Charcoal

Turn a picture into characters.

Preset

Levels

Sets contrast and threshold from the image.

Brightness

0

Contrast

100

Threshold

128

Characters

Ramp

Dither

Ink goes on

Color the characters

Ink brightness

25

Lifts dark colors so they stay visible.

Trace edges (ASCII only)

Edge sensitivity

25

Width

characters

Text size

px

Art background

Correct for character shape

Hover effect Move the pointer over the art.

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The source image

The artwork is drawn with text characters. Use Copy or the download buttons to get it.