Congratulations ASCII art

A new job, a graduation or a win? Type the name and copy a congratulations card made of text.

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Short message (optional)

    ___________
   |\         /|
   | \  ***  / |
    \ \     / /
     '-\   /-'
        | |
      __|_|__
     |_______|
  CONGRATULATIONS!

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Pick a design below with "Use this". Designs marked "classic" come from the old TextEditor.com collection, gathered from asciiart.eu, asciiart.website and textart4u. The rest are our own.

Art made for TextEditor.com is free to use under CC BY 4.0. Just name TextEditor.com as the source.

All 22 congrats designs

    ___________
   |\         /|
   | \  ***  / |
    \ \     / /
     '-\   /-'
        | |
      __|_|__
     |_______|
  CONGRATULATIONS!

Trophy

9 lines, 18 wide

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    \   /   \   /
     \ /     \ /
      \_______/
       /  _  \
      |  (1)  |
       \_____/
   YOU DID IT!

Medal

7 lines, 17 wide

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 .---------.
(|  * 1 *  |)
 \         /
  '.     .'
    '._.'
     | |
   __|_|__
  |_______|

Trophy

8 lines, 13 wide

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```
 \     /
  \   /
   \ /
   .-.
  ( 1 )
   '-'
```
Medal on a ribbon
6 lines, 8 wide
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  ______________
 /______________\
     |      |    |
     \______/    *

Graduation cap

4 lines, 18 wide

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      /\
 ____/  \____
 \          /
  \        /
  /   /\   \
 /__/    \__\

Gold star

6 lines, 13 wide

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  *   .   *   '
 '  .  *  '  .
  .  \  |  /  *
      \ | /
       \|/
        V

Confetti popper

6 lines, 15 wide

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  .  *  .
 |~|   |~|
 | |   | |
 \_/   \_/
  |     |
 _|_   _|_

Two glasses raised

6 lines, 10 wide

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   .--.
  /    \
 | WIN! |
  \    /
   '--'
   //\\
  //  \\
 '/    \'

Winner rosette

8 lines, 9 wide

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    /\
   /  \
  | () |
  |    |
 /|    |\
/_|____|_\
   /\/\

Rocket taking off

7 lines, 10 wide

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```
   \ | /
 -- (*) --
   / | \
```
Small firework
3 lines, 10 wide
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      ___
     | 1 |
  ___|   |___
 | 2 |   | 3 |
 |___|___|___|

Winners podium

5 lines, 14 wide

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```
\(^o^)/  YAY!  \(^o^)/
```
Happy dance
1 lines, 22 wide
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    *  .  *
  .  \ | /  .
      \|/
      .-.
      | |
      | |
     /   \
    |     |
    | ~~~ |
    |_____|

Champagne popping

10 lines, 13 wide

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   _________
  |         |
(=|    1    |=)
  \         /
   '.     .'
     |   |
    _|___|_
   |_______|

Trophy

8 lines, 15 wide

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 o   o   o
/ \ / \ / \
|  V   V  |
|=========|
|_________|

Crown

5 lines, 11 wide

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```
\o/  \o/  \o/
```
Crowd cheering
1 lines, 13 wide
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     _
    | |
 ___| |__
(___     )
(___     )
(___     )
 (__.___)

Thumbs up

7 lines, 10 wide

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        |
       / \
      |   |
      | O |
      |   |
     /|   |\
    / |___| \
      /|||\
     ( ||| )
   (  (   )  )
 (  (       )  )
(_______________)

Rocket taking off

12 lines, 17 wide

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       .
      / \
_____/   \_____
'.           .'
  '.       .'
  /    .    \
 /  .'   '.  \
/.'         '.\

Big star

8 lines, 15 wide

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```
\o/  \o/  \o/
```
Cheering friends
1 lines, 13 wide
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Last checked October 30, 2026 by the TextEditor.com team

The song that lost by one vote

Cliff Richard sang "Congratulations" for the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest in London in 1968. He was the favorite to win. Spain's "La, la, la" beat him by just one vote, and the song came second.

That 1968 contest was also the first one filmed in color. Viewers in the United Kingdom still saw it live in black and white and got the color version the next day.

Name the win

Put the reason in the "Short message" box: "on the new job", "Class of 2026" or "on your first marathon". In the Frame layout the reason sits inside the frame under the name.

Congratulations or congrats?

"Congrats" is the short, friendly form. It fits a text to a friend or a teammate. For a boss, a teacher or a card for the whole family, the full word sounds more polite.

In English the word is almost always plural. People say "congratulations on your new home", not "congratulation".

Send it soon. A note on the day of the news feels warmer than one a week later. If you heard the news from someone else, say so in the "Short message" box, for example "Heard about the job!"

For big events like a wedding or a new baby, a text card is a nice first hello. Many people still send a paper card or a gift later.

Add more to your card

Frequently asked questions

Which card fits a graduation?

Any of them. Type the graduate's name in the "To" box and the class year in the "Short message" box. Big letters with "Name in big letters" makes the name the biggest thing on the card.

How do I say congrats to a whole group?

Type the group or team name in the "To" box, like "Team Blue", and paste the card in the group chat. Everyone sees the same card.

Can I post the card on Instagram or LinkedIn?

Save it as an image first. Both apps show text in a font where letters have different widths, so a pasted card loses its shape. The image keeps it exact.

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