At the time when computers didn’t have fancy graphics, they used the ASCII characters “|”, “\”, “/”, and “.”. You can simply go to Photo2Text and upload your picture and convert your picture to ASCII characters, just like the old days. You can also choose what type of character set you like and what kind of brightness you are looking for.

There is Firefox add on available to convert any image to ASCII art with just one right click. Photo to Text Convertor Add on for firefox. High-contrast photos work best, and your file has to be smaller than 200K. Make a few high-tech adjustments, then take it low-fi at Photo2text.

Website : Convert Photos to ASCII Art at Photo2Text