figlet

Generate ASCII banners from user input. See also: showfigfonts. More information: http://www.figlet.org/figlet-man.html.

Generate by directly inputting text:

figlet {{input_text}}
Use a custom font file:

figlet {{input_text}} -f {{path/to/font_file.flf}}
Use a font from the default font directory (the extension can be omitted):

figlet {{input_text}} -f {{font_filename}}
Pipe command output through FIGlet:

{{command}} | figlet
Show available FIGlet fonts:

showfigfonts {{optional_string_to_display}}