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Dev tools · February 13, 2021

Smile - executable ASCII art (2011 remastered)

When ASCII art is the executable. Contribute to xyzzy/smile development by creating an account on GitHub.

Smile - executable ASCII art (2011 remastered) launched on February 13, 2021 with 25 votes, #1,127 of 3,133 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.

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Smile is an executable ASCII art program that generates and displays text-based images. Originally created in 2011 and remastered in 2021, it appeals to programmers and ASCII art enthusiasts who enjoy creative command-line projects. The tool runs from the terminal to produce ASCII artwork, making it useful for those interested in retro computing aesthetics or adding visual elements to scripts and documentation.

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