Tearline – wrap any HTML in one tag, get a thermal receipt and a PNG
One custom element that renders anything you wrap in it as a thermal receipt, then exports it as a PNG. Zero dependencies, no build step, MIT.
Tearline – wrap any HTML in one tag, get a thermal receipt and a PNG launched on August 13, 2026 with 6 votes, #1,590 of 23,274 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
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