--- title: I built a dead-simple React component for ASCII text art description: A lightweight React component called Better Ascii wraps figlet ASCII art generation with zero-config setup. It bundles fonts like ansiShadow and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/i-built-a-dead-simple-react-component-for-ascii-text-art-um4g0d5wy twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: I built a dead-simple React component for ASCII text art | daily.dev og:description: A lightweight React component called Better Ascii wraps figlet ASCII art generation with zero-config setup. It bundles fonts like ansiShadow and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-built-a-dead-simple-react-component-for-ascii-text-art-um4g0d5wy og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/um4G0D5wy.png og:image:alt: I built a dead-simple React component for ASCII text art og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I built a dead-simple React component for ASCII text art **[Fullstack Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/fullstackdeveloper)** · [@kennyanyi](https://daily.dev/kennyanyi) · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A lightweight React component called Better Ascii wraps figlet ASCII art generation with zero-config setup. It bundles fonts like ansiShadow and deltaCorpsPriest1, supports Next.js App Router, includes accessibility attributes (role='img', aria-label), and ships as fully typed ESM + CJS. Install via npm and drop the component in with a font prop and optional Tailwind classes. ## Content Tired of wiring up figlet yourself every time you want ASCII art in a React app? I made [Better Ascii](https://better-ascii.vercel.app/) , a tiny component that just works. ``` npm install better-ascii ``` ``` import { Ascii, fonts } from 'better-ascii'; Better Ascii ``` That's it. No crazy setup or config. What it handles for you: - Bundled fonts (ansiShadow, deltaCorpsPriest1, alpha + more on the way) - Next.js App Router compatible out of the box - Accessibility — role="img", aria-label, loading/error states - Fully typed, ESM + CJS Source on [GitHub](https://github.com/kennyAnyi9/better-ascii), MIT licensed. Would love feedback on which fonts to bundle next. #react #opensource #typescript #frontend ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Responsive ASCII Arts using text-fit](https://daily.dev/posts/responsive-ascii-arts-using-text-fit-i5qji5wm8) · CSS Tip · 6 upvotes · 1 comments --- [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/i-built-a-dead-simple-react-component-for-ascii-text-art-um4g0d5wy) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https://daily.dev/posts/i-built-a-dead-simple-react-component-for-ascii-text-art-um4g0d5wy","headline":"I built a dead-simple React component for ASCII text art","text":"A lightweight React component called Better Ascii wraps figlet ASCII art generation with zero-config setup. 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