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License: MIT   Version   Python Version

A Python library and command-line tool for converting text into ASCII art.

Install

The well-known uv utility is the best way to install this program.

uv tool install big-text

Usage

Use big-text --help to get usage and help on options.

big-text 'Welcome!'

To use within another Python project, uv add big-text:

from big_text import ascii_art

text = ascii_art('Welcome!')
print(text)

Note

Ported from original MATLAB code:

Eli Farber (2025). makeBanner - Big ASCII Style Comment Generator. MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved September 22, 2025. URL: https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/181715-makebanner-big-ascii-style-comment-generator)

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