ASCII Word Art

Create an ASCII banner for a short word or phrase. The output should feel like a mini TAAG-style banner, but generated locally using the included font map.

Inputs to ask for

• Text (1-20 characters, spaces allowed)
• Optional: style name (default: block-5)
• Optional: align (left, center, right)
• Optional: max width (characters)

If inputs are missing, choose a safe default and continue.

Output format

Use this structure:

• Title: "ASCII Word Art"
• Text
• Style
• Align
• Art block (fenced code block)
• One-line usage tip

Steps

1. Normalize text to uppercase.
2. Load the font map from assets/font-block-5x5.txt.
3. For each character:

- Map A-Z and 0-9. - For spaces, insert a 1-column gap. - For unknown characters, use the glyph defined in the font map.

1. Replace '.' with spaces in the final art lines, then trim trailing spaces.
2. Combine rows into a multi-line banner.
3. Apply alignment if a max width is given.
4. Keep the total output under 120 words.

Constraints

• Use only ASCII characters in the art block.
• Keep each art line at or under the max width if provided.
• If the text is longer than 20 characters, trim and add "..." in plain text (not in the art block).

See examples in [references/EXAMPLES.md](references/EXAMPLES.md).