Editing ASCII art (section)

===Typewriter art===
[[File:Brooklyn-Daily-Eagle-1875-01-06 (cropped).png|thumb|alt=A portion of the [[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]], 6 January 1875, showing an advertisement made from typewriter art.|"Typewriter art" advertisement in the ''[[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]]'', 6 January 1875]]
Since 1867, typewriters have been used for creating visual art.{{better source needed|date=August 2013}}<ref name="joanstark">{{cite web |last= Stark|first= Joan G.| author-link= Joan Stark|title= The History of ASCII (Text) Art| date= 2001| access-date  = 5 March 2008| archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20091026141759/http://geocities.com/SoHo/7373/history.htm| archive-date = 26 October 2009 |url-status= dead|url= http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7373/history.htm}}</ref><ref>
{{cite web| url=http://www.typewritermuseum.org/lib/library_art2.html| title= Typewriter Art| last = Robert| first= Paul| date = 11 May 2005| publisher = The Virtual Typewriter Museum| access-date = 5 March 2008}}
</ref> Typists could find guides in books or magazines with instructions on how to type portraits or other depictions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-01-18 |title=D.I.Y. Typewriter Art |url=https://loriemerson.net/2013/01/18/d-i-y-typewriter-art/ |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=loriemerson |language=en}}</ref>