ASCII Art Generator

Turn any image into a text-based ASCII art within seconds.

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Convert Image to ASCII Art for Free

Using this tool, your image is transformed into ASCII art that you can download as an image or paste into a text editor for your project. The combined characters are provided with an outline to resemble the image's shading. After converting your image into ASCII art, you have to ensure your text editor has enough width to adjust the character settings. If the width is too narrow, you’ll lose the overall visibility and clarity of the image.

How to Convert Image to ASCII Art?

To convert an image into ASCII art or a text image, simply follow the following steps:

  1. Upload the photo: First, upload an image by clicking on the Upload button of the ASCII art tool.
  2. Preview the photo: Once the image is uploaded, the tool will automatically convert it to ASCII art and you can preview the image before downloading it.
  3. Download the image: Click the Download button to save the text art on your device. If you're using a desktop or Mac, you might need to specify your save location. Otherwise, you can find the transformed image in your Smartphone’s gallery.

Benefits of Using Our ASCII Art Generator

  • FREE to use: You can convert any image into an ASCII art without spending money. Our tool is free for all the artists and programmers around the world.
  • Data Safety: We vow to keep your data safe and private so you don’t have to worry about data theft. Since we use session-oriented processing, your data will be deleted when you refresh or close this page.
  • Quick & Easy: You can now convert images into versatile ASCII art in seconds and without hassle. You can run it from any browser and device and it does not require any installation.

Why Convert Images into ASCII Art?

If you’re looking to convert any images into ASCII art for your project purposes or just to have some fun, our tool is just right for you. Without needing any third-party software, you can give that personal touch to your projects or social media by converting any images into ASCII art.

FAQs

I don’t have a laptop, so can I use this tool on a smartphone?

This tool is one of the best image to ASCII converters. You can use it on any smartphone, PC, or laptop, regardless of the operating system, such as Windows, Mac, and Linux. Since it is designed as a browser-based online converter, it only takes a few seconds to convert an image to a Text picture.

Will the text art I generate from this tool have a watermark?

No, we don’t add a watermark to the art images generated by the tool. However, you can share our website with your friends and family so that they can use this tool, too.

Which image format can I convert to ASCII art using this online tool?

An ASCII art can be made from almost any image format, as this advanced image-to-text art converter supports JPG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PSD, BMP, etc.

What is an ASCII code?

ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is the most commonly used character encoding format for text data in computers and the internet.

How many ASCII codes are there?

The ASCII code consists of the numbers 0-9, the upper- and lower-case English letters A to Z, and some special characters. Almost all character sets used in today’s computers, in HTML, and on the Internet are based on ASCII.

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