Flower on a stem
ASCII@ /|\ | \|/ |
A simple, narrow upright flower.
Copyable collection
8 ASCII flowers to copy: roses, tulips and bouquets
Copy a one-line rose or an upright text flower. Every card provides exact dimensions and a TXT file; preserve spacing in a monospace block.
8 designs available
Round flower
ASCII.-. ( ) `-' | --|-- |
A rounded head and two small leaves.
Small bouquet
ASCII@ @ @ \|/ | / \
Three flowers in four lines.
Tulip
ASCII_ _ ( v ) \ / V | /|\
A compact tulip silhouette.
Horizontal rose
ASCII@}-;---
A one-line message.
Potted flower
ASCII@ | \|/ [___]
An upright design for a note.
Two flowers
ASCII@ @ | | /|\ /|\
A pair for a small text block.
Flower sprig
ASCII* /| * | \| |
A narrow silhouette.
No matching designs. Try a wider size.
Choose for the destination
A horizontal rose suits a short signature; a potted flower or tulip needs several lines. Choose the message format before the design: extra petals do not help when the destination removes spaces.
Compare the eight formats
| Design | Columns | Lines | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flower on a stem | 4 | 5 | A simple, narrow upright flower. |
| Round flower | 6 | 6 | A rounded head and two small leaves. |
| Small bouquet | 6 | 4 | Three flowers in four lines. |
| Tulip | 6 | 6 | A compact tulip silhouette. |
| Horizontal rose | 7 | 1 | A one-line message. |
| Potted flower | 5 | 4 | An upright design for a note. |
| Two flowers | 7 | 3 | A pair for a small text block. |
| Flower sprig | 3 | 5 | A narrow silhouette. |
Two examples explained
Horizontal rose
@}-;---
The rose uses @ for its head, } for leaves and hyphens for its stem. It stays on one line, so there is no vertical alignment to maintain. Avoid replacing the hyphens with a typographic dash if you want strict ASCII.
Potted flower
@ | \|/ [___]
The pot is five columns wide. The two spaces before @ and | centre the stem above it; removing them makes the flower appear tilted. To enlarge it, redraw the whole design instead of adding spaces on just one line.
Customise without losing the shape
For a custom bouquet, place two equal-height flowers side by side in a monospace editor. Pad short lines to a shared width before adding the second flower. These are stylised shapes, not identifiable botanical species.
Copying, compatibility and limitations
Copy the complete design, then check the result in your app. TXT preserves raw text; it does not set the recipient’s font. If the design shifts, use the alignment repair guide. Tools can export an image when you need a fixed appearance, but that image is no longer selectable raw text art.
These are simple variants provided here, without invented historical attribution. The ASCII repertoire is documented in RFC 20. On a web page, the HTML pre element preserves spacing; this does not guarantee presentation in every messaging app.