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ASCII Art Shallow Pan Of Food: Copy and Paste

A wide, shallow pan with a handle, containing an irregular mass of food. Below are three sizes you can copy straight to clipboard, in your choice of character set. Each size downloads as a text file or a PNG.

Character set

Small (36 cols x 14 lines)

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Medium (54 cols x 22 lines)

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Large (72 cols x 28 lines)

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# the shallow pan of food in the library
txt/food/shallow-pan-of-food/gradient-small.txt
txt/food/shallow-pan-of-food/extended-xl.txt
  + 14 more: 4 sets x 4 sizes
png/dark/food/shallow-pan-of-food.png
png/light/food/shallow-pan-of-food.png
png/transparent-dark-ink/food/shallow-pan-of-food.png
png/transparent-light-ink/food/shallow-pan-of-food.png
svg/food/shallow-pan-of-food.svg

Shallow pan of food ASCII art is ideal for culinary communities on Reddit, Discord servers focused on baking or casseroles, or as a decorative element in a food blog. The wide, shallow pan shape and visible contents make it versatile for representing various dishes like paella or a gratin. The medium size is good for general online use. For a quick chat message, the small version is a compact option.

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Frequently asked questions

Where can I effectively use this shallow pan of food ASCII art?

It's great for food-related subreddits, cooking discussion forums, or as a visual in a project's README file if it has a culinary theme. It suggests comfort food or a shared meal.

What size works best for a forum post?

The medium size is excellent for forum posts. It provides enough detail to be clearly a pan of food without overwhelming the text, especially on forums that support monospace fonts.

Will this display correctly in an email about a potluck?

Email clients vary in how they handle ASCII art. Test it first by sending it to yourself. The small size has a better chance of rendering without distortion due to variable-width fonts.

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