Image to ASCII Art

Turn any image into ASCII art made of text characters. Choose the width, the character set (classic ASCII, detailed, block characters, two-tone or your own), invert it for dark backgrounds or keep the original colours, then copy the text or download it as a .txt or PNG.

Your files never leave your device.

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How to use the Image to ASCII Art

1Upload an image — high-contrast pictures work best.
2Set the width in characters and choose a character set.
3Toggle invert for dark backgrounds or colour for a coloured version.
4Copy the text, or download it as .txt or as a PNG image.

What is the Image to ASCII Art?

Each character stands for the brightness of a small block of the image: dense characters like @ and # for dark areas, light ones like . and spaces for bright areas. More characters across means more detail but a wider result.

Text characters are taller than they are wide, so each character stands for a block of the image twice as tall as it is wide — that keeps circles round instead of stretched. Paste the result into a code block or a monospace font to see it correctly.

Frequently asked questions

Why does my ASCII art look distorted when I paste it?

ASCII art needs a monospace font, where every character has the same width. Paste it into a code block, a plain-text editor or a chat’s code formatting.

Can I keep the colours?

Yes — turn on Colour to see a coloured preview and download a coloured PNG. Plain .txt files cannot store colour.

Is the Image to ASCII Art free and private?

Yes. The Image to ASCII Art is free, needs no account, and processes your files entirely in your browser. Files are never uploaded to a server or stored.

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