# ASCII Artwork

Not content to be limited by the text of ASCII, people since the beginning of computer communication have used the given character set of a system to express themselves artistically. Ranging from the ubiquitous smiley :) to extreme photo-realistic digitizations of portraits, this art continues to this day and shows no sign of slowing down. Some of these are clunky, and some are too intense to be believed. But this whole genre shows that trying to force people into small standard boxes is never really successful.

Of course, this approach has blossomed into pure insanity within the world of the software pirates, who use ASCII artwork to herald their presumed greatness. Their files are in the Piracy section.

Filename | Size | Description of the Textfile
ASCIIPR0N |  | The ASCII PR0N Collection, Courtesy of ASCIIPR0N.COM
DECUS |  | The DECUS Art Collection
LOGOS |  | A Collection of ASCII Art Logos
RTTY |  | A Collection of RTTY Art from RTTY.COM
13.asc | 1739 | ASCII Title Page for SPIKED!, a Game
152614.txt | 1944 | Excellent IBM ASCII Art of The Pits BBS
16ton | 707 | ASCII Art of a 16 Ton Weight
3x5.flf | 3968 | FIGLET FONT: 3x5 Font by Richard Kirk and Daniel Cabez Gras
afinger.txt | 555 | ASCII Middle Finger (With Watch and Ring)
alphabet.flf | 5632 | FIGLET FONT: Alphabet by Wendell Hicken (November, 1993)
alt3dste.reo | 8147 | Some Genune Ascii Stereograms
angela.art | 6656 | Pleasant ASCII Art Nude, "Angela"
angi.txt | 8448 | ASCII Art Nude: Angi
art0 | 1024 | July 4th/American Flag Ascii Art
ascii.pic | 55148 | Don Dillon's Collection of ASCII Art Pictures
asciiart.txt | 16048 | Collection of ASCII Art, including Teddy Bears and Disney's Pocohantis (November 1999)
asciicod.txt | 5376 | A Table of ASCII Codes, by Aaron Priven
bambi.vt | 12818 | VT100 ANIMATION: Bambi vs. Godzilla
barney.txt | 3811 | ASCII Image of Barney the Dinosaur with Satanic Subliminals
bassett.art | 5376 | Cleo, another Bassett Hound Dawg
batgirl.art | 4687 | Batgirl, Naked, probably after Vargas
beavis.asc | 826 | Beavis of Beavis and Butthead, in ASCII
beer.vt | 14415 | VT100 ANIMATION: Time for a Beer Break, Folks!
betty.art | 4818 | Innocuous Nude, "Betty"
big.flf | 7190 | FIGLET FONT: The Big Font
block.flf | 8586 | FIGLET FONT: Block Letters
bnbascii.txt | 1651 | Beavis and Butthead in ASCII
bob.pic | 1840 | Odd ASCII Picture of a Bob
bobface.txt | 5249 | ASCII art of J.R. "Bob" Dobbs
bomb.vt | 2649 | VT100 ANIMATION: The Bomb Test
bones.art | 4415 | Dr. Bones McCoy, Good Portrait
bubble.flf | 3055 | FIGLET FONT: Bubble FOnt
bugs | 2876 | ANSI Art of Bugs Bunny
bunny.art | 10639 | Cheezy Playboy Bunny (Woman, not Rabbit)
buysell.5bs | 1856 | Call the Buy Sell BBS Today! (Ad, ANSI)
calgirl.art | 16256 | Odd 1985 Calandar with Nude Lady
cartwhee.vt | 17418 | VT100 ANIMATION: Doing a Cartwheel
charlie.art | 1663 | Charlie Brown
clohe.art | 7680 | Loinclothed, Topless Lady. "Clohe"
contessa.flf | 2560 | FIGLET FONT: The Contessa Font
county88.hum | 3561 | Bill the Cat and Opus in '88!
cow.txt | 29281 | Cows, Cows, and more (ASCII) Cows
cows.txt | 29747 | The Complete Guide to Cows, by Eric W. Tilenius
cowz.txt | 211543 | The Complete Guide to ASCII Cows
cpu.txt | 1353 | Some Helpful ASCII Art of a Computer System
cursepic.art | 1646 | CURSE YOU, RED BARON
david.art | 9884 | Michaelangelo's "David"
deborah.art | 10752 | "Deborah", sitting on a Stool
delay.vt | 8512 | VT100 ANIMATION: A Small Delay
dirty.vt | 25081 | VT100 ANIMATION: Someone Having an Awful Amount of Fun
dogs.vt | 8904 | VT100 ANIMATION: Fucking Dogs
