figlet Command Examples

Generate ASCII banners from user input. See also: showfigfonts. More information: http://www.figlet.org/figlet-man.html.

• Generate by directly inputting text:

figlet {{input_text}}

• Use a custom [f]ont file:

figlet {{input_text}} -f {{path/to/font_file.flf}}

• Use a [f]ont from the default font directory (the extension can be omitted):

figlet {{input_text}} -f {{font_filename}}

• Pipe command output through FIGlet:

{{command}} | figlet

• Show available FIGlet fonts:

showfigfonts {{optional_string_to_display}}

• Use the full width of the [t]erminal and [c]enter the input text:

figlet -t -c {{input_text}}

• Display all characters at full [W]idth to avoid overlapping:

figlet -W {{input_text}}