Tiny heart
ASCII<3
A small accent in a message.
Choose a design, check its width, then copy it into a monospace text area. All 76 templates below use printable ASCII characters and line breaks only; spaces are part of the drawing.
76 designs available
<3
A small accent in a message.
_ _ / \_/ \ \ / \ / \_/
A light outline for a code block.
** ** ******* ***** *** *
A compact heart in five lines.
.::. .::.
:::::::::::
':::::::'
':::'
'Dots and colons for a different texture.
** **
**** ****
***********
----->*****---->
*******
*****
***
*A horizontal arrow to accompany a short message.
** ** ** ** ******* ******* ***** ***** *** *** * *
Two small hearts side by side.
+---------+ | ** ** | | ******* | | ***** | | *** | | * | +---------+
A frame that makes spacing easy to check.
--<3--<3--<3--
A one-line separator.
=^.^=
Five characters for a short message.
/\_/\ ( o.o ) > ^ <
Three lines with ears and whiskers.
/\_/\ ( -.- ) (___)z
A quiet, compact version that is easy to copy.
/\_/\ ( o.o ) / \ (_____)~
A small body with a short tail.
/\_/\ ( o.o ) +--U-U--+ | | +-------+
A closed box with two paws on the edge.
/\_/\ ( o.o )__ / `. (_(__(_)-'
An elongated silhouette in four lines.
/\_/\ /\_/\ ( o.o ) ( o.o ) > ^ < > ^ <
Two faces with a space between them.
/\_/\ ( o.o ) _ / \___/ ) (_____)---'
A raised tail for a wider silhouette.
@ /|\ | \|/ |
A simple, narrow upright flower.
.-. ( ) `-' | --|-- |
A rounded head and two small leaves.
@ @ @ \|/ | / \
Three flowers in four lines.
_ _ ( v ) \ / V | /|\
A compact tulip silhouette.
| --+-- |
A point of light in three lines.
/\ / \ < > \ / \/
A symmetrical outline motif.
* .
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. *Scattered stars for a short decoration.
*
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* ***** *
*****
* *A solid star in five lines.
+------------------+ | | +------------------+
A frame to fill with short text.
o---o---o---o---o
A simple divider between two sections.
* . * . * . * . *
A short decorative line.
[==================]
A horizontal bar for a monospace area.
( ( ) ) .----. | |] |____|
A small cup for a break-time message.
/\ / \ /\ / \__/ \ / \
A minimal landscape in four lines.
><(((('>A fish on a single line.
,_, (O,O) ( ) -"-"-
A front-facing owl in four lines.
@}-;---
A one-line message.
@ | \|/ [___]
An upright design for a note.
@ @ | | /|\ /|\
A pair for a small text block.
* /| * | \| |
A narrow silhouette.
| -+- |
Three lines and three columns.
* * *
A one-line divider.
\ | / --*-- / | \
A central point with rays.
*---.. .
An asymmetrical horizontal design.
+-----------+ | TITRE | +-----------+
Replace TITRE and preserve the spaces.
+===========+ | | +===========+
A heavier border variant.
----->----->
A divider that points in a direction.
+----+ | | +----+
Four interior columns to fill.
/ \__ ( @\___ / O / (_____/ /_____/ U
Floppy ears and a muzzle.
/ \ / \ ( o o ) \ Y /
A compact three-line head.
/\_/\ ( o o ) / Y \ ( | | ) (_|_|_)
A short front-facing silhouette.
U^o^U
A one-line face.
()====()
An accessory to add separately.
/\ / \ /____\ | __ | || || ||__||
A little shelter to customise.
U-.-U z Z
A quiet face with long ears.
U^o^U U-.-U
Two faces on one line.
><>
A one-line message.
<><
A left-facing design.
><(((o>
A horizontal silhouette.
><> <><
Two fish separated by spaces.
o
o
><(((o>Bubbles extend the design upward.
.-------. / \ | ><> | \_________/
A fish in a rounded frame.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ><>
Two lines for a small scene.
><> ><> ><>
Three staggered small fish.
(\ /) (o.o) (> <)
Two long upright ears.
(\_/) ( . .) / >o< \ (__|__)
A silhouette with paws.
()()
(..)
(")(")Three very narrow lines.
(\ /) (-.-) (> <)
Closed eyes and long ears.
(\ /) (\ /) (o.o) (o.o) (> <) (> <)
Two equal-height faces.
\|/ V / \ \ / V
An accessory to place beside a rabbit.
(\ /) (o.o) --o-o--
A face above a divider.
+-------+ | (\ /) | | (o.o) | +-------+
A face in a monospace frame.
* /\ /oo\ /____\ ||
A narrow tree for a message.
* /\ /__\ / \ /____\ / \ /______\ ||
Three layers of branches.
>o< +--+--+ | | | +--+--+
A parcel with a central ribbon.
( ) | | | | _|_|_
A stylised flame above a candle.
\ | / --+-- / | \
A symmetrical five-column design.
| .-. ( * ) `-'
A four-line hanging ornament.
o-*--o-*--o-*
A festive one-line divider.
+----------+ | NOEL | +----------+
A short title inside a frame.
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Start with the available space, then choose a theme. A small complete drawing is easier to read than a large one split across the screen. Each card gives the longest line and the line count of the exact text copied, including leading spaces.
| Your purpose | Starting point | Check after pasting |
|---|---|---|
| Single-line message | Tiny face: 5 columns; tiny heart: 2 columns | The service does not replace the pattern with an emoji. |
| Small code block | Curious cat: 7 columns × 3 lines | Spaces before the ears remain intact. |
| Larger decoration | Two hearts: 17 columns × 5 lines | The widest line does not wrap. |
| Frame a heading | Empty frame: 20 columns × 3 lines | The inserted text uses no more than 18 inner columns. |
These examples contain exactly the same characters as their cards, with no tabs or trailing spaces. They are reproducible formatting examples, not evidence of testing in every messaging app.
/\_/\ ( o.o ) > ^ <
+------------------+ | | +------------------+
On GitHub, a fenced code block preserves text formatting: see the official code-block documentation and our ASCII guide for README files. For chat messages, follow the Discord copy-and-paste guide.
The characters used belong to the repertoire described in RFC 20. The heart <3 is ASCII; ♥ is not. Unicode characters and emoji are grouped separately on the symbols page.
ASCII alone does not guarantee alignment: a proportional font, removed spaces or a narrow screen can still change the result. For your own drawing, try the image converter; for a heading, use the text generator.
This selection includes simple patterns and variations on common forms. It is not a historical catalogue of ASCII art, and ArtASCII does not claim to have invented traditional emoticons or silhouettes.
Check the font and the leading spaces first. Copying only visible characters and missing those spaces moves the ears.
Yes, in a monospace font. Add their maximum widths and the separating spaces, then check the result on the narrowest screen you expect to use.