dont-wor.vt | 15305 | VT100 ANIMATION: George Custer's Last Stand: Don't Worry, be Happy
dragon.art | 17686 | Fun, Sleepy Cartoon Dragon
dragon.txt | 888 | ASCII Art of a Winged Dragon
drwho_pi | 5304 | ASCII Images from the Doctor Who TV Show
eagle.art | 6144 | Full-Stoked American Eagle
enterp.art | 7168 | Side view, U.S.S. Enterprise
erusalem.flf | 9004 | FIGLET FONT: Erusalem Font
ferrari.art | 43008 | Everyone got together and made a Ferrari!
figlet.man | 17843 | DOCUMENTATION: The Figlet Program
firework.vt | 34801 | VT100 ANIMATION: Fireworks by Chen Lin
fireworks.vt | 6727 | VT100 ANIMATION: Guy Setting Off Fireworks
fishy2.vt | 211945 | VT100 ANIMATION: Shamus the Fish by David Rybolt (1994)
flag | 814 | ASCII Art of the American Flag
fontpage.txt | 3237 | FIGLET FONT: Example Fonts Page
fran.art | 7472 | Playboy Jokes Chick, With Nice Subliminal
fu.sig | 480 | ASCII Art of a Middle Finger
fuckyou.txt | 2188 | Nice, large, Profanic Middle Finger ASCII Art
fuzzy.flf | 6016 | FIGLET FONT: Fuzzy Font
george.art | 5120 | "George", nude male. Well, that's ONE....
girl1.pic | 17413 | ASCII Artwork of a Nude Wearing a Bow
girlface.txt | 11163 | ASCII of a Girl's Face
glass.vt | 11620 | VT100 ANIMATION: Filling Glass of Liquid
globe.vt | 29696 | VT100 ANIMATION: ABSOLUTELY EXCELLENT Spinning Globe
gothic.flf | 8832 | FIGLET FONT: Gothic Font
graffiti.flf | 6272 | FIGLET FONT: Grafitti Font
groucho.art | 4736 | Icon of Groucho Marx
holly.art | 12786 | Posed Nude, "Holly"
illumin.hum | 473 | Primus Illuminatus is Watching You
ingrid.art | 14336 | Shy Nude, "Ingrid"
jerusale.flf | 8633 | FIGLET FONT: Jerusalem (Hebrew) Font
jessie.art | 13497 | Posed sideways nude, "Jessie"
juanspla.vt | 41773 | VT100 ANIMATION: Plan File in the Form of a Typewriter
jumble.vt | 28816 | VT100 ANIMATION: Jumbled Letters Form a Phrase
kathy.art | 9932 | Topless, Jeans-wearing nude, "Kathy"
kelly.art | 7278 | Simplistic happy nude, "Kelly"
kennedy.art | 2560 | Portrait of John F. Kennedy
kings.art | 3584 | Christ is Born!
kirk.art | 6241 | Portrait of James T. Kirk
koala-gu.fun | 4827 | The Koala Bear Collection v1.0 (ASCII Art)
larry3d.flf | 11392 | FIGLET FONT: The Larry 3D Font
lean.flf | 10705 | FIGLET FONT: The Leaning Font
lincoln.art | 1333 | Stereoscopic image of Lincoln. Experiment results: Inconclusive
lovebox.art | 2143 | Love is All You Need
madonna.art | 7296 | Merry Christas! (Madonna and Kid)
madrid.flf | 2816 | FIGLET FONT: The Madrid Font
maxfour.flf | 2816 | FIGLET FONT: The Max-Four Font
mini.flf | 2114 | FIGLET FONT: The Mini-Font
monalisa.art | 28800 | Very large Mona Lisa Printout
monkey.vt | 51041 | VT100 ANIMATION: The Monkey Gives You The Finger
morgana.pic | 6887 | Knelling post nude "Morgana"
moscow.flf | 5374 | FIGLET FONT: The Moscow Font
nasa.vt | 19159 | VT100 ANIMATION: NASA: Keep Reaching for the Stars, by A.J.L.
newyears.art | 3712 | Happy New Years, with drunk schmuck
nker-toy.flf | 6327 | FIGLET FONT: The Tinker-Toy Font
nt-ascf.ans | 14006 | Shading ASCII: Using the Upper/Lower Case Design Thing, by Nootropic
oliver.art | 5667 | Oliver from the strip "Bloom County"
ollywood.flf | 15744 | FIGLET FONT: The Hollywood Font
outfile.jok | 1790 | VT100 Animation of Someone Taking a Drive
owls.txt | 1769 | A Small Collection of ASCII Owls
paradise.vt | 24788 | VT100 ANIMATION: A Bomb in Paradise by Gonad the Barbarian
peace.art | 2304 | Peace on Earth, with accompanying Dove
pepper.flf | 2688 | FIGLET FONT: The Pepper Font
phonepig.hum | 2261 | A Very Charming Middle Finger
pinup2.txt | 17687 | Nude Pinup with interesting Shading Technique
