Halloween ASCII art

Pumpkins, ghosts and a big BOO made of text. Add a name and copy a spooky card for your chat.

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        ___)___
      .' \   / '.
     /   _\ /_   \
    |   /_\ /_\   |
    |  ._______.  |
     \  \/\/\/\/  /
      '._______.'
   HAPPY HALLOWEEN

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All 17 Halloween designs

        ___)___
      .' \   / '.
     /   _\ /_   \
    |   /_\ /_\   |
    |  ._______.  |
     \  \/\/\/\/  /
      '._______.'
   HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Pumpkin

8 lines, 19 wide

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     .-----.
    /  o o  \
   |    O    |
   |         |
   |         |
   '~^~^~^~^~'
      BOO!

Ghost

7 lines, 14 wide

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     /\___/\
    ( O   O )
  __/  ===  \__
 (_/  /   \  \_)
     /     \
    ^^^   ^^^

Scared black cat

6 lines, 16 wide

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       _
  .---| |---.
 /  /\   /\  \
|     /_\     |
|  \/\/\/\/\  |
 \           /
  '---------'

Jack-o'-lantern

7 lines, 15 wide

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```
 ,-|-.
( ^ ^ )
 `-w-'
```
Tiny pumpkin
3 lines, 7 wide
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   .-"""-.
  /       \
 |  O   O  |
 |    o    |
 |         |
 |/\/\/\/\/|

Sheet ghost

6 lines, 12 wide

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   /\_/\
  ( o o )
  (  =  )
  /     \
 /       \
(  |   |  )~
 \_|___|_/

Black cat

7 lines, 12 wide

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        /\
       /  \
      /    \
     /======\
____/________\____

Witch hat

5 lines, 18 wide

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   .-""-.
  /      \
 |  O  O  |
 |   /\   |
  \ |||| /
   '----'

Skull

6 lines, 11 wide

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      |
  \  _|_  /
   \(o o)/
  --(   )--
   /(___)\
  /       \

Hanging spider

6 lines, 11 wide

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\     |     /
 \  .-+-.  /
  \/  |  \/
--+---+---+--
  /\  |  /\
 /  '-+-'  \
/     |     \

Spider web

7 lines, 13 wide

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    /\
   /  \
  /----\
 /......\
/________\

Candy corn

5 lines, 10 wide

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      /\
     /  \
    /    \
   /  []  \
  /________\
   |  __  |
   | |  | |
   |_|__|_|

Spooky house

8 lines, 12 wide

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   o  O  o
  .~~~~~~~.
 (_________)
  \       /
   \_____/
   /     \

Bubbling cauldron

6 lines, 12 wide

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   _____
  /     \
 |  RIP  |
 |       |
 |       |
_|_______|_

Tombstone

6 lines, 11 wide

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```
  o  o      o  o
        o  o
```
Eyes in the dark
2 lines, 16 wide
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```
\(O_O)/ BOO!
```
Boo line
1 lines, 12 wide
TextPaint

Last checked October 30, 2026 by the TextEditor.com team

Jack-o'-lanterns were turnips first

In Ireland and Britain, people used to hollow out turnips and other root vegetables on Halloween and carve scary faces into them. In North America the pumpkin took over. An 1885 article said American boys loved "jack-o'-lanterns made of huge yellow pumpkins".

The name jack-o'-lantern is older than the carving. It first meant the strange lights that flicker over peat bogs at night.

Spooky faces to go with it

A card says it once. For quick replies in a chat, the evil and devil text faces fit one line, like ψ(｀∇´)ψ. The ASCII art gallery has more bats, ghosts and skulls.

Halloween and the Day of the Dead

Halloween is on October 31 every year. The next day is All Saints' Day. That gave Halloween its name: "All Hallows' Eve" means the evening before All Saints.

In Mexico, the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) falls on November 1 and 2. It is a happy holiday that remembers family members who have died, with flowers, candles and sugar skulls. It is not a Mexican Halloween, so a scary card does not fit it. A card with flowers is a better choice.

For kids, keep it cute. A pumpkin or a friendly ghost works better than a skull. Add a name, save it as an image and print it as a party invite.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I write BOO in big letters?

Switch the layout to Big letters. The card writes BOO! in large letters made of text, with the name below. Tick "Name in big letters" to make the name big instead.

Can I post Halloween art in a Discord server?

Yes. Click "Copy for Discord or Slack". It adds three backticks around the card, so Discord shows it in a code block where every character has the same width.

Is there a Halloween card without a name?

Leave the "To" box empty. The card then just says Happy Halloween, ready for a group chat or a post.

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