# ASCII Clouds

6 Hacker News commenters recommended ASCII Clouds and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a beautiful, fun toy with subtle, inspiring detail and shared source. Caveat: some cells flicker rapidly between two symbols.

## Why people recommend it

- Visually appealing and fun to play with (2 comments): "Visually appealing and fun to play with, however." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46613590)) "it's utterly beautiful, and a joy to play with" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46615852))

## What people warn about

- Some cells flicker between symbols (1 comments): "Really like it, only thing some of the cells can be jittery and rapidly switch back and forth between two symbols" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46614004))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "ASCII Clouds", https://hackerapproved.com/p/ascii-clouds/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).