blahaj

Display a colorful shark

$ blahaj --shark

$ blahaj --flag

$ echo "[text]" | blahaj

$ echo "[text]" | blahaj --colors [rainbow]

$ echo "[text]" | blahaj --words

$ echo "[text]" | blahaj --background

$ blahaj --flags

$ echo "[text]" | blahaj --random

blahaj [options] [text]

blahaj is a lolcat-like CLI tool that colorizes text input using pride flag colors and displays ASCII art sharks. Named after the popular IKEA shark plushie, it brings colorful output to your terminal.
The tool can colorize text by character, word, or line using various pride flag color schemes, and can also display the beloved BLAHAJ shark in ASCII art.

-s, --shark

Display the BLAHAJ shark ASCII art

Display a pride flag

Color scheme to use (default: trans)

Use a random color scheme

Color individual characters

Color individual words

Color the background instead of text

Multiplier for flag size

List all available color schemes/flags

Show help message

Common color schemes include: trans, rainbow, gay, lesbian, bi, pan, nonbinary, ace, aro, genderqueer, genderfluid, and many more.

Output requires a terminal that supports ANSI color codes. Some color schemes may not display correctly on terminals with limited color support. The tool is primarily for entertainment and terminal customization.

BLAHAJ was created by GeopJr as a fun terminal tool inspired by lolcat and the viral popularity of the IKEA BLAHAJ shark plushie, particularly within LGBTQ+ communities. Multiple implementations exist in Crystal, Node.js, and Rust.

lolcat(1), figlet(1), cowsay(1)