What other commands generate text art?

QuestionsQuestions8 SkillsProDec, 10 2025
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That's a very creative question! It's great you're exploring beyond the current command.

While figlet is one of the most popular for generating ASCII art, here are a couple of other commands and tools you might encounter or find interesting for similar purposes:

  1. toilet: Similar to figlet, toilet can create large, colorful text. It often supports more advanced effects and different output formats, including HTML, SVG, and more.

    • Example: toilet "Hello"
  2. banner: This is an older, simpler command than figlet, and often produces less stylized, blockier output.

    • Example: banner "Hi"
  3. Basic scripting with echo and special characters: You can manually create simple text art using echo and various keyboard characters, though this is much more involved and less automated than figlet.

For this lab, we're focusing on figlet, but it's cool that you're thinking about other possibilities! Why not give the figlet commands in the current step a try to "LabEx" and "I Love Linux" in ASCII art?

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