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layout: plaintext
title: List of Box Designs
permalink: /box-designs.html
longContent: true
created_at: 1999-04-06
last_modified_at: 2021-04-03 09:23:00 +0200
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57 Available Styles in "boxes-config":
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ada-box
(public domain), coded by Neil Bird <neil.bird@rdel.co.uk>:
---------------
-- --
-- --
---------------
ada-cmt
(public domain), coded by Neil Bird <neil.bird@rdel.co.uk>:
--
-- regular Ada
-- comments
--
bear
Hayley Jane Wakenshaw, coded by Thomas Jensen:
,---. ,---.
/ /"`.\.--"""--./,'"\ \
\ \ _ _ / /
`./ / __ __ \ \,'
/ /_O)_(_O\ \
| .-' ___ `-. |
.--| \_/ |--.
,' \ \ | / / `.
/ `. `--^--' ,' \
.-"""""-. `--.___.--' .-"""""-.
.-----------/ \------------------/ \--------------.
| .---------\ /------------------\ /------------. |
| | `-`--`--' `--'--'-' | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |_____________________________________________________________| |
|_________________________________________________________________|
)__________|__|__________(
| || |
|____________||____________|
),-----.( ),-----.( hjw
,' ==. \ / .== `.
/ ) ( \
`===========' `==========='
boxquote
Christian Molls <CMolls@gmx.net>:
,----[ mp3-wav ]
| #!/bin/sh
| # konvertiert im aktuellen Verzeichnis .mp3 in .wav
| for i in *.mp3; do
| mpg123 -v --stereo --rate 44100 -w "`basename "$i" .mp3`".wav "$i"
| done
`----
boy
Joan G. Stark <spunk1111@juno.com>, coded by Thomas Jensen:
.-"""-.
/ .===. \
\/ 6 6 \/
( \___/ )
_________ooo__\_____/______________
/ \
| joan stark spunk1111@juno.com |
| VISIT MY ASCII ART GALLERY: |
| http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7373/ |
\_______________________ooo_________/
| | |
|_ | _|
| | |
|__|__| jgs
/-'Y'-\
(__/ \__)
c
(public domain), coded by Thomas Jensen:
/*************/
/* */
/* */
/*************/
c-cmt
(public domain), coded by Thomas Jensen:
/* */
/* regular C language */
/* comments */
/* */
c-cmt2
(public domain), coded by Thomas Jensen:
/*
* regular C language
* comments
*/
caml
Michael Tiernan <Michael.Tiernan@gMail.com>:
(*************)
(* *)
(* *)
(*************)
capgirl
Joan G. Stark <spunk1111@juno.com>, coded by Thomas Jensen:
.-"```"-.
/_______; \
(_________)\|
/ / a a \ \(_)
/ ( \___/ ) \
________ooo\__\_____/__/___________
/ \
| joan stark spunk1111@juno.com |
| VISIT MY ASCII ART GALLERY: |
| http://www.ascii-art.com |
\________________________ooo________/
/ \
/:.:.:.:.:.:.:\
| | |
\==|==/ jgs
/-'Y'-\
(__/ \__)
cat
Joan G. Stark <spunk1111@juno.com>, coded by Thomas Jensen:
/\ /\
|`\\_,--="=--,_//`|
\ ." :'. .': ". /
==) _ : ' : _ (==
|>/O\ _ /O\<|
| \-"~` _ `~"-/ | jgs
>|`===. \_/ .===`|<
.-"-. \===' | '===/ .-"-.
.-----{'. '`}---\, .-'-. ,/---{.'. '}-----.
) `"---"` `~-===-~` `"---"` (
( joan stark )
) < spunk1111@juno.com > (
( ASCII ART GALLERY: )
) < http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7373/ > (
'-------------------------------------------'
cc
(public domain), coded by Bas van Gils <bvg@linuxfan.com>:
/****************
* *
* *
****************/
columns
unknown artist, coded by Thomas Jensen:
__^__ __^__
( ___ )---------------( ___ )
| / | | \ |
| / | | \ |
| / | | \ |
|___| |___|
(_____)---------------(_____)
diamonds
Joan G. Stark <spunk1111@juno.com>, coded by Thomas Jensen:
/\ /\ /\ /\
/\//\\/\ /\//\\/\ /\//\\/\ /\//\\/\
/\//\\\///\\/\//\\\///\\/\//\\\///\\/\//\\\///\\/\
//\\\//\/\\///\\\//\/\\///\\\//\/\\///\\\//\/\\///\\
\\//\/ \/\\//
\/ \/
/\ /\
//\\ joan stark spunk1111@juno.com //\\
\\// http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7373/ \\//
\/ \/
/\ /\
//\\/\ /\//\\
\\///\\/\//\\\///\\/\//\\\///\\/\//\\\///\\/\//\\\//
\/\\///\\\//\/\\///\\\//\/\\///\\\//\/\\///\\\//\/
\/\\//\/ \/\\//\/ \/\\//\/ \/\\//\/
\/ \/ \/ jgs \/
dog
Joan G. Stark <spunk1111@juno.com>, coded by Thomas Jensen:
__ _,--="=--,_ __
/ \." .-. "./ \
/ ,/ _ : : _ \/` \
\ `| /o\ :_: /o\ |\__/
`-'| :="~` _ `~"=: |
\` (_) `/ jgs
.-"-. \ | / .-"-.
