Fractal Type
Choose which escape-time fractal to render. Julia uses the seed values below; Mandelbrot uses the coordinate plane directly.
julia
Julia
Mandelbrot
Seed X / Cx
For Julia sets, this is the real part of the complex seed. Small changes here can completely reshape the figure.
-0.7269
Seed Y / Cy
Imaginary part of the Julia seed. Nudging this value changes branch twist, density, and symmetry.
0.1889
Iterations
Higher iteration counts reveal more detail but render more slowly.
80
Zoom
Zooms into the current coordinate space. Higher values magnify the fractal and reduce the visible area.
1.00x
Pan X
Moves the sampled view left or right across the fractal plane without changing the seed.
0.000
Pan Y
Moves the sampled view up or down. Useful for centering interesting structures after zooming.
0.000
Charset
Changes the ASCII ramp used for brightness mapping.
dense
Dense
Medium
Blocks
Invert
Flips the brightness mapping so dense clusters appear where the original view was dark, and vice versa.
Reverse character mapping
Auto Render
When enabled, moving a control redraws the fractal immediately.
Live update
Render
Reset
Ascii Fractal Window
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