BrowserUse_and_ComputerUse_skills/skills/creative/ascii-art/SKILL.md

name	description	version	author	license	dependencies	metadata
ascii-art	Generate ASCII art text banners via pyfiglet (571 fonts) and search 11,000+ pre-made ASCII artworks from asciiart.eu. Falls back to LLM-generated art using Unicode characters.	2.0.0	0xbyt4, Hermes Agent	MIT		hermes tags related_skills ASCII Art Banners Creative Unicode Text-Art pyfiglet figlet excalidraw

ASCII Art Skill

Three modes: text banners via pyfiglet, searching pre-made art from asciiart.eu, and LLM-generated custom art.

Mode 1: Text Banners (pyfiglet)

Use pyfiglet to render text as large ASCII art banners. 571 fonts available, no API key needed.

Setup (one-time)

pip install pyfiglet --break-system-packages -q

Generate a banner

python3 -m pyfiglet "YOUR TEXT" -f slant

List all available fonts

python3 -m pyfiglet --list_fonts

Recommended fonts by style

Style	Font	Best for
Clean & modern	slant	Project names, headers
Bold & blocky	doom	Titles, logos
Big & readable	big	Banners
Classic banner	banner3	Wide displays
Compact	small	Subtitles
Cyberpunk	cyberlarge	Tech themes
3D effect	3-d	Splash screens
Rounded	rounded	Friendly text
Gothic	gothic	Dramatic text
Lean italic	lean	Stylish headers

Tips

• Preview 2-3 fonts and let the user pick their favorite
• Short text (1-8 chars) works best with detailed fonts like doom or block
• Long text works better with compact fonts like small or mini
• Use python3 -m pyfiglet "TEXT" -f font_name -w 80 to set output width

Mode 2: Search Pre-Made ASCII Art (asciiart.eu)

The ASCII Art Archive at asciiart.eu has 11,000+ artworks organized by category. Use web_extract to fetch them.

Browse by category

Common categories (use as URL paths):

• animals/cats, animals/dogs, animals/birds, animals/horses
• animals/dolphins, animals/dragons, animals/insects
• space/rockets, space/stars, space/planets
• vehicles/cars, vehicles/ships, vehicles/airplanes
• food-and-drinks/coffee, food-and-drinks/beer
• computers/computers, electronics/robots
• people/faces, people/body-parts/hands
• art-and-design/hearts, art-and-design/skulls
• plants/flowers, plants/trees
• mythology/dragons, mythology/unicorns

web_extract(urls=["https://www.asciiart.eu/animals/cats"])

Search by keyword

web_extract(urls=["https://www.asciiart.eu/search?q=rocket"])

Tips

• The extracted content includes multiple art pieces — pick the best one for the user
• Preserve artist initials/signatures (e.g., jgs, hjw) — this is important etiquette
• If search returns nothing good, fall back to Mode 3 (LLM generation)

Mode 3: LLM-Generated Custom Art (Fallback)

When pyfiglet and asciiart.eu don't have what's needed, generate ASCII art directly using these Unicode characters:

Character Palette

Box Drawing:

╔ ╗ ╚ ╝ ║ ═ ╠ ╣ ╦ ╩ ╬
┌ ┐ └ ┘ │ ─ ├ ┤ ┬ ┴ ┼
╭ ╮ ╰ ╯

Block Elements:

░ ▒ ▓ █ ▄ ▀ ▌ ▐ ▖ ▗ ▘ ▝ ▚ ▞

Geometric & Symbols:

◆ ◇ ◈ ● ○ ◉ ■ □ ▲ △ ▼ ▽ ★ ☆ ✦ ✧
◀ ▶ ◁ ▷ ⬡ ⬢ ⟐ ⌂ ⎔ ⏣

Style Guide

1. Block Banner: Use █ and ╗╔╝╚ for large letter forms
2. Shadow: Add depth with ▄ ▀ half-blocks
3. Gradient: Use block density ░▒▓█ for effects
4. Decorative Frame: Combine box-drawing with symbols

Rules

• Max width: 60 characters per line (terminal-safe)
• Max height: 15 lines for banners, 25 for scenes
• Monospace only: output must render correctly in fixed-width fonts
• Center-align banners by default

Decision Flow

1. User wants text as a banner → Mode 1 (pyfiglet)
2. User wants art of a thing (cat, rocket, dragon) → Mode 2 (asciiart.eu search)
3. User wants something custom/creative → Mode 3 (LLM generation)
4. Mode 2 returns nothing good → Fall back to Mode 3