Text Art Copy and Paste

60 pieces of text art to copy and paste: hearts, cats, animals, kaomoji faces, dividers, symbols, nature and everyday objects. Click Copy under any piece and paste it into a chat, a bio, a comment or your code.

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Hearts text art

Hearts for messages, birthday cards and comments. The small ones fit in a single chat line.

<3

Small heart

♡ ♥ ♡ ♥ ♡ ♥ ♡

Heart line

  .-.   .-.
 /   \ /   \
|     V     |
 \         /
  \       /
   \     /
    \   /
     \ /
      V

Outline heart

  ####   ####
 ###### ######
###############
 #############
   #########
     #####
       #

Filled heart

       .-.  .-.
      /   \/   \
 >>--|----------|--->
      \        /
       \      /
        \    /
         \  /
          \/

Heart with arrow

 _  _      _  _
( \/ )    ( \/ )
 \  /      \  /
  \/        \/

Two hearts

Cats text art

Cats sitting, sleeping and peeking. Paste them in a monospaced block so the whiskers stay aligned.

=^.^=

Cat face

   /\_____/\
  (  o   o  )
  (  =  ^  = )
   (        )
    (__/\__)

Sitting cat

            z
          z
    /\__/\  z
   ( -  - )____
   (  ==   )    \~
    \_____/'''''/

Sleeping cat

 ______________
|  /\    /\    |
| (  o  o  )   |
|__\  ^^  /____|

Peeking cat

    /\_/\
   ( -.- )
   /     \
  (  | |  )~~
==="=="=="===

Cat on a fence

Animals text art

Dogs, fish, birds and more for chats, code comments and README files.

><(((°>

Fish

   ><>      ><>
       ><>
 ><>        ><>   ><>

Fish school

   __      __
  /  \____/  \
 |   o    o   |
  \    __    /
   \  (__)  /
    '------'

Puppy

      __
    <(o )___
     ( ._> /
      '---'
=============

Bird on a wire

  ()  ()
  ( '.' )
 (  > <  )
  (_)-(_)

Bunny

     @
   __|__
  / .-. \__
 | ( @ )   '.
  \_'-'_____\

Snail

   ___
  (o o)
  ( V )
  /| |\
   ^ ^

Owl

    ______
   /  /\  \___
  |  /  \  |  o\
   \______/\__/
   /_/  \_\

Turtle

Faces and kaomoji text art

One-line faces that work everywhere, even in apps without a monospaced font.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Shrug

(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

Table flip

┬─┬ノ( º _ ºノ)

Put the table back

(＾▽＾)

Happy

ヽ(・∀・)ﾉ

Excited

ʕっ•ᴥ•ʔっ

Bear hug

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Lenny

ಠ_ಠ

Disapproval

(╥﹏╥)

Crying

(♥‿♥)

Love eyes

(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

Sparkles

:-)  ;-)  :-D  :-P  :-O  B-)

Classic smileys

Dividers and borders text art

Lines and frames to separate sections in a bio, a README, a code comment or a forum post.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Wave

·•·•·•·•·•·•·•·•·•·•·•·•·•·•·

Dotted

✦ ✧ ✦ ✧ ✦ ✧ ✦ ✧ ✦ ✧ ✦ ✧ ✦

Stars

══════════════════════════════

Double line

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

Chain

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Arrow line

──────────── ❖ ────────────

Centered ornament

/* ============================== *
 *          SECTION TITLE          *
 * ============================== */

Code comment banner

╔══════════════════════════╗
║        YOUR TITLE        ║
╚══════════════════════════╝

Title box

┌──                      ──┐

         your text

└──                      ──┘

Corner frame

Arrows and symbols text art

Arrows, check marks and small symbols for lists, menus and instructions.

→ ← ↑ ↓ ↔ ↕ ⇒ ⇐ ⇑ ⇓ ➜ ➤

Arrows

✓ ✔ ✗ ✘ ☐ ☑ ☒

Check and cross

★ ☆ ✦ ✧ ✩ ✪ ✫ ✬ ✭ ✮ ✯ ✰

Stars and sparkles

♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ ♭ ♮ ♯

Music

☀ ☁ ☂ ☃ ☄ ★ ☾ ☽ ❄

Weather

♠ ♣ ♥ ♦ ♤ ♧ ♡ ♢

Card suits

    /\
   /  \
  /    \
 /_    _\
   |  |
   |  |
   |__|

Big arrow

Nature text art

Trees, flowers, the sun and the moon.

