Image to ASCII

ASCII-THINGS / IMAGE LAB

Image → ASCII

Turn a photograph, screenshot, or drawing into a living glyph field. Tune the ramp, tone, crop, and colour, then take the text, a PNG, or an SVG with you.

SingleBatch

● Rendered on this device

Read the image API →

01 / SourceLOCAL

Bring an image

+Drop, paste, or choose an imagePNG · JPEG · WebP · GIF · AVIF · SVG

Load demoAdd to batchClear all

Uploaded images stay in this browser. Remote URLs are fetched through a narrow image proxy.

Use an image URL

Load

HTTP(S) only. The remote host must allow the image proxy.

03 / ControlsLIVE

Tune the field

Resolution

Columns

96

488096140200

Glyphs

Tone

Contrast

1.00

Brightness

0.00

Gamma

1.00

Invert ramp

Edge field

Sobel edgesOutputs monochrome contours.

Colour

Source colourColour each glyph from the source.

InkPaper

Transparent backgroundPNG and SVG exports keep the alpha channel.

Reset settings

02 / Output

ASCII field

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No image yet. Drop one in, paste from the clipboard, or load the demo.

Choose an image