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Print style

Half-block terminal art (▀▄)

Two pixels per character using ▀ and ▄.
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Ring Planet converted to Half Blocks style ASCII art
From a photo
An animated shader rendered in the Half Blocks style
From a shader

How the Half Blocks style works

Half Blocks samples two pixels per cell, one above the other, and draws the top in one colour and the bottom in another — the ▀ and ▄ technique terminals use to show images at double vertical resolution.

Best for

Terminal graphics, CLI splash screens and colourful text art.

Tips

  • Small cells keep detail.
  • Keep colours saturated.
  • Invert inverts the colours for a negative.

Export

PNG, JPEG, WebP and SVG, plus plain text you can copy and paste. Animated looks export as GIF, MP4 or WebM.

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