    .-.
  .( o ).
 ( o . o )
  '( o )'
    '-'|
     \ |  /
      \| /
       |/

Flower

      *
     /|\
    /*|O\
   /*/|\*\
  /X/O|*\X\
 /*/X/|\X\*\
      |
     _|_

Tree

   \  |  /
    .---.
-- (     ) --
    '---'
   /  |  \

Sun

   *   .--.    .
 .    /  /    *
     |  |   .
  *   \  \   *
       '--'

Moon and stars

        /\
   /\  /  \    /\
  /  \/    \  /  \
 /    \     \/    \

Mountains

     _
  _ | | _
 | || || |
  \_   _/
    | |
 ___|_|___

Cactus

Objects text art

Coffee, gifts, cakes and other everyday things.

   ( (
    ) )
 ........
 |      |]
 \      /
  '----'

Coffee

   _  _
  ( \/ )
 __\  /__
|___\/___|
|    |   |
|    |   |
|____|___|

Gift

     i i i
    _|_|_|_
   |~~~~~~~|
  _|_______|_
 |@ @ @ @ @ @|
 |___________|

Birthday cake

    /\
   |  |
   |()|
  /|  |\
 /_|__|_\
   /\/\
  (_/\_)

Rocket

 .----------.
 | >_       |
 |          |
 '----------'
   __|__|__
  [________]

Computer

 ____________
|\          /|
| \        / |
|  \______/  |
|____________|

Envelope

Where text art copy and paste works

Text art is made of ordinary characters, so you can paste it anywhere you can type. Whether it keeps its shape depends on the font the destination uses:

One-line pieces (kaomoji, symbols, dividers, small hearts) work everywhere: Instagram and TikTok bios, X posts, YouTube comments, WhatsApp, iMessage, Discord names and game chats.
Multi-line pieces (cats, animals, framed boxes) need a monospaced font. They work in Discord, Slack and Reddit code blocks, terminals, code editors, Notepad and other plain text editors, GitHub README files and plain-text emails.

How to paste multi-line ASCII art in popular apps

App	How to keep the shape
Discord	Type ```, press Shift+Enter, paste, Shift+Enter, then ```.
Slack	Use the code block button or wrap the art in ```.
Reddit	Use a code block in the editor, or indent each line by four spaces in Markdown mode.
GitHub, GitLab	Wrap it in a fenced code block in Markdown.
Word, Google Docs	Paste, select it and change the font to Courier New or Consolas.
Instagram, TikTok, Facebook	Use one-line art, or turn multi-line art into an image.

Text art, ASCII art and kaomoji

The terms overlap. ASCII art strictly means pictures made only from the 95 printable characters of the ASCII standard, the letters, digits and symbols on an English keyboard. Text art is the wider term and includes Unicode symbols such as hearts (♥), stars (★), box lines (═) and Braille dots. Kaomoji are Japanese-style faces read upright, such as (＾▽＾), built from characters of many scripts. The gallery mixes all three and keeps the multi-line pieces mostly to plain ASCII so they survive any app.

Tips for using text art

Check on a phone. Wide art wraps on narrow screens. Most pieces here are under 30 characters wide for that reason.
Combine pieces. Put a divider above and below a message, or add a small heart to a framed title from the ASCII message generator.
Edit freely. Change the eyes of a face, the text in a frame or the length of a divider in any text editor.
Mind trailing spaces. Some apps remove spaces at the start of a line. A code block prevents that.

Make your own text art

If you cannot find the right piece, make one. The ASCII art generator turns any photo or drawing into characters; draw a simple black shape on white and convert it at 30 to 50 characters wide for a clean result. The text art generator turns words into large letters, and the ASCII font generator shows your word in dozens of styles at once.

About this collection

Every multi-line piece in this text art copy and paste collection was drawn for this site rather than copied from older archives, so you can use it without worrying about credits. One-line emoticons and kaomoji are shared expressions used by millions of people and belong to everyone. New categories are added over time.

Text art copy and paste FAQ

How do I copy and paste text art?

Click the Copy button under the piece you like; it is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it with Ctrl+V (⌘V on Mac, or long-press and Paste on a phone). For multi-line art, paste it into a code block or a plain text field so the spacing is kept.

Why does the text art look broken after pasting?

Multi-line art needs a monospaced font, where every character is the same width. Most chat apps and social networks use proportional fonts. In Discord, Slack and Reddit, put the art between three backticks (```) to make a code block. One-line kaomoji and symbols work everywhere.

Can I use this text art for free?

Yes. The multi-line pieces on this page were drawn for this site and you may use them in personal and commercial projects without credit. One-line emoticons and kaomoji are common expressions that belong to everyone.

Will text art work on Instagram or TikTok?

One-line pieces such as kaomoji, symbols and dividers work in bios, captions and comments. Multi-line art usually gets misaligned because those apps use proportional fonts and may trim spaces. Turn it into an image with the PNG download of the ASCII message generator instead.

How can I make my own text art?

Use the ASCII art generator to turn any picture into characters, the text art generator for big letters, or the ASCII message generator to frame a message. You can also copy a piece from this page and edit it in any text editor with a monospaced font.

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