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This is very cool for what it is, but the strict use of ASCII feels very 1990s. Even most modern terminals will render Unicode characters, and so sticking stric
by dlivingston 5y ago
This is very cool for what it is, but the strict use of ASCII feels very 1990s. Even most modern terminals will render Unicode characters, and so sticking strictly with ASCII limits the usability of the tool.
As an example, on my portfolio website, I have a "photo" of myself rendered with Unicode characters [0]. I used this website [1] but lots of other options exist.
[0]: https://daniel-livingston.com/about/ https://daniel-livingston.com/about/
[1]: https://ascii-generator.site https://ascii-generator.site
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- einr 5y agoYou don't need Unicode for the shaded block characters that make up your portrait, they've been in 8-bit extended ASCII since at least the introduction of the IBM PC in 1982. Traditionally, though, the Internet ran on 7-bit ASCII only, which is what FIGlet uses.