Whats it called when you make pictures w/ sybols (i have a pic)?

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whats is it called when you do that and do you know of any like it?

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Answer 1

ASCII art

Answer 2

I have seen this and I think it is awesome. I am glad to know what it is now, too. I have no idea how to do it, does it take software and how much?

Answer 3

Although the "official name" is ASCII art, it is also know as "character art".

Btw, ASCII = American Standard Code for Information Interchange