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Design and customize your own ASCII text border with flexible patterns, symbols, and layouts.

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ASCII Borders

Design your own

ASCII borders

with the Maker. Choose between Simple (one character), Block (repeating pattern), or Combo (unique corners and edges) modes. Preview your border in real-time and copy or export when done.

Enter one character per position:

Top

Left

Content

Right

Bottom

Width

Height

Preview

Tips: In Simple mode, your character repeats everywhere. In Block mode, your pattern repeats as a unit. In Combo mode, you have full control over each corner and edge. Your work is automatically saved in your browser.

The ASCII borders created with the ASCII Border Maker are free to use for any purpose, including personal and commercial projects. No attribution is required. However, if you find the tool useful and would like to support us, we'd appreciate a link back or a mention to help spread the word!

Features of ASCII Border Maker

Three Design Modes: Choose Simple (single character), Block (repeating pattern), or Combo (unique corners and edges) to create borders that match your vision.
Multi-Line Patterns: Create intricate borders with multi-row patterns for corners, edges, and sides.
Adjustable Dimensions: Use sliders to set your border width and height, and watch the preview update instantly.
Real-Time Preview: See your border come to life as you type, with immediate visual feedback on every change.
Pattern Validation: The tool validates your patterns and warns you about dimension mismatches between cells.
One-Click Copy: Copy your finished border to the clipboard with a single click, ready to paste into emails, code, or documents.
Export Options: Download your border as a .TXT file or as an image (.PNG, .JPG, .GIF) with your chosen color theme applied.
Retro Color Themes: Preview your border in classic styles like Commodore 64, DOS Blue, Terminal Amber, and more.
Auto-Save: Your work is automatically saved in your browser, so you can navigate away and pick up right where you left off.
Gallery Integration: Open any border from the gallery directly in the Maker to customize and adapt it to your needs.
Save Your Creations: Log in to save your favorite borders to your personal collection for easy access later.

Acknowledgments and credits

The ASCII Border Maker is built with vanilla JavaScript and Bootstrap, featuring our custom MonoGrid editor for precise character-level editing. We've designed this tool to be intuitive and lightweight, making it easy to create beautiful text borders without any coding knowledge.

Looking for more? Check out our ASCII tools!