Python | ASCII art using pyfiglet module

Introduction :

The ASCII text can be used to display many stylish texts by using the module pyfiglet. After installing this module we can use it to control the font that can be used to display the result. In the below program we see various results by choosing various font types.

The Pyfiglet module is a Python module that comes with many functions, and we can use these functions in a Python program to create fancy texts with large fonts & sizes in the output. The Pyfiglet module is specially designed to enhance our programming experience as well as to enhance the overall look and structure of the texts used in electronic communication. The pyfiglet module of Python works on the Figlet method, which was originally designed for the C, and later it was imported into Python. After being imported in Python, the Figlet method is now used as a package (Pyfiglet module) in Python programs. The functions of the pyfiglet module can also work with the object-oriented or command-line drivers in a Python program. We have to provide the input ASCII encoded text as the program’s input, which we want to see in the fancy text form in the output. We can use the functions of this module in a Python program by simply importing this module into the program. To import this module in Python program, we can use the following line of code. (Python | ASCII art using pyfiglet module)

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Python Pyfiglet Module :

We all may have heard about the ASCII encoding or texts & styles that are ASCII encoded, but if any of us have not heard of it, then we don’t need to take any stress. American Standard Code for Information Interchange, known as ASCII in short, is one of the character encoding standards used in electronic communication and other such types of communication. The ASCII encoded characters, or simply to say, ASCII codes, are used for representing texts in electronic communication devices such as telecommunication equipment, computers, smartphones, and many others. In today’s time, most of the character encoding systems in the electronic communication devices we use are based on this ASCII encoding system. Although we have many other options of character encoding systems that we can use while doing electronic communication, the ASCII encoding system is the most famous among them. This basic understanding of the ASCII encoding system is important for understanding the topic of this article. The ASCII encoded texts are the texts that are shown to our computer or laptop displays. But if we want, we can change the style of these ASCII encoded texts and make them look more stylish and more attractive.

We can achieve this task of changing the style and design of ASCII encoded texts in many ways, and one of these ways is Figlet. The Figlet is a program that contains only a few lines of code, and it is designed to create fancy texts in large size with the help of screen characters. We can use this Figlet method while doing programming work so that we can change the font and style of the ASCII encoded texts in the output and make them look more stylish and attractive. In this Figlet method, ordinary ASCII encoded texts are provided as input, and these texts are converted into large-size patterned texts and fonts, thus, creating fancy texts in the output. Now, this may sound stupid to some of us to perform this task, but this is also an aspect of programming, and we can utilize this method in multiple ways. We will learn about the uses of the Figlet method to get fancy texts later in this article. In today’s time, many programming languages provide us the option to use this Figlet method inside a program, and Python is also one of them. Python provides us modules and functions that we can use inside a program to implement the Figlet method for creating fancy texts, and the Pyfiglet module is one such module. Therefore, we will learn this Pyfiglet module of Python in this tutorial and work with this module to understand how we can use this module.

pyfiglet ASCII art fonts.

It takes following arguments :

text
font ( DEFAULT_FONT = 'standard' )

Command to install pyfiglet module :

pip install pyfiglet

We will also have an option to change the directory where we have to install this module, but it is recommended to install this module in the default directory as set up while opening the terminal shell. Now, after we have written down the pip command given above in the terminal shell, we have to press the ‘enter’ to start this module’s installation process. ASCII art using pyfiglet module We should also ensure that our system or device is properly connected to a stable network (internet) connection. When we press the ‘enter’ key, the installation process of the pyfiglet module will start automatically, and we may have to wait for a while until this module is successfully installed in our system.

Code #1: Text in default font

# import pyfiglet module
importpyfiglet result =pyfiglet.figlet_format("JAVARANJEET")
print(result)

Code #2: Text in slant font

We will here print the input given encoded text in the slant font by providing the ‘slant‘ keyword as the font argument inside the figlet_format() function. Look at the following example program where we printed input given texts in the slant style pattern in the output:

# import pyfiglet module
importpyfiglet result =pyfiglet.figlet_format("JAVARANJEET", font ="slant")
print(result)

Code #3: Text in 3-d font

We will here print the input given encoded text in the 3-D font pattern by providing the ‘3-D‘ keyword as the font argument inside the figlet_format() function. Look at the following example program where we printed input given texts in the 3-d font style in the output:

# import pyfiglet module
importpyfiglet result =pyfiglet.figlet_format("JAVARANJEET", font ="3-d")
print(result)

Code #4: Text in 3×5 font

# importing pyfiglet module
importpyfiglet result =pyfiglet.figlet_format("JAVARANJEET", font ="3x5")
print(result)

Code #5: Text in 5lineoblique font

# import pyfiglet module
importpyfiglet result =pyfiglet.figlet_format("JAVARANJEET", font ="5lineoblique")
print(result)

Code #6: Text in alphabet font

We will here print the input given encoded text in the alphabet font pattern by providing the ‘alphabet‘ keyword as the font argument inside the figlet_format() function. Look at the following example program where we printed input given texts in the alphabet font style in the output:

# import pyfiglet module
import pyfiglet
result = pyfiglet.figlet_format("JAVARANJEET", font = "alphabet" )
print(result)

Code #7: Text in banner3-D font

import pyfiglet module
import pyfiglet
result = pyfiglet.figlet_format("JAVARANJEET", font = "banner3-D" )
print(result)

Code #8: Text in doh font

import pyfiglet module
import pyfiglet
result = pyfiglet.figlet_format("JAVARANJEET", font = "doh" )
print(result)

Code #9: Text in isometric1 font

import pyfiglet module
import pyfiglet
result = pyfiglet.figlet_format("JAVARANJEET", font = "isometric1" )
print(result)

Code #10: Text in letters font

We will here print the input given encoded text in the letters font pattern by providing the ‘letters‘ keyword as the font argument inside the figlet_format() function. Look at the following example program where we printed input given texts in the letter font style in the output:

import pyfiglet module
import pyfiglet
result = pyfiglet.figlet_format("JAVARANJEET", font = "letters" )
print(result)

Code #11: Text in alligator font

import pyfiglet module
import pyfiglet
result = pyfiglet.figlet_format("JAVARANJEET", font = "alligator" )
print(result)

Code #12: Text in dot matrix font

import pyfiglet module
import pyfiglet
result = pyfiglet.figlet_format("JAVARANJEET", font = "dotmatrix" )
print(result)

Code #13: Text in bubble font

We will here print the input given encoded text in the bubble font by providing the ‘bubble‘ keyword as the font argument inside the figlet_format() function.

import pyfiglet module
import pyfiglet
result = pyfiglet.figlet_format("JAVARANJEET", font = "bubble" )
print(result)

Code #14: Text in bubblehead font

import pyfiglet module
import pyfiglet
result = pyfiglet.figlet_format("JAVARANJEET", font = "bulbhead" )
print(result)

Code #15: Text in digital font

We will print the input given encoded text in the digital font by providing the ‘digital‘ keyword as the font argument inside the figlet_format() function.

import pyfiglet module
import pyfiglet
result = pyfiglet.figlet_format("JAVARANJEET", font = "digital" )
print(result)

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