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Some ASCII Art is Supposed to be White Text on a Black Background

ASCII Art: "Einstein" and Inverted Brightness

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Two images of the same ASCII artwork of Einstein next to a text explanation about ASCII art. In the first, the background is white and the text is black. In the second, the text is white and the background is black. The explanation mentions that some characters are "darker" and others are "lighter" showing them in a scale that only makes sense if the background is black.

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An example of an ASCII artwork as black text on white background compared to white text on black background. Observe how it becomes clear the the artwork's colors had been displayed inverted compared to how it was intended to be displayed. Artwork taken from: [http://music.hyperreal.org/artists/b12/gallery/ascii/ascii.faq] (accessed 2024-10-05).

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