Food ASCII art

Q: Can I use food drawings on a menu?

Yes. Small drawings fit at the top of a text menu or a chalkboard. Save one as an image with the "Save as image" button if the menu is printed or posted.

Q: How do I send a cake for a birthday?

Copy a cake from this page, or make a full card with a name on the text art messages page.

Q: Which food drawing is the smallest?

Use the "One line" filter to see the ones that fit on a single line. They look right in any app, even in a normal font.

Pizza, cake, coffee, fruit and ice cream drawn with keyboard characters. Click one to copy it.

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Cup of coffee

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Ice cream cone

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Pizza slice

6 lines, 11 wide

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Cherries

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Apple

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Two glasses raised

6 lines, 10 wide

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Tiny cup
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Wrapped candy
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Lollipop
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Coffee mug with steam

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Cup of tea

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Bowl of soup

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Pizza slice

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Burger

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Hot dog

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Taco

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Sushi roll

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Fried egg

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Loaf of bread

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Cheese wedge

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Donut

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Chocolate bar

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Popcorn

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The coffee pot that started webcams

Coffee has a special place in computer history. In 1991, people at the University of Cambridge got tired of walking to an empty coffee pot. They pointed a small camera at it, so everyone could check the pot from their own desk. This was the world's first webcam.

The picture was tiny and gray, only 128 by 128 pixels. In 1993 web browsers learned to show pictures, so the pot went on the web, and people around the world watched it until it was retired in 2001. You can read the story of the Trojan Room coffee pot on Wikipedia.

A cup of coffee in four characters

The quickest text coffee is c[_]. The c is the handle and the brackets and line make the cup. Add a few wavy lines above it for steam. Most food drawings use the same idea: one or two simple shapes that everyone knows, like the triangle of a pizza slice or the round scoop on an ice cream cone.

Food that asks a question

A small food drawing can ask a question in a group chat. Post a cup of coffee in the afternoon, and everyone knows it means a break. A pizza slice on a Friday asks who wants to order dinner.

Food also says thanks. Send a cake to the person who baked one for the office, or a cup of tea to a friend who had a long day.

Check the width on each card before you send it. A phone shows about 30 to 40 characters on one line, so pick a drawing below that. Bigger food scenes look best on a computer or saved as an image.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I use food drawings on a menu?

Yes. Small drawings fit at the top of a text menu or a chalkboard. Save one as an image with the "Save as image" button if the menu is printed or posted.

How do I send a cake for a birthday?

Copy a cake from this page, or make a full card with a name on the text art messages page.

Which food drawing is the smallest?

Use the "One line" filter to see the ones that fit on a single line. They look right in any app, even in a normal font.

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