ascii.rest
ascii.rest is animates whole scenes in characters only: a night sky drifting, snow falling on an old TV, static. No bitmaps, no video. A font, some JavaScript, patience.. It is ranked #2213 on the Design Radar, in Animation & motion, first seen 31 days ago and shared in 1 post (5 views).
What ascii.rest says about itself
240 animated ascii pieces for web pages, in TypeScript with no dependencies: for React, Next.js, Astro, or one HTML tag. MIT licensed.
ascii.rest: animated ascii art for web pages, by @bas3line ascii.rest by @Shubham [docs] [make a banner] [image to ascii] Search the pieces / [request a logo] [suggest a piece] new scenes of saturn rise, amer fort, lake pichola, a snow train, a black prism and more [see them] animated ascii art for web pages [play anyway] [docs] [ github 903 ] [dark] · · · · · · ······•·•·· ···••·•·•·····•········ ········•······················ · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ● · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · • · · · · · · · ··· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ··· ··········•·•·•••·····••·••·•···•···•···•·······•······························ ··· ···…
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ascii.rest in numbers
- Rank on the Design Radar: #2213 of 2644
- Shared in 1 post by 1 account: @cozybearlog
- 5 views on those posts
- First seen 31 days ago, last shared 31 days ago
- Pricing seen by AGK Intelligence: open source
- Market: Animation & motion
FAQ
What is ascii.rest?
animates whole scenes in characters only: a night sky drifting, snow falling on an old TV, static. No bitmaps, no video. A font, some JavaScript, patience. It was first shared on X 31 days ago and is ranked #2213 on the Design Radar.
Is ascii.rest free?
It is open source.
Who shared ascii.rest?
1 account on X, including @cozybearlog, in 1 post totalling 5 views.
Every post is read and classified by AGK Intelligence: what it is, which market it belongs to, and whether the link is a real tool. 13.9k posts from 5k X accounts over the last 21 days, 2.6k tools, 17 markets. New posts are collected several times an hour and the full ranking is recomputed every hour — last update 2026-11-08 18:48 UTC. Full method.