You’ve probably heard of ASCII Text Art, or maybe you’ve come across one of these artworks in a Facebook post, in a funny comment, or even received one via e-mail or text message. Yes, we’re talking about those Emoticons Gigantes created entirely with text characters!
ASCII Art is a form of art that exclusively uses the characters available in the ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) table. This type of art dates back to the era of typewriters, where artists were already experimenting with creating drawings using the letters, numbers and symbols available. However, with the advent of computers, the practice evolved spectacularly. With a wider range of characters and digital tools, these works became increasingly complex and visually stunning.
Japan, in particular, has a rich culture of ASCII Art. The Japanese are intensely dedicated to this form of expression, creating illustrations that depict characters from anime, mangas, and other popular figures of Japanese culture. They are masters at transforming text into amazing images, adding a unique touch that reflects the aesthetics of their stories and visual traditions.
You should also know about Kaomoji, the facial emoticons written with characters.
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Where to find ASCII Arts?
Although I wanted to include some examples here in the article, the font style used on our site does not allow ASCII art to be displayed correctly. But don't worry! I will leave some external links where you can explore these creations and, who knows, share them with your friends for even more fun.
- https://www.ascii-art.de/ascii/ab/anime.txt
- https://www.sunnyspot.org/asciiart/gallery/
- https://www.chris.com/ascii/
ASCIII Art Editor
Of course, as technology advances, it is no longer necessary to create text art by simply typing the text. These days it's easy with thousands of editors. With these editors you make a drawing as if it were in Paint, and it will transform it into characters for you to copy and share with your friends.
To access the ASCIIFlow Infinity online editor click here.
Lastly, for the less experienced, we recommend this ASCII Art text generator, click here to access.
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