.-----{ }--| /,.-'-.,\ |--{ }-----.
) (_)_)_) \_/`~-===-~`\_/ (_(_(_) (
( joan stark )
) < spunk1111@juno.com > (
( ASCII ART GALLERY: )
) < http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7373/ > (
'-------------------------------------------'
f90-box
(public domain), coded by Matt Thompson <fortran(at)gmail(dot)com>:
!!!!!!!!!!!!!
! !
! !
!!!!!!!!!!!!!
f90-cmt
(public domain), coded by Matt Thompson <fortran(at)gmail(dot)com>:
!
! regular comments used in Fortran 90+
!
face
Dmitry Bolshakov <bdimych@protonmail.com>:
.--(0) (0)--.
( \/ )
( \____/ )
( )
( face face face )
( face face face )
'--------------'
fence
Dmitry Bolshakov <bdimych@protonmail.com>:
/\ /\ /\ /\ /\
|__|__|__|__|__|
| | | | | |
| | fence | |
|__|__|__|__|__|
|__|__|__|__|__|
girl
Joan G. Stark <spunk1111@juno.com>, coded by Thomas Jensen:
.-"""-.
/ .===. \
/ / a a \ \
/ ( \___/ ) \
________ooo\__\_____/__/___________
/ \
| joan stark spunk1111@juno.com |
| VISIT MY ASCII ART GALLERY: |
| http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7373/ |
\________________________ooo________/
/ \
/:.:.:.:.:.:.:\
| | |
\==|==/ jgs
/-'Y'-\
(__/ \__)
headline
Thomas Jensen:
/*************/
/* */
/* */
/*************/
html
(public domain), coded by Thomas Jensen:
<!-- - - - - - - - - - - -->
<!-- -->
<!-- -->
<!-- -->
<!-- - - - - - - - - - - -->
html-cmt
(public domain), coded by Thomas Jensen:
<!-- -->
<!-- regular comments used in HTML files -->
<!-- -->
ian_jones
unknown artist, coded by Karl E. Jorgensen <karl@jorgensen.com>:
\\\///
/ _ _ \
(| (.)(.) |)
.----------------------.OOOo--()--oOOO.-----------------.
| |
| Your Text Here Your Text Here Your Text Here Your Tex |
| Your Text Here Your Text Here Your Text Here Your Tex |
| Your Text Here Your Text Here Your Text Here Your Tex |
| Your Text Here Your Text Here Your Text Here Your Tex |
| |
'--------------------.oooO------------------------------'
( ) Oooo.
\ ( ( )
\_) ) /
(_/
important
Dmitry Bolshakov <bdimych@protonmail.com>:
/\ !!!!!!!!!!! /\
|! | |! |
|! | important |! |
|__| |__|
(__)!!!!!!!!!!!(__)
important2
Dmitry Bolshakov <bdimych@protonmail.com>:
/\ /\ !!!!!!!!!!!! /\ /\
|! ||! |!!!!!!!!!!!!|! ||! |
|! ||! | |! ||! |
|! ||! | important2 |! ||! |
|! ||! | |! ||! |
|__||__|!!!!!!!!!!!!|__||__|
(__)(__)!!!!!!!!!!!!(__)(__)
important3
Dmitry Bolshakov <bdimych@protonmail.com>:
/\ /\ /\ !!!!!!!!!!!! /\ /\ /\
|! ||! ||! |!!!!!!!!!!!!|! ||! ||! |
|! ||! ||! |!!!!!!!!!!!!|! ||! ||! |
|! ||! ||! | |! ||! ||! |
|! ||! ||! | important3 |! ||! ||! |
|! ||! ||! | |! ||! ||! |
|! ||! ||! |!!!!!!!!!!!!|! ||! ||! |
|__||__||__|!!!!!!!!!!!!|__||__||__|
(__)(__)(__)!!!!!!!!!!!!(__)(__)(__)
java-cmt
(public domain), coded by Thomas Jensen:
//
// regular Java
// comments
//
javadoc
(public domain), coded by Ted Berg <tedberg@spiritone.com>:
/**
* Javadoc Comments
*
*/
jstone
schallee_@_darkmist.net, coded by Ed Schaller:
/*----------------+
| toast is yummy |
+----------------*/
lisp-cmt
(public domain), coded by Vijay Lakshminarayanan <liyer.vijay@gmail.com>:
;;
;; regular comments used in Lisp
;;
mouse
Joan G. Stark <spunk1111@juno.com>, coded by Thomas Jensen:
.--, .--,
( ( \.---./ ) )
'.__/o o\__.'