plane.art | 4608 | ASCII drawing of an F-4 Phantom (War plane)
prey.vt | 9010 | VT100 ANIMATION: Klingon Bird of Prey
puffy.flf | 7408 | FIGLET FONT: THe Puffy Font
pussycat.art | 3866 | Great-looking Siamese Cat
rev.flf | 12032 | FIGLET FONT: The Reverse Font
roxanne.art | 8704 | Smiling, somewhat clad nude, "Roxanne"
saltgirl.art | 23168 | Image of Morton's Salt Girl No, she's not nude
santa.art | 3968 | Merry Christmas! Sant and his Two Tiny Reindeer
schlitz.art | 10130 | Pretty bizzaro picture of a Schlitz Beer Can
script.flf | 5290 | FIGLET FONT: Script Font
seasons.ans | 3992 | ANSI Screen: Seasons Greetings
sect.ans | 6621 | ANSI for the Marks Hotel HQ
sect1.ans | 14043 | Unbelievable ANSI Ad for the MARS Hotel
shadow.flf | 3990 | FIGLET FONT: The Shadow Font
short.flf | 1801 | FIGLET FONT: The Short Font
simpsons.txt | 963 | ASCII Art of The Simpsons
slant.flf | 6136 | FIGLET FONT: The Slant Font
slscript.flf | 4480 | FIGLET FONT: The Slscript Font
small.flf | 3993 | FIGLET FONT: The Small Font
smileys.txt | 27085 | Collection of ASCII Smileys
smscript.flf | 3468 | FIGLET FONT: SMScript
smshadow.flf | 2944 | FIGLET FONT: Small Shadow Font
smslant.flf | 4484 | FIGLET FONT: The Small Slant Font
snoopy.curse | 6148 | ASCII ART: Curse you, Red Baron!
snoopy.flustr | 3745 | ASCII ART: Snoopy Looking Flustered
snoopy.untab | 7087 | A 1981 Snoopy Calendar
snowing.vt | 10334 | VT100 ANIMATION: Snowing Landscape, Merry Christmas
spock.art | 5904 | Nicely-done portrait of Leonard Nimoy
st-char.asc | 10857 | ASCII Art of Star Trek Characters
standard.flf | 5657 | FIGLET FONT: The Standard Figlet Font
startrek.vt | 100342 | VT100 ANIMATION: Star Trek Enterprise Blows up Politically Correct New Enterprise
startrk2.art | 114304 | Huge Image of the Star Trek Enterprise
starwars.art | 20608 | So-So attempt at a Star Wars Image
sunlogo.txt | 213 | ASCII Sun Microsystems Logo
susan.art | 7680 | Posed tanline-visible Nude, "Susan"
tanya.pic | 8063 | Wait, let me guess, another posed Nude! "Tanya"
term.flf | 407 | FIGLET FONT: THe Terminal Font
tetris.vt | 9176 | VT100 ANIMATION: Tetris Game
texthistory.txt | 49163 | A History of Text and ASCII Art, by Joan G. Stark (2000)
thick.flf | 4879 | FIGLET FONT: The Thick Font
thin.flf | 5070 | FIGLET FONT: The Thin Font
tiger.art | 15872 | Somewhat odd-looking tiger
torturet.vt | 3189 | VT100 FONT: The VT-100 Torture Test by Joe Smith (May 8, 1985)
tree.art | 3328 | Merry Christmas Tree
trek.vt | 21075 | VT100 ANIMATION: The Enterprise Blows up an RCA Satellite
turkey.vt | 13183 | VT100 ANIMATION: Turkey Goes In for Thanksgiving
tv.vt | 63909 | VT100 ANIMATION: The Outer Limits Television Show
twilight.vt | 64272 | VT100 ANIMATION: The Twilight Zone
ualogos.txt | 16377 | A Collection of ASCII Art Logos, Welcome Screens, and User Information from the Unauthorised Access (UA) BBS of the UK (1995)
univers.flf | 16757 | FIGLET FONT: The Universe Font
valentin.vt | 3702 | VT100 ANIMATION: Happy Valentine's Day, Beth and Dave
vicki.body | 7868 | Ms. Vicki, from Oui Magazine, February 1973
watch!me.nfo | 8726 | Interesting Approach to a Cartoon ASCII Nude
we.jok | 64940 | The Outer Limits in vt100 codes
wineglas.vt | 9749 | VT100 ANIMATION: Wine Glass Filling
xmas.vt | 45723 | VT100 ANIMATION: Merry Christmas

There are 167 files for a total of 2,394,718 bytes.
There are 4 directories.

> My aunt knew William Shatner's daughter, and she got him to sign a printout of kirk.art. It hung on my wall proudly for many years. (Printer paper is also inferior for long-term autographs)