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ANSI 16-Color Terminal

Ansi 16-Color Terminal. dither, printing & texture

Typeface · IBM Plex Mono

Schematic or classical approach — not a trained AI model output.
Schematic or classical approach — not a trained AI model output.Image: NASA / Eileen Collins · scikit-image (public domain)View source ↗

Prompt

Apply an ANSI 16-Color Terminal effect, reducing the image to coarse rectangular character-cell blocks in a restricted sixteen-color palette. Use black, gray, saturated primary and secondary hues, and bright variants, with hard stepped edges and flat shading; omit interface decorations. Keep the original subject and composition.

Identify

Small pixels and limited terminal1 colors.

Principle

The photo is scaled down and placed on a 16-color palette.

Try it out

Compare with EGA2 colors.

Classification

Schematic visualization, not neural inference.

Further examples · 11 images

More ANSI art
02 More ANSI artA piece of ANSI art featuring high-contrast blocks and text. It utilizes the specific 16-color palette and block characters typical of Bulletin Board System graphics.Ranunculoid · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
BitchX logo - ACiD
03 BitchX logo - ACiDA logo created for an IRC client using ANSI block characters. The limited color selection and pixelated appearance are characteristic of the 16-color terminal effect.R.123 at English Wikipedia · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
PTT1月4日進站畫面
04 PTT1月4日進站畫面A terminal login screen featuring a sheep rendered in blocks. It shows how complex shapes are approximated using the standard 16-color digital set.Everyone · FAL · Wikimedia Commons
PTT進站畫面
05 PTT進站畫面A digital interface using block characters and restricted colors to represent characters. It demonstrates the low-resolution, high-contrast aesthetic of terminal environments.T2o6n8y9 · GPL · Wikimedia Commons
Pttmainmenu
06 PttmainmenuA BBS main menu featuring character portraits made of text blocks. The limited 16-color palette is evident in the shading and primary color blocks.The original uploader was Cgkm at English Wikipedia. · GPL · Wikimedia Commons
Pttlogin
07 PttloginA sunset rendered via terminal block graphics. The use of solid colors like red, magenta, and blue shows the limitations of the 16-color ANSI standard.The original uploader was Cgkm at English Wikipedia. · GPL · Wikimedia Commons
Fullscale
08 FullscaleA vertically oriented ANSI artwork using dithered block patterns. The monochromatic grayscale and magenta highlights reflect the restricted 16-color digital palette.Pbagosy · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
PabloDrawScreenshot
09 PabloDrawScreenshotA screenshot of an ANSI editor showing the creation process. The visible palette and block-based canvas highlight the schematic nature of terminal art.The original uploader was Eto at English Wikipedia. · GPL · Wikimedia Commons
Koala Country BBS Login Screen
10 Koala Country BBS Login ScreenA BBS login screen featuring a koala. The graphic is constructed from the standard 16-color set and simple geometric blocks characteristic of terminal displays.Warren Leadbeatter · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ptt3
11 Ptt3A terminal screen showing a world map created with block characters. It demonstrates the use of a 16-color palette and character-cell based graphics typical of ANSI art environments.moboo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons