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ASCII art diagrams

ASCI art characters for creating diagrams

Characters:

Single line

  • ASCII code 191 = ┐ ( Box drawing character single line upper right corner )
  • ASCII code 192 = └ ( Box drawing character single line lower left corner )
  • ASCII code 193 = ┴ ( Box drawing character single line horizontal and up )
  • ASCII code 194 = ┬ ( Box drawing character single line horizontal down )
  • ASCII code 195 = ├ ( Box drawing character single line vertical and right )
  • ASCII code 196 = ─ ( Box drawing character single horizontal line )
  • ASCII code 197 = ┼ ( Box drawing character single line horizontal vertical )
  • ASCII code 217 = ┘ ( Box drawing character single line lower right corner )
  • ASCII code 218 = ┌ ( Box drawing character single line upper left corner )
  • ASCII code 179 = │ ( Box drawing character single vertical line )
  • ASCII code 180 = ┤ ( Box drawing character single vertical and left line )

Double line

  • ASCII code 185 = ╣ ( Box drawing character double line vertical and left )
  • ASCII code 186 = ║ ( Box drawing character double vertical line )
  • ASCII code 187 = ╗ ( Box drawing character double line upper right corner )
  • ASCII code 188 = ╝ ( Box drawing character double line lower right corner )
  • ASCII code 200 = ╚ ( Box drawing character double line lower left corner )
  • ASCII code 201 = ╔ ( Box drawing character double line upper left corner )
  • ASCII code 202 = ╩ ( Box drawing character double line horizontal and up )
  • ASCII code 203 = ╦ ( Box drawing character double line horizontal down )
  • ASCII code 204 = ╠ ( Box drawing character double line vertical and right )
  • ASCII code 205 = ═ ( Box drawing character double horizontal line )
  • ASCII code 206 = ╬ ( Box drawing character double line horizontal vertical )

Shading

  • ASCII code 176 = ░ ( Graphic character, low density dotted )
  • ASCII code 177 = ▒ ( Graphic character, medium density dotted )
  • ASCII code 178 = ▓ ( Graphic character, high density dotted )
  • ASCII code 219 = █ ( Block, graphic character )
  • ASCII code 220 = ▄ ( Bottom half block )
  • ASCII code 223 = ▀ ( Top half block )
  • ASCII code 254 = ■ ( black square )
┌───┐
│   │
└───┘

┌───┐  ┌───┐
│   ├──┤   │
└───┘  └───┘

┌───┐
│   │
└─┬─┘
  │
┌─┴─┐
│   │
└───┘

@kanishkaji007-cmd

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╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ 🧬 NEET 2026 STUDY TIMETABLE: SHORT NOTES + NUMERICALS + TESTS 🧬 ║ [web:2][web:13]
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╠════════════════════╬═══════════════════════╬═══════════════════════╬═══════════════════════╬════════════════════════════════════╣
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╠════════════════════╬═══════════════════════╬═══════════════════════╬═══════════════════════╬════════════════════════════════════╣
║ 18Dec–3Jan (Trip) ║ CircMot, Grav, SHM ║ ReactMech, BondRev ║ HumPhys-2(Neural+) ║ 1-2hr light; notes only ║
║ ║ ║ ║ ║ [web:7] ║
╠════════════════════╬═══════════════════════╬═══════════════════════╬═══════════════════════╬════════════════════════════════════╣
║ 4–14 Jan ║ Waves, Electro, Curr ║ Hydro, Halo, Thermo ║ PlantPhys, Cell+Bio ║ Num(10-15/d); 50-100Q; Org rxns ║
║ ║ ║ ║ ║ [web:1][web:9] ║
╠════════════════════╬═══════════════════════╬═══════════════════════╬═══════════════════════╬════════════════════════════════════╣
║ 15–21 Jan(Shaadi) ║ Formulas Rev ║ Alc/Phenol/Ether/PTable║Repro+Microbes ║ 30-60min; notes rev ║
║ ║ ║ ║ ║ [web:2] ║
╠════════════════════╬═══════════════════════╬═══════════════════════╬═══════════════════════╬════════════════════════════════════╣
║ 22–31 Jan ║ Magnet, EMI&AC ║ Alde/Ketone, Coord ║ Genet/Ecol/Health ║ 50-100 num; 50-100Q mock ║
║ ║ ║ ║ ║ [web:3] ║
╠════════════════════╬═══════════════════════╬═══════════════════════╬═══════════════════════╬════════════════════════════════════╣
║ 1–15 Feb ║ Optics, ModPhys, Semi║Amines/Blocks/Sol/Eq ║ Biotech/FullNCERT ║ 150Q/chap; full mocks; flowcharts ║
║ ║ ║ ║ ║ [web:5][web:9] ║
╚════════════════════╩═══════════════════════╩═══════════════════════╩═══════════════════════╩════════════════════════════════════╝
(5 columns 7rows)

@kanishkaji007-cmd

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╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ 🧬 NEET 2026 STUDY TIMETABLE: SHORT NOTES + NUMERICALS + TESTS 🧬 ║ [web:2][web:13]
╠════════════════════╦═══════════════════════╦═══════════════════════╦═══════════════════════╦════════════════════════════════════╣
║ 📅 Date Range ║ ⚛️ Physics ║ 🧪 Chemistry ║ 🦠 Biology ║ ✅ Daily: Notes/Practice/Tests ║
╠════════════════════╬═══════════════════════╬═══════════════════════╬═══════════════════════╬════════════════════════════════════╣
║ 10–17 Dec ║ Phys&Meas, Kinem, ║ Basics, Atom, Bond ║ Cell, Genetics ║ 1pg notes; NCERT; 50Q/chap ║
║ ║ Laws Motion ║ ║ ║ [web:3][web:9] ║
╠════════════════════╬═══════════════════════╬═══════════════════════╬═══════════════════════╬════════════════════════════════════╣
║ 18Dec–3Jan (Trip) ║ CircMot, Grav, SHM ║ ReactMech, BondRev ║ HumPhys-2(Neural+) ║ 1-2hr light; notes only ║
║ ║ ║ ║ ║ [web:7] ║
╠════════════════════╬═══════════════════════╬═══════════════════════╬═══════════════════════╬════════════════════════════════════╣
║ 4–14 Jan ║ Waves, Electro, Curr ║ Hydro, Halo, Thermo ║ PlantPhys, Cell+Bio ║ Num(10-15/d); 50-100Q; Org rxns ║
║ ║ ║ ║ ║ [web:1][web:9] ║
╠════════════════════╬═══════════════════════╬═══════════════════════╬═══════════════════════╬════════════════════════════════════╣
║ 15–21 Jan(Shaadi) ║ Formulas Rev ║ Alc/Phenol/Ether/PTable║Repro+Microbes ║ 30-60min; notes rev ║
║ ║ ║ ║ ║ [web:2] ║
╠════════════════════╬═══════════════════════╬═══════════════════════╬═══════════════════════╬════════════════════════════════════╣
║ 22–31 Jan ║ Magnet, EMI&AC ║ Alde/Ketone, Coord ║ Genet/Ecol/Health ║ 50-100 num; 50-100Q mock ║
║ ║ ║ ║ ║ [web:3] ║
╠════════════════════╬═══════════════════════╬═══════════════════════╬═══════════════════════╬════════════════════════════════════╣
║ 1–15 Feb ║ Optics, ModPhys, Semi║Amines/Blocks/Sol/Eq ║ Biotech/FullNCERT ║ 150Q/chap; full mocks; flowcharts ║
║ ║ ║ ║ ║ [web:5][web:9] ║
╚════════════════════╩═══════════════════════╩═══════════════════════╩═══════════════════════╩════════════════════════════════════╝
Convert in 5 columns and 7 rows )

@twisted-nematic57

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Hi, If you're looking for a tool for drawing with ASCII, MonoSketch is a good option. It's free and Open Source. The source code is at https://github.com/tuanchauict/MonoSketch

Hey this is really cool!

@BlockNotes-4515

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can we create our own face to enhance our readme file

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