I used to love ASCII art when I was young. I still do, but I don’t actively look for it as much as I used to. Take a peek at some of the art below and relive your early days when you were trolling on AOL Instant Messenger.
One Line ASCII Art
__̴ı̴̴̡̡̡ ̡͌l̡̡̡ ̡͌l̡*̡̡ ̴̡ı̴̴̡ ̡̡͡|̲̲̲͡͡͡ ̲▫̲͡ ̲̲̲͡͡π̲̲͡͡ ̲̲͡▫̲̲͡͡ ̲|̡̡̡ ̡ ̴̡ı̴̡̡ ̡͌l̡̡̡̡.__
()()
(*-*)
c(“)(“)
(“\(.:.:.)/”)
[]-[|””’|””’|””’}>—-
[]D.[].[]\/[].[]D.
d-_-b
())__CRAYON___)) > <(( Crayola (()
@( ‘.’)=@Q(‘.’ Q)
(-(-_(-_-)_-)-)
(\/)Ò_ó(\/) (\/)Ó_ò(\/)
๏̯͡๏﴿
٩(͡๏̯͡-̃)۶
♫♪.ılılıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llılılı.♫♪
]|\/|[ {( }) ]|\/|[
̿ ̿ ̿̿’̿̿\̵͇̿̿\=(•̪●)=/̵͇̿̿/’̿̿ ̿ ̿ ̿
(::( )::)
~(_8^(|)
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ
╭∩╮(Ο_Ο)╭∩╮ ‹^› ‹(•¿•)› ‹^› ┌∩┐(◣_◢)┌∩┐ ┌П┐(•_•)┌П┐
( *)>
( > )
c(_)
c[||]
\~/
[̲̅$̲̅(̲̅1̲̅)̲̅$̲̅]
(∩▂∩) (¬▂¬) (。❤◡❤。) (✿♥◡♥) (◊_◊) (˘_˘) o( ‘.’ )o (◣_◢) (。◕◡◕。) (︶︿︶) (◑﹏◐) (⊙▂⊙) (∪ ◡ ∪) (✖﹏✖) (ಠ_ಠ) (✖╭╮✖) (≧◡≦) ٩(◠◡◠)۶ (◑◡◐) (◕◡-) (╯_╰) (‘◡’✿) 凸(¬◡¬)凸 (⊙_◎) (⋋▂⋌) (॓_॔) (-’_’-) (¬_¬) (◕◡◕✿) (•❤◡❤•) (◕_◕)
( * ◡*)/o[|||] [|||]o\(*◡ * )
—==== ( * ◡)/✄
__m^.^m__
♪ღ♪*•.¸¸¸.•*¨¨*•.¸¸¸.•*•♪ღ♪¸.•*¨¨*•.¸¸¸.•*•♪ღ♪•*
♪ღ♪░H░A░P░P░Y░ B░I░R░T░H░D░A░Y░░♪ღ♪
*•♪ღ♪*•.¸¸¸.•*¨¨*•.¸¸¸.•*•♪¸.•*¨¨*•.¸¸¸.•*•♪ღ♪•«
▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬.ılılıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llılılı.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
♫ ♩ ♬ ♭ SHUT UP AND ENJOY THE MUSIC ♫ ♩ ♬ ♭
▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬.ılılıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llılılı.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Table flip
(o・_・)ノ”(ノ_<。) Slap
┬──┬ ノ( ゜-゜ノ) Return the table
Multi-Line Art
All kinds of stuff could go here. The ones above are some of my favorite one-line ones.
I’ll post links to my favorite art showcase websites in future updates.
Update: That time is now!
- Christopher Johnson’s ASCII Art Collection – has many different categories. They are displayed in a classic website design.
- ASCII Art Archive – has many different categories. They are displayed in a modern website design.
Which ones do you like? Post your favorites below!
If you want another trip down memory lane, check out this Ask Reddit post, Elder Redditors, at the dawn of the Internet, what was popular digital slang, and what did it mean?