---
title: "Image-to-Braille"
description: "Converts images into Unicode braille characters, giving a text-only dithered rendering that works anywhere text does."
canonical: "https://vibing.inc/library/image-to-braille-vg-0136"
category: "Backgrounds, Effects & CSS Oddities"
subcategory: "Dithering & pixel"
license: "open-source"
author: "(@505e06b2)"
source: "https://github.com/505e06b2/Image-to-Braille"
---

# Image-to-Braille
Converts images into Unicode braille characters, giving a text-only dithered rendering that works anywhere text does.
## Facts
- Source: https://github.com/505e06b2/Image-to-Braille
- Category: Backgrounds, Effects & CSS Oddities / Dithering & pixel
- Author: (@505e06b2)
- Licence: open-source
- Tags: ascii, braille, dithering, text
## Why it's a gem
Braille gives four times ASCII's resolution; pure text art that survives copy-paste
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