Type & code

Char density

Density without characters: the alphabet measured as a tonal scale.

Char density: a type & code effect on the built-in sample photograph. Computed on your machine right now.
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Controls

cell
Size of one cell — the size a character would have been
charset
Which alphabet the tone is measured by. The effect shows exactly the tonal ladder that alphabet would give, without the letters
contrast
A number from -1 to 1, 0 by default.
ink
A colour, #f0ece4 by default.
paper
A colour, #16181c by default.

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