ConvertTo-ASCIIArt
SYNOPSIS
Convert text to ASCII art.
SYNTAX
ConvertTo-ASCIIArt [-Text] <String> [[-Font] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
This command can be used to transform a string of text into ASCII art. ConvertTo-ASCIIArt utilizes the web service at https://artii.herokuapp.com which allows you to transform text. You might use this to create headers for your scripts or PowerShell profile.
Expect a period of trial and error to find a good font that works with your text. The shorter your text, the better.
EXAMPLES
Example 1
PS C:\> ConvertTo-ASCIIArt -text PScriptTools -Font cybermedium
___ ____ ____ ____ _ ___ ___ ___ ____ ____ _ ____
|__] [__ | |__/ | |__] | | | | | | | [__
| ___] |___ | \ | | | | |__| |__| |___ ___]
Convert the string 'PSScriptTools' with the cybermedium font. The font parameter supports auto-completion so you can tab-complete to see all possible options.
Example 2
PS C:\> ConvertTo-ASCIIArt -Text $env:COMPUTERNAME -Font ogre |
Out-File c:\scripts\computername-art.txt
Convert the computer name to ASCII art and save the results to a text file. Later you can use Get-Content to display the "artistic" version of the computer name.
PARAMETERS
-Font
Specify a font from https://artii.herokuapp.com/fonts_list. Font names are case-sensitive. You can use tab-completion to cycle through the list.
Type: System.String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: 1
Default value: Big
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Text
Enter a short string of text to convert.
Type: System.String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False
CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.
INPUTS
System.String
OUTPUTS
System.String
NOTES
This command has an alias of cart.
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