Claude-skill-registry figlet-typography

Generate ASCII art typography using pyfiglet. Use when user asks for ASCII art text, banners, headers, logo text, terminal art, or decorative typography. Curated whitelist of 24 display fonts available, agent can also use any of 500+ pyfiglet fonts.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/data/figlet-typography" ~/.claude/skills/majiayu000-claude-skill-registry-figlet-typography && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: skills/data/figlet-typography/SKILL.md

source content

Figlet ASCII Art Typography

Generate stylised ASCII art text using pyfiglet. This skill is for creating banners, headers, logos, and decorative terminal typography.

Usage

Run the wrapper script or call pyfiglet directly:

# Using wrapper script
python .claude/skills/figlet-typography/figlet_gen.py "Your Text" larry3d

# Or directly with pyfiglet
python -c "import pyfiglet; print(pyfiglet.figlet_format('Your Text', font='larry3d'))"

Curated Font Whitelist

These fonts have been tested and produce excellent results:

Font	Style	Best For
`larry3d`	3D block letters	Headers, logos
`doh`	Large bubble	Big impact banners
`isometric1`	3D isometric	Technical/sci-fi
`impossible`	Impossible geometry	Creative headers
`3d_diagonal`	Diagonal 3D	Stylised text
`chiseled`	Carved stone	Elegant titles
`poison`	Gothic/punk	Dark themes
`sub-zero`	Clean geometric	Modern look
`keyboard`	Keyboard keys	UI/interactive
`smkeyboard`	Small keyboard	Compact UI
`dotmatrix`	LED display	Retro/digital
`modular`	Block modules	Technical
`lean`	Slanted minimal	Fast/dynamic
`bell`	Classic serif	Traditional
`acrobatic`	Stick figures	Playful
`ghoulish`	Spooky curves	Halloween/horror
`muzzle`	Minimal	Compact spaces
`pawp`	Bubble lowercase	Cute/casual
`peaks`	Mountain peaks	Nature themes
`ticks`	Slashes/ticks	Matrix style
`ticksslant`	Slanted ticks	Italic matrix
`catwalk`	Underscore style	Fashion/sleek
`defleppard`	Rock band style	Music/energy
`merlin1`	Wizard/magical	Fantasy

Font Selection Guidelines

Choose fonts based on context:

Headers/Logos:
```
larry3d
```
,
```
doh
```
,
```
isometric1
```
,
```
impossible
```
Technical/Sci-fi:
```
dotmatrix
```
,
```
modular
```
,
```
isometric1
```
,
```
ticks
```
Playful/Casual:
```
acrobatic
```
,
```
pawp
```
,
```
bell
```
Dark/Gothic:
```
poison
```
,
```
ghoulish
```
,
```
defleppard
```
Compact:
```
muzzle
```
,
```
smkeyboard
```
,
```
lean
```
Fantasy:
```
merlin1
```
,
```
chiseled
```

All Available Fonts

The agent can use ANY pyfiglet font. List all available:

python -c "import pyfiglet; print('\n'.join(pyfiglet.FigletFont.getFonts()))"

Output Options

Direct console output

python .claude/skills/figlet-typography/figlet_gen.py "TEXT" font_name

Save to file

python .claude/skills/figlet-typography/figlet_gen.py "TEXT" font_name > output.txt

Custom width (default 200)

python .claude/skills/figlet-typography/figlet_gen.py "TEXT" font_name 80

Examples

User: "Create an ASCII banner for WIBWOB" Action: Generate using a suitable font like

larry3d

doh

User: "Make a retro terminal header" Action: Use

dotmatrix

ticks

font

User: "I need a gothic title for a horror section" Action: Use

poison

ghoulish

Notes

Fonts render best in monospace terminals/editors
Very long text may wrap poorly - use shorter strings
Some fonts are very tall (like
```
doh
```
) - consider context
Preview fonts in
```
fonts-preview.md
```
before choosing
If a font isn't installed, pyfiglet will error - fall back to
```
standard
```