ASCII Animals

ASCII art animals to copy and paste: elephants, lions, owls, fish, whales, frogs, bees, turtles and more, plus one-line animals like ><((º> and =^..^=.

25 pieces · tap Copy, then paste inside a code block (```) so it stays aligned

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(O,O)
(   )
-"-"-

Owl

><(((('>

Fish

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Big fish

(\_/)
( •_•)
/ >🥕

Bunny

(\(\
( -.-)
o_(")(")

Bunny, plain ASCII

 ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ

Bear

    @
   / \    __
  | O |__/ o\
   \_/______/

Snail

  ()-().----.          .
   \"/` ___  ;________.'
    ` ^^   ^^

Mouse

   _
 ('v')
//-=-\\
(\_=_/)
 ^^ ^^

Penguin

 .==-.                   .-==.
  \()8`-._  `.   .'  _.-'8()/
  (88"   ::.  \./  .::   "88)
   \_.'`-::::.(#).::::-'`._/
     `._... .q(_)p. ..._.'
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       .""' .'|=|`. `"".
     ,':8(o)./|=|\.(o)8:`.
    (O :8 ::/ \_/ \:: 8: O)
     \O `::/       \::' O/
      ""--'         `--""

Butterfly

   __
 <(o )___
  ( ._> /
   `---'

Duck

    _    _
   /=\""/=\
  (=(0_0 |=)__
   \_\ _/_/   )
     /_/   _  /\
    |/ |\ || |
       ~ ~  ~

Elephant

     _____     ____
    /      \  |  o |
   |        |/ ___\|
   |_________/
   |_|_| |_|_|

Turtle

  @..@
 (----)
( >__< )
^^ ~~ ^^

Frog

  ^..^
 ( oo )  )~
   ,,  ,,

Pig

        (__)
        (oo)
  /------\/
 / |    ||
*  /\---/\
   ~~   ~~

Cow

    .-"-.
  _/.-.-.\_
 ( ( o o ) )
  |/  "  \|
   \ .-. /
   /`"""`\

Monkey

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  ,%%/\%%%%/\%,
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 %%%%/ d  b \%%%
 %%%%\  ._. /%%%
  `%%%\_ \_/ _/%`

Lion

       ._ o o
       \_`-)|_
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  ,"  ## |   o o.
,"  ##   ,-\__    `.
"  ##   /     `--._;)
 ##    /
## ,"

Giraffe

       .
      ":"
    ___:____     |"\/"|
  ,'        `.    \  /
  |  O        \___/  |
~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~

Whale

     ___
  .-'   `-.
 /  o   o  \
|     ^     |
 \ \/\/\/\ /
  `/\/\/\/`

Octopus

     __
   // \
   \\_/ //
  -(||)(')
   '''

Bee

   \\
   (o>
\\_//)
 \_/_)
  _|_

Chicken

           ,--,
     _ ___/ /\|
 ,;'( )__, )  ~
//  //   '--;
'   \     | ^
     ^    ^

Horse

   .|||||||||.
  |||||||||||||
 |||||||||||' .\
 `||||||||||_,__o

Hedgehog

One-line animals

Single-line versions that paste cleanly into chats and usernames. More on the one-line ASCII art page.

More ASCII art

Want your own? Type a name into the ASCII art generator or convert a photo with image to ASCII.

Questions people ask

What is ASCII fish?

The classic ASCII fish is ><> or the longer ><((((º>: the >< is the tail, the brackets are scales and º> is the eye and mouth. It is one of the best-known one-line drawings and is often used as a signature in forum posts.

What are some Unicode animals?

Unicode has emoji animals (🐱 🐶 🐟), but text artists prefer characters that just look like animal parts: ᴥ (a snout, used in ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ bears), ω (a cat mouth), ʕ ʔ (round ears) and ><> (a fish). These keep the plain-text look of ASCII art.

What are simple ASCII art animals?

The simplest ones are one-liners such as =^..^= (cat), <:3)~ (mouse), {o,o} (owl) and ><> (fish). The small three-line owl and three-line cat on this page are the next step up, and they still fit in a short chat message.

How do I paste animals ASCII art without it breaking?

Paste it inside a code block (three backticks before and after) or anywhere that uses a monospace font. Proportional fonts squash the spaces and shear the picture.

Can I use these in my project?

Yes, small ASCII pieces like these are shared freely. If a piece carries artist initials, keep them when you repost it.