pbmtext

renders text as a PBM bitmap image

Create text image

$ pbmtext "[Hello World]" > [output.pbm]

Create with specific font

$ pbmtext -font [fixed] "[Hello]" > [output.pbm]

Create with built-in font

$ pbmtext -builtin [fixed] "[Hello]" > [output.pbm]

pbmtext [options] [text]

pbmtext renders text as a PBM bitmap image. Part of Netpbm toolkit for creating text graphics. Supports BDF fonts and built-in fonts.

-font file

BDF font file.

-builtin name

Built-in font (fixed, bdf).

-space pixels

Space between characters.

-lspace pixels

Line spacing.

-nomargins

No margins around text.

sudo apt install netpbm

sudo dnf install netpbm

sudo pacman -S netpbm

sudo apk add netpbm

sudo zypper install netpbm

brew install netpbm

nix profile install nixpkgs#netpbm