What Is ASCII Art?

ASCII art, an art form that mainly relies on computer expression, refers to the use of computer characters (mainly ASCII) to express pictures. It can be generated by a text editor. Many ASCII arts require balanced fonts (fixed-width fonts, such as those used on traditional typewriters) to display. ASCII art is used when the text is more stable and faster than the image. Including typewriters, teletypes, terminals without graphics, early computer networks, email and Usenet news. The simplest ASCII art consists of two or three letters, using text to express expressions.

ASCII art

ASCII art, an art form that mainly relies on computers, refers to the use of computers

The simplest ASCII art consists of two or three letters, using text to express expressions. Turning 90 degrees clockwise, you can easily see these expressions:

Common expressions and meanings

ASCII emoticons	meaning	ASCII emoticons	meaning
:-D	Happy	:-(	Displeased
:-P	Tongue out	:-*	kiss
;-)	Wink	: -x	To shut up
<	bouquet	: -O	Surprised
$ _ $	See the money open	@ _ @	confused
> _ <	Crazy	T_T	cry
= = b	Sweat cold	> 3 <	Kiss
	Moving	= = #	pissed off
(× _ ×)	faint	( ^ )	dissatisfied
(= ^ _ ^ =)	Meow meow	()	Slobber
(T_T)	cry	( )	Two stalls
_	Passing by	(* + + *) ~ @	Can't stand
* \ (^ _ ^) / *	Rooting for you	3)	Air kiss
b d	give a thumbs up	( () )	Big bear
^ (oo) ^	Pig head	Orz	I give up

Rotate 90 degrees clockwise

You can easily see these expressions:

:-) or :) smile

:-( frown

;-) blink

More complicated examples

Use a few lines of text to represent large graphics or more complex images. Some common examples are:

(__)
(oo)
/ ------- \ / _
/ | | | | / o) \
* | | ---- | | \ (o /
~~ ~~

Niu Tai Chi

The most common usage is to use these images for

There are many

ASCII art graphics can be placed in HTML documents, but must be placed in <pre> </ pre> format text tags so that the font can be displayed correctly in a monospaced font.