Type & code

ASCII

Each cell becomes the character closest to its tone.

ASCII: a type & code effect on the built-in sample photograph. Computed on your machine right now.
Open ASCII in the studio

Controls

cell
Size of one character cell. Everything under it becomes a single letter
charset
The alphabet the tone is spelled with. Each set is a different tonal ladder, from solid blocks down to sparse dots
contrast
A number from -1 to 1, 0 by default.
jitter
Lets a character slip off its exact tonal step, so the grid stops reading as a table of tones
ink
A colour, #ffffff by default.
paper
A colour, #000000 by default.

Starting points

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