ASCII Art 🎨: Transforming Text πŸ“ƒ into Art with Python 🐍

Abhinav Veeramalla
2 min readJul 16, 2023

In this article, explore how to leverage Python and the pyfiglet library to transform plain text into captivating ASCII art. Dive into the code implementation, as we walk you through the process of printing custom messages in eye-catching ASCII designs.

Discover the possibilities of using ASCII art to add a touch of visual flair to your command line applications, banners, or even social media posts.

Implementation:

Follow the below steps to make some art:

install the pyfiglet package that makes use of this magic

pip install pyfiglet

check whether the package is installed or not from the list of installed packages using the below command

pip list

Execute the following code that take a string as input and convert it into ART

import pyfiglet
text = input("Enter the text: ")
ascii_art = pyfiglet.figlet_format(text)
print(ascii_art)

output:

Summary:

In this article, we delve into the fascinating world of ASCII art and explore how to convert ordinary text into captivating visual representations using Python’s command-line interface (CLI). We introduce the pyfiglet library a tool that enables us to effortlessly transform plain text into eye-catching ASCII art.

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