Colorful ASCII Banners With toilet
Use toilet to render large text with colors and filter effects.
Run toilet -f mono12 -F metal "your text" for a colored, filtered ASCII banner.
01Command
Command
$ toilet -f mono12 -F metal "cmdcv"02What it does
toilet is a figlet-compatible banner tool built on libcaca that can apply visual filters. The -f flag picks a font and -F picks a filter such as metal, gay or border. Run toilet -f list or toilet -F list to see what is available.
03Risk
!Warning: Some filters emit heavy ANSI color codes that can garble logs when redirected to a file.
04Undo
✓No undo needed — this command does not change persistent state.
05Sources
- Homebrew formula: toiletEvidence: Installs toilet, a color-based figlet alternative that applies filters such as metal and gay.
- toilet — The Other Implementation's lettersEvidence: Documents toilet fonts and -F color filters.
Last verified: 2026-09-20 · Category: Developer
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