I learnt how to use WebSockets, made something beautiful/terrible

In plain words

Wall of Text is a web-based art project created as a learning exercise in WebSocket technology. It displays user-generated text in an ever-changing visual composition on a shared canvas. The site is designed for anyone interested in interactive digital art or curious about how real-time web communication works. It combines technical experimentation with creative expression, allowing visitors to participate in and observe the evolving artwork.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

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  Wall of Text2014 · walloftext.co · ▲90
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  Mural2016 · mural.co · ▲271

  Online whiteboard for visual collaboration

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  ASCII Prints2016 · ▲169

  ASCII art on your wall ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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  Art Text2017 · text.design · ▲171

  Graphic design software for making artistic text effects.

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  Wallspace Finder2014 · ▲60

  Art, localized.

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  Box Line Text – A simple whiteboarding tool for screencasts2020 · github.com · ▲132

  Simple virtual whiteboarding. Contribute to jncraton/box-line-text development by creating an account on GitHub.

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  SimCity, but with Permits▲930

  A free city-building game in your browser. You are the mayor. You know what the city needs. Now get it past the zoning board, the neighbors, the appeals court and the next election.

  Life & fun · 2d ago · permit.petercai.com

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  I've been paying for a rural Tanzanian's education for 10 years▲778

  Life & fun · 15d ago · tanzaniaeducationproject.org

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  Bigwords.page – Turn any screen into a sign. The URL is the app▲728

  Turn a phone, tablet or TV into a sign. Type a message and it fills the screen: welcome signs, timers, Wi-Fi passwords and more. No app, no account, free.

  Life & fun · 16d ago · bigwords.page

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  Guitoro, a virtual guitar you strum with your keyboard▲573

  Play a free virtual guitar online with your keyboard or by touch. Slow songs down and see every chord, string and strum. Acoustic, classic, electric and bass.

  Life & fun · 9d ago · guitoro.com

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  See *almost* any carriers phone settings▲432

  Carrier settings from iPhone, Pixel and Galaxy firmware, decoded and compared: APNs, VoLTE, 5G and Wi-Fi Calling per carrier, and what each build changed.

  Life & fun · 13d ago · carrierexplode.com

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  The whole Solar System and every tracked satellite, live in the browser▲407

  Life & fun · 23d ago · space.bl2.net

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  Magic Sidebar by BlackMagic.so▲1,084

  Powerful enhanced experience for Twitter

  Life & fun · 2021 · blackmagic.so

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  I made a modern web UI for Wikipedia▲979

  A beautiful, clean, modern web UI for Wikipedia. Enhance your Wikipedia experience with a redesigned look, new features and customization.

  Life & fun · 2021 · modernwiki.app

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  thirdweb▲897

  Build web3 apps and games, easily

  Dev tools · 2021 · thirdweb.com

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  Emoji to Scale▲713

  Your favorite emojis. To scale (more or less).

  Life & fun · 2021 · javier.xyz

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  Alfread▲641

  Actually read articles saved for later

  Work · 2021

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  BitsForDigits▲624

  A partial buyout marketplace free for bootstrapped founders

  Commerce · 2021 · flippa.com