Animated ASCII Art for Web Pages
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ascii.rest offers 202 animated ASCII art pieces for web pages, MIT licensed.
ascii.rest is a collection of 202 animated ASCII art pieces for web pages, created by @bas3line. It includes 15 scenes, UI components, data visualizations, type effects, logos, distros, shapes, space, physics, nature, creatures, objects, generative art, and effects. Pieces are typed TypeScript modules with no dependencies, usable via HTML custom elements, React, Astro, or TypeScript. It respects reduced motion and is free under the MIT license.
What commenters are saying
Commenters largely praised the project as beautiful and impressive. A recurring critique: some pieces use color and varying dot sizes rather than strictly ASCII characters, with one calling it 'an affectation of technical austerity.' A user on certain browsers saw no animation; the author noted reduced-motion handling and a 'play anyway' button. A smaller project, flow, offers similar animations for Claude Code/Pi, and its author invites PRs.