Simple ASCII Art

Q: What makes ASCII art "simple"?

On this page, simple means five lines or fewer and no wider than 24 characters, so it fits in a phone chat bubble without wrapping. Anything bigger is in the full category pages.

Q: How do I paste simple & small 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.

Q: 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.

Simple, small ASCII art that fits in a chat message: tiny cats, dogs, bunnies, fish, hearts and faces of five lines or fewer, plus one-line art. Tap to copy.

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

 /\_/\
( o.o )
 > ^ <

Sitting cat

  /\_/\
 ( -.- )
 (")_(")

Cat loaf

  /\_/\  
 ( ^.^ ) 
  )   (  
 (__|__)

Curious cat

   /\_/\
  ( o o )
 +--U-U--+
 |  BOX  |
 +-------+

Cat in a box

  __      _
o'')}____//
 `_/      )
 (_(_/-(_/

Sitting dog

 / \__
(    @\___
 /         O
/   (_____/
/_____/   U

Puppy face

 ^..^      /
 /_/\_____/
    /\   /\
   /  \ /  \

Dog face

     __
(___()'`;
/,    /`
\\"--\\

Sausage dog

  / \__
 (    @\____
 /         O
/   (_____/
/_____/

Happy dog

(\_/)
( •_•)
/ >🥕

Bunny face

(\_/)
(o.o)
(> <)

Plain ASCII bunny

(\__/)
(•ㅅ•)
/ 　 づ  hi!

Bunny with a sign

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

Sitting bunny

  (\ /)
 ( . .)
c(")(")

Bunny loaf

   (\_/)
   (='.'=)
  (")_(")

Hopping bunny

 /)/)
( . .)
( づ♡

Bunny ears

  ><>      ><>
      <><

Two fish

        o
      o
    ><((((°>

Fish with bubbles

   .-"""""-.
  /  ><>    \
 |      <><  |
  \   ><>   /
   '-.....-'

Fish bowl

><>  ><>  ><>
  ><>  ><>  ><>
><>  ><>  ><>

School of fish

   |\
___| \___~~~~~

Shark fin

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

Owl

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

Bunny, plain ASCII

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

Snail

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

Mouse

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

Penguin

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

Duck

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

Turtle

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

Frog

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

Pig

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

Bee

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

Chicken

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

Hedgehog

 ,d88b.d88b,
 88888888888
 `Y8888888Y'
   `Y888Y'
     `Y'

Small heart

  _  _
 ( \/ )
  \  /
   \/

Classic heart

  o
 /|\
 / \

Stick figure

 \o
  |\
 / \

Waving

\o/
 |
/ \

Cheering

  o   o
 /|\ /|\
 / \ / \

Two friends

   o
  /|\___
  / \  |
_______|___

Person at a desk

   _____
  \  o  /
   \ o /
    \ /
     V

Pizza slice

   _......_
 .'  .  .  '.
(____________)
(~~~~~~~~~~~~)
(____________)

Burger

   __
  /  \
 /    \
o      o

Cherries

   ,--./,-.
  / #      \
 |          |
  \        /
   `._,._,'

Apple

  .~~~~.
  i====i_
  |cccc|_)
  |cccc|
  `-==-'

Beer

   _
 _(_)_
(_)@(_)
  (_)\
     |

Flower

  _  _  _
 (_)(_)(_)
  \ |  /
   \| /
 ~~~~~~~~

Tulips

    \ | /
  '-.;;;.-'
 -==;;;;;==-
  .-';;;'-.
    / | \

Sun

  .-``'.
.`   .`
~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Wave

   ,,,,,
  _|||||_
 {~*~*~*~}
__{*~*~*~*}__

Small cake

  .-.
 (   )
  '-'
   J
   L

Single balloon

   \  *  /
  * \ | / *
 ---- ! ----
  * / | \ *
   /  *  \

Party popper

     _____
  __/_____\__
 (___________)
   /  |  |  \

UFO

 .    *    .   +    .
    +    .     *
 *    .     +     .   *
   .    *  .    +

Starfield

   [o_o]
  /|___|\
   d   b

Robot

    _____
   |[O O]|
   |  ^  |
   |'---'|
    '---'

Robot head

  \ /
 .-o-.
( ::: )
 '-'-'

Bug

One-line art

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 the easiest ASCII art to draw?

Start with three-line animals like the cat /\_/\ ( o.o ) > ^ < or the bunny (\_/) (o.o) (> <). Each line is a few characters, so you can type it from memory. One-liners like =^..^= are even simpler.

What makes ASCII art "simple"?

On this page, simple means five lines or fewer and no wider than 24 characters, so it fits in a phone chat bubble without wrapping. Anything bigger is in the full category pages.

How do I paste simple & small 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.