Draw a Box Around Text

The Draw a Box Around Text Tool wraps your text in customizable decorative borders. Choose from preset box styles or define your own corners and lines. You can adjust padding, fill characters, and choose whether each line has its own box or the text is enclosed as a whole. Supports file import/export and clipboard copy.

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Supported file types: .txt
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How to Use:

  1. Paste or type your text into the input box.
  2. Choose a box style (ASCII, Unicode, Light, or Custom).
  3. If using Custom, fill in the characters for the corners and edges.
  4. Set vertical and horizontal padding to control spacing inside the box.
  5. Choose a fill character to pad around the text (default is space).
  6. Use the “Box Mode” dropdown to select:
    • One Box for All Text
    • One Box Per Line
  7. Click “Draw Box” to generate the output.
  8. Use “Copy Output” to copy it to clipboard or “Export to File” to download.
  9. Use “Choose File” to load a .txt file into the input.
  10. Use “Clear All” to reset the input, output, and line counter.

What Draw a Box Around Text Tool can do:

  • Surrounds your input with ASCII or Unicode box borders.
  • Supports one box for the full text or separate boxes per line.
  • Allows full customization of corners and edges when in Custom mode.
  • Lets you pad inside the box both vertically and horizontally.
  • Offers control over fill character and output format.
  • Includes export, file import, and clipboard copy options.

Example:

Input:

Hello
World
Boxed!

Output (One Box for All Text):

+---------+
| Hello   |
| World   |
| Boxed!  |
+---------+

Output (One Box Per Line):

+-------+
| Hello |
+-------+
+-------+
| World |
+-------+
+--------+
| Boxed! |
+--------+

Common Use Cases:

This tool is ideal for formatting text in scripts, console messages, stylized plain-text banners, or for visual separation in log files or generated output. Great for developers, content creators, and CLI users who want to make their text stand out.

Useful Tools & Suggestions:

If you’re boxing text for emphasis, Center Text helps you position it neatly inside the frame so it doesn’t look lopsided. And for a more styled finish, Add an Underline to Text can give the content an extra layer of visual separation without overcomplicating the layout.

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