-ASCII fonts.
Keywords : mix
ℹ️ New in Version 3.7
>>> tprint("test","mix")
†Ɛѕ†
>>> tprint("test","mix")
tᏋѕt
>>> tprint("test","mix")
꓄єร꓄
⚠️ Non-ASCII fonts are only available in Font name, Random Non-ASCII and Mix modes
Typo-tolerance
Levenshtein distance used in this project. (Version >0.9)
>>> aprint("happi") # correct --> aprint("happy"), error < |artname|/2
ۜ\(סּںסּَ` )/ۜ
>>> Art=art("birds2222222",number=1) # correct --> Art=art("birds",number=1), error >= |artname|/2
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
art.art.artError: Invalid art name.
>>> aprint("happi231") # correct --> aprint("happy"), error < |artname|/2
⎦˚◡˚⎣
>>> aprint("happi2312344") # correct --> aprint("happy"), error >= |artname|/2
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
art.art.artError: Invalid art name.
>>> Art=text2art("test",font="black") # correct --> Art=text2art("test",font="block")
>>> print(Art)
.----------------. .----------------. .----------------. .----------------.
| .--------------. || .--------------. || .--------------. || .--------------. |
| | _________ | || | _________ | || | _______ | || | _________ | |
| | | _ _ | | || | |_ ___ | | || | / ___ | | || | | _ _ | | |
| | |_/ | | \_| | || | | |_ \_| | || | | (__ \_| | || | |_/ | | \_| | |
| | | | | || | | _| _ | || | '.___`-. | || | | | | |
| | _| |_ | || | _| |___/ | | || | |`\____) | | || | _| |_ | |
| | |_____| | || | |_________| | || | |_______.' | || | |_____| | |
| | | || | | || | | || | | |
| '--------------' || '--------------' || '--------------' || '--------------' |
'----------------' '----------------' '----------------' '----------------'
>>> tprint("test",font="cybermedum") # correct --> tprint("test",font="cybermedium")
___ ____ ____ ___
| |___ [__ |
| |___ ___] |
Set defaults
set_default function is added in Version 2.2 in order to change default values.
>>> help(set_default)
Help on function set_default in module art.art:
set_default(font='standard', chr_ignore=True, filename='art', print_status=True, overwrite=False, decoration=None, sep='\n')
Change text2art, tprint and tsave default values.
:param font: input font
:type font:str
:param chr_ignore: ignore not supported character
:type chr_ignore:bool
:param filename: output file name (only tsave)
:type filename:str
:param print_status : save message print flag (only tsave)
:type print_status:bool
:param overwrite : overwrite the saved file if true (only tsave)
:type overwrite:bool
:param decoration: input decoration
:type decoration:str
:param sep: line separator char
:type sep: str
:return: None
>>> tprint("test")
_ _
| |_ ___ ___ | |_
| __| / _ \/ __|| __|
| |_ | __/\__ \| |_
\__| \___||___/ \__|
>>> set_default(font="italic")
>>> tprint("test")
_/ _ _ _/
/ (- _) /
ℹ️ Functions error response updated in Version 0.8
| Function | Normal Output | Error |
| decor | str | raise artError |
| art | str | raise artError |
| aprint | None | raise artError |
| tprint | None | raise artError |
| tsave | {"Status":bool,"Message":str} | {"Status":bool,"Message":str} |
| text2art | str | raise artError |
| lprint | None | raise artError |
| line | str | raise artError |
| set_default | None | raise artError |
Testing
- Only ASCII fonts and arts :
art test
- All fonts, arts and decorations :
art test2
CLI
⚠️ [Backward Compatibility] ART 5.9 is the last version to support this CLI structure officially
⚠️ You can use art or python -m art to run this mode
- List of arts :
art listorart arts - List of fonts :
art fonts - Text :
art text [yourtext] [fontname(optional)] - Art :
art shape [artname]orart art [artname] - Save :
art save [yourtext] [fontname(optional)] - All :
art all [yourtext]
Telegram bot
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Try ART in your browser
- ART can be used online in interactive Jupyter Notebooks via the Binder service! Try it out now! :
- Open
FontList.ipynb,ArtList.ipynbandDecorList.ipynb - Edit and execute each part of the notes, step by step from the top panel by run button
- ART also can be used online in ascii-generator.site, a Django website by hermanTenuki
Screen record
Screen Record
- View full font list (Link1,Link2)
- View full art list (Link1,Link2)
- View full decoration list (Link1,Link2)
Issues & bug reports
- Fill an issue and describe it. We'll check it ASAP!
- Please complete the issue template
- Discord : https://discord.com/invite/FAAyq3QJqP
- Website : https://www.ascii-art.site
- Email : info@ascii-art.site
References
- FIGlet
- 1 Line Art
- Text to ASCII
- ASCII Generator
- Asky
- Flipyourtext
- YayText
- Coolletters
- Instagram Fonts
- Cool Symbol
- ASCII Moji
- SMILEY COOL
- SPREZZ
- Textart4u
- Chat4o
- Findwebapp
- Hubpages
- ASCII-ART
- Messletters
- Webestools
- ASCII-emoji
- Instagram Fonts2
- Emotiworld
- Fancy Text Pro
- Playing Cards in Unicode
- Text Generator
- GOGOTEXT
- Fsymbols
- Font Copy and Paste
- Mega Cool Text
- ToolCalculator
- Copy Paste Fonts
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