{= ^ =}
> - <
___________.""`-------`"".____________
/ \
\ o joan stark O /
/ spunk1111@juno.com \
\ ascii art gallery /
/ http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7373/ \
\______________________________________/
___)( )(___ jgs
(((__) (__)))
nuke
Joan G. Stark <spunk1111@juno.com>, coded by Thomas Jensen:
_ ._ _ , _ ._
(_ ' ( ` )_ .__)
( ( ( ) `) ) _)
(__ (_ (_ . _) _) ,__)
`~~`\ ' . /`~~`
,::: ; ; :::,
':::::::::::::::'
_________________jgs______/_ __ \________________________
| |
| BAD, BAD, BUG HERE :-) |
|_________________________________________________________|
parchment
unknown artist, coded by Thomas Jensen:
________________________
/\ \
\_| |
| |
| |
| ____________________|_
\_/_____________________/
peek
unknown artist, coded by Thomas Jensen:
/* _\|/_
(o o)
+----oOO-{_}-OOo---------------------+
| |
| C function headers? |
| |
| |
+-----------------------------------*/
pound-cmt
(public domain), coded by Thomas Jensen:
#
# regular comments used in Perl, Shell scripts, etc.
#
right
Thomas Jensen:
This can be used for marking code changes with your initials
(I don't like it, but some people work this way):
for (j=0; j<blank_count; ++j) /*@TJ@*/
fprintf (opt.outfile, "\n"); /*@TJ@*/
blank_count = 0; /*@TJ@*/
santa
Joan G. Stark <spunk1111@juno.com>, coded by Thomas Jensen:
.-"``"-.
/______; \
{_______}\|
(/ a a \)(_)
(.-.).-.)
_______ooo__( ^ )____________
/ '-.___.-' \
| joan stark |
| spunk1111@juno.com |
| ASCII ART GALLERY: |
| http://www.ascii-art.com |
\________________________ooo________/
|_ | _| jgs
\___|___/
{___|___}
|_ | _|
/-'Y'-\
(__/ \__)
scroll
unknown artist, coded by Thomas Jensen:
/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \
| /~~\ /~~\ |
|\ \ | | / /|
| \ /| |\ / |
| ~~ | | ~~ |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
\ |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| /
\ / \ /
~~~ ~~~
scroll-akn
akn, coded by Tristano Ajmone <tajmone@gmail.com>:
/"\/\_..---------------------------------._/\/"\
( _|| ||| Scroll-AKN... ||| ||_ )
\_/\/ || ------------------------------ || \/\_/
|| Original Design by "akn" (???) ||
|| Implemented in boxes by: ||
|| -~{ Tristano Ajmone }~- ||
/"\/\_|----------------------------------|_/\/"\
( _| |_ )
\_/\/ `----------------------------------' \/\_/
shell
(public domain), coded by Thomas Jensen:
#############
# #
# #
#############
simple
(public domain), coded by Thomas Jensen:
*************
* *
* *
*************
spring
Joan G. Stark <spunk1111@juno.com>, coded by Thomas Jensen:
,
/\^/`\
| \/ |
| | | SPRING IS IN THE AIR! jgs
\ \ / _ _
'\\//' _{ ' }_
|| joan stark { `.!.` }
|| <spunk1111@juno.com> ',_/Y\_,'
|| , {_,_}
|\ || |\ |
| | || | | ASCII ART GALLERY: (\| /)
| | || / / <http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7373/> \| //
\ \||/ / |//
`\\//` \\ \./ \\ / // \\./ \\ // \\ |/ /
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
stark1
Joan G. Stark <spunk1111@juno.com>, coded by Thomas Jensen:
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
^ -, ,-. . . ^
^ | ,-. ,-. ;-. `-, |- ,-. ;-. | ' ^
^ , | | | ,-| | | , ; | ,-| | |`. ^
^ `-' `-' `-^ ' ^ `-' `- `-^ ' ` ` ^
^ Spunk1111@juno.com ^
^ ,-. . . . . . ^
^ `-, ;-. . . ;-. | ' | | | | ^
^ , ; | | | | | | |`. | | | | ^
^ `-' |-' `-^ ' ^ ` ` ` ` ` ` ^
^ ` ^
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= jgs
stark2
Joan G. Stark <spunk1111@juno.com>, coded by Thomas Jensen:
.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@-:.
.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@-:.
.:-@ ____ (_, _, _, _, _, @-:.
.:-@ (-(__`,_ ,_ |_, | | | | Spunk1111@juno.com @-:.
.:-@ ____)|_)|_|| || \__, _|_ _|_ _|_ _|_ @-:.
.:-@ ( _| |_, @-:.
.:-@ ( ____, ____ (_, @-:.
.:-@ (-| _ _ ,_ (-(__`_|_ _ ,_ |_, @-:.
.:-@ _ |(_)(_|| | ____) | (_|| | \_, @-:.
.:-@ (__/ ( |_, @-:.
.:-@ @-:.
.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@-:. jgs
.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@.:-@-:.
stone
Fredrik Steen <fsteen@stone.nu>:
+-------------+
| stone |
+-------------+
sunset
Joan G. Stark <spunk1111@juno.com>, coded by Thomas Jensen:
.
. | .
\ | /
'. \ ' / .'
'. .'```'. .'
<>.............:::::::`.......`:::::::................<>
<>: ., .., . . . . . . . . . . joan stark :<>
<>: :, :.' : : :`.: :.' `: `: `: `: spunk1111 :<>
<>: ,.; : `.' : `: : `. : : : : @juno.com :<>
<>:..................................................:<> jgs
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
tex-box
(public domain), coded by Nic H:
%=============%
% TeX is love %
% Tex is life %
%=============%
tex-cmt
(public domain), coded by Nic H:
%
% regular TeX/LaTeX
% comments
%
twisted
Michael Naylor <mnaylor@math.fsu.edu>, coded by Tristano Ajmone <tajmone@gmail.com>:
._____. ._____. .________________________________________. ._____. ._____.
| ._. | | ._. | | .____________________________________. | | ._. | | ._. |
| !_| |_|_|_! | | !____________________________________! | | !_| |_|_|_! |
!___| |_______! !________________________________________! !___| |_______!
.___|_|_| |____________________________________________________|_|_| |___.
| ._____| |________________________________________________________| |_. |
| !_! | | | | | ! !_! |
!_____! | | * * * * * * * * * * * TWISTED * * * * * * * * * * | | !_____!
._____. | | -----------------------|------------------------- | | ._____.
| ._. | | | Just another cool ascii frame, brought to you by: | | | ._. |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | -~{ Tristano Ajmone }~- | | | | | |
| !_! | | | -----------------------|------------------------- | | ! !_! |
!_____! | | Derived from an ascii frame originally created by: | | !_____!
._____. | | | | ._____.
| ._. | | | -~{ Michael Naylor }~ | | | ._. |
| !_| |_|_|____________________________________________________| |_|_|_! |
!___| |________________________________________________________| |_______!
.___|_|_| |___. .________________________________________. .___|_|_| |___.
| ._____| |_. | | .____________________________________. | | ._____| |_. |
| !_! | | !_! | | !____________________________________! | | !_! | | !_! |
!_____! !_____! !________________________________________! !_____! !_____!
underline
Elmar Loos <elInfo@gmx.net>:
// Bla, foo bar!
// ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
unicornsay
unknown artist, coded by Mike Meyer <boxes@meyer.fm>:
_________________________________
/ \
| E L E C T R O L Y T E S |
\___________________________ __'\
|/ \\
\ \\ .
|\\/|
/ " '\
. . .
/ ) |
' _.' |
'-'/ \
unicornthink
unknown artist, coded by Mike Meyer <boxes@meyer.fm>:
_________________________________
/ \
| E L E C T R O L Y T E S |
\______________________________ '\
() \\
O \\ .
o |\\/|
/ " '\
. . .
/ ) |
' _.' |
'-'/ \
vim-box
(public domain), coded by Ricky Anderson <ricky.anderson2696@gmail.com>:
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
" Header seperator on your vim config's file (.vimrc) "
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
vim-cmt
Bram Moolenaar, coded by Thomas Jensen:
"
" comments used in the vim editor's config file (.vimrc)
"
whirly
unknown artist, coded by Thomas Jensen:
.+"+.+"+.+"+.+"+.+"+.+"+.+"+.+"+.+"+.+"+.+"+.+"+.+"+.+"+.+"+.
( )
) (
( )
"+.+"+.+"+.+"+.+"+.+"+.+"+.+"+.+"+.+"+.+"+.+"+.+"+.+"+.+"+.+"
xes
Joan G. Stark <spunk1111@juno.com>, coded by Thomas Jensen:
<\/><\/><\/>
<\/></\></\></\><\/>
</\> </\>
<\/> <\/>
</\> </\>
<\/> <\/>
</\> </\>
<\/> <\/>
</\> </\>
<\/> <\/>
</\><\/><\/><\/></\>
jgs </\></\></\>