Octopus Stencil Clipart ASCII Art
A dark octopus stencil with a rounded head, narrow white eyes and curling arms dotted with white sucker cutouts on a transparent background
The rounded head and curling arms are the useful shapes at 40 columns. At 80, more gaps between the arms remain open, but the small white sucker cutouts still lose detail.
Built Standard preview: 100 columns by 55 rows. Each result card lists its recipe. Select the text below to copy it without JavaScript.
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- Original source
- Openclipart item Octopus silhouette clip art graphics (item 323055). Evidence link Evidence: Downloaded unchanged on October 29, 2026 from https://openclipart.org/download/323055/octopus-silhouette-stencil.svg; source SHA-256 5a91315ffee4d4167600c4c1cefd4c1416b3a2d3161a3f3a22f6662b7a628ead. liftarn is the credited Openclipart uploader; the listing identifies FreeSVG.org as the original publisher, not liftarn as the original illustrator. The linked publisher page https://freesvg.org/octopus-silhouette-clip-art-graphics also states CC0 reuse terms..
- File creator
- liftarn, credited on the exact Openclipart item page. Evidence link Evidence: The item metadata names liftarn as the artist and describes the work as: "Silhouette of an octopus. Originally published by Freesvg.org".
- License or terms
- CC0 1.0 Public Domain Dedication, as listed in the exact item metadata. Evidence link Evidence: The item metadata links this file to CC0 1.0. Openclipart states that its artists release uploaded works under CC0: https://openclipart.org/share. Attribution is included here voluntarily; no other work by this artist is cleared by this record..
- Preparation
- The original SVG is bundled unchanged. Sharp 0.35.5 rasterizes it to a transparent PNG at 96 dpi for the browser editor and generated preview; transparency is composited to white by the converter. Evidence: Original SVG SHA-256 5a91315ffee4d4167600c4c1cefd4c1416b3a2d3161a3f3a22f6662b7a628ead; derived PNG SHA-256 b54174153595a6eb6e37343d3124594ef08f76d6daac1d5cd9281c86c1cecae4. The generated preview manifest records the sampled raster and output; scripts/build-example-previews.cjs uses Sharp/Lanczos3 and the production StandardMode..
Owner review: PENDING. The exact Openclipart item, artist attribution, CC0 metadata and bundled source hash are documented for owner review. Attribution is retained voluntarily.
Standard ASCII
Standard ASCII Art: 100 columns; rows = max(1, round(columns × source height / source width × 0.55)).
Character ramp: @%#*+=-:. (including a final space).
Brightness 100%, contrast 100%, saturation 100%, hue 0, sepia 0%, inversion off. Dithering: none.
Open this recipe in the editor to keep this source, mode and settings. Browser resampling and fonts can differ from the built preview. Copy/TXT retain text; PNG uses black text on white at 12 px monospace, at least 1.2 line spacing and 20 px padding, independent of screen theme.
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Edge detection
Edge Detection Only: 100 columns; rows = max(1, round(columns × source height / source width × 0.55)).
Edge Intensity: 1. Uses directional Unicode lines, not the selected character ramp.
Brightness 100%, contrast 100%, saturation 100%, hue 0, sepia 0%, inversion off. Dithering does not apply to this mode.
Open this recipe in the editor to keep this source, mode and settings. Browser resampling and fonts can differ from the built preview. Copy/TXT retain text; PNG uses black text on white at 12 px monospace, at least 1.2 line spacing and 20 px padding, independent of screen theme.
Character Optimization matches local glyph shapes in 4x8 cells at 8 px monospace. Compare texture with Standard; it is not a universal quality improvement, and your display font does not change the matching font.
Character Optimization
Character Optimization: 100 columns; rows = max(1, round(columns × source height / source width × 0.55)).
Character ramp: @%#*+=-:. (including a final space).
Brightness 100%, contrast 100%, saturation 100%, hue 0, sepia 0%, inversion off. Dithering: none.
Open this recipe in the editor to keep this source, mode and settings. Browser resampling and fonts can differ from the built preview. Copy/TXT retain text; PNG uses black text on white at 12 px monospace, at least 1.2 line spacing and 20 px padding, independent of screen theme.
Mosaic comparisons use 15 symbol columns, not the 100 columns of the character modes. The detailed recipe increases contrast to 150%; choose Coarse mosaic in the editor for the original five-column style.
Detailed emoji mosaic
Emoji Mosaic: sampling width 60, Emoji Size 4, squares set, transparent-cell symbol "⬜". Final columns = ceil(width / Emoji Size); rows depend on source aspect ratio.
Brightness 100%, contrast 150%, saturation 100%, hue 0, sepia 0%, inversion off. Dithering does not apply to this mode.
Open this recipe in the editor to keep this source, mode and settings. Browser resampling and fonts can differ from the built preview. Copy/TXT retain text; PNG uses black text on white at 12 px monospace, at least 1.2 line spacing and 20 px padding, independent of screen theme.
What changes in this comparison?
The rounded head and curling arms remain visible at 40 columns. At 80, the gaps between the arms are clearer and the narrow eyes occupy more cells.
Compare the curled arm at right and the downward arms beneath the head. Look for the small white sucker cutouts: they become scattered light marks rather than clean circles.
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This is a stylized stencil, not an anatomical diagram. Even at 80 columns and 44 rows, the small sucker cutouts and the highlight above the head lose detail.
Standard specimens use @%#*+=-:. including the final space. Unless labeled otherwise, brightness, contrast and saturation are 100%, hue is 0, sepia is 0%, inversion is off and dithering is None.
Observations refer to these built specimens, not a best-setting recommendation. Sampling uses Sharp/Lanczos3 and the site's conversion code. Browser sampling and fonts may differ. View this comparison source.
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