# pbmtext > Render text as a PBM image. > See also: `pbmtextps`. > More information: . - Render a single line of text as a PBM image: `pbmtext "{{Hello World!}}" > {{path/to/output.pbm}}` - Render multiple lines of text as a PBM image: `echo "{{Hello\nWorld!}}" | pbmtext > {{path/to/output.pbm}}` - Render text using a custom font supplied as a PBM file: `pbmtext {{[-f|-font]}} {{path/to/font.pbm}} "{{Hello World!}}" > {{path/to/output.pbm}}` - Specify the number of pixels between characters and lines: `echo "{