Greek
9 rows, 5.8 columns per character.
FIGlet font
Gothic FIGlet Font
Gothic is a 9-row FIGlet font by Howard Chu. It suits README headers and terminal splash screens.
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,-| ~ , ,,
('||/__, || || '
(( ||| | /'\\ =||= ||/\\ \\ _-_
(( |||==| || || || || || || ||
( / | , || || || || || || ||
-____/ \\,/ \\, \\ |/ \\ \\,/
_/ Samples
_-_- ,, ,,
/, || ||
|| __ _-_ || || /'\\
~||- - || \\ || || || ||
||===|| ||/ || || || ||
( \_, | \\,/ \\ \\ \\,/
` ___
- -_, _-___ /\\ /\\
( ~/|| / _ || || || ||
( / || / < \, /\\ || || || ||
\/==|| =/= /-|| / || || \/||
/_ _|| / (( || /\\ || || ||
( - \\, /-__- \/\\ || \\/ \_/
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(, Specifications
| Height | 9 rows |
|---|---|
| Baseline | row 8 |
| Widest character | 14 columns |
| Average width | 5.4 columns per character |
| "Hello" renders at | 27 columns |
| Font file | Gothic.flf (8.6 KB) |
Where it works
At 9 rows it has room for real letterforms, which is what makes a header look deliberate.
About 5.4 columns per character. A five-letter word lands near 27 columns, comfortable in a README.
About this font
Taken from the credits inside Gothic.flf:
Gothic.flf - Taken from a banner program called "gothic" by Howard Chu
Figletization suggested bu Bob Bright ()
Figletized by Wendell Hicken 11/19/93 ()
Version 1.1 - updated on 11/23/93
Version 1.11 - updated on 11/28/93 by Brian Tao ()
- adjusted baseline and fixed some spacing problems
Explanation of first line:
flf2 - "magic number" for file identification
a - should always be `a', for now
$ - the "hardblank" -- prints as a blank, but can't be smushed
9 - height of a character
8 - height of a character, not including descenders
14 - max line length (excluding comment lines) + a fudge factor
-1 - default smushmode for this font (like "-m 15" on command line)
16 - number of comment lines