figlet ☆
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Description:
Banner-like program prints strings as ASCII art
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: ascii banner text-generation cli terminal
Install: brew install figlet
About:
Figlet is a program that creates large ASCII art text banners from standard input. It supports a variety of fonts and layouts, allowing users to generate stylized text for terminal output, scripts, and source code headers. Its main value is adding visual flair and emphasis to plain text environments.
Key Features:
  • Extensive font library with multiple standard and creative styles
  • Support for justification (left, right, center) and width control
  • Easy integration into shell scripts and command-line workflows
  • Wide cross-platform compatibility
Use Cases:
  • Creating startup or shutdown banners for system scripts
  • Generating stylized headers for source code files or documentation
  • Adding visual emphasis to terminal-based messages and logs
  • Crafting retro-style ASCII art for personal projects
Alternatives:
  • toilet – Similar functionality but with more advanced colorization and filtering options.
  • cowsay – Generates ASCII art of an animal with a speech bubble, rather than large text banners.
Version History
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Sep 13, 2025 7:25pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 4f89627a
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