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Professional ASCII Art Converter
Convert any image into beautiful text-based ASCII art with customizable character sets
ASCII Art Guide
Character Sets
- Minimal: Simple, clean look with few characters
- Standard: Classic ASCII with good variety
- Extended: Full character range for detail
- Blocks: Unicode blocks for modern style
- Dots: Dot-based characters for texture
- Numbers: Digital/retro computer style
Best Practices
- High contrast images work best
- Portraits benefit from narrow width
- Landscapes can use wider formats
- Try different character sets for style
- Invert colors for light backgrounds
- Enhance contrast for clearer results
Creative Tips
- Use minimal sets for subtle effects
- Extended sets capture fine details
- Block characters create pixelated look
- Numbers give retro computer feel
- Try different widths for various uses
- Combine with CSS for web display
Usage Ideas
- Terminal/console applications
- Email signatures
- Forum posts and comments
- Code documentation art
- Retro game development
- Text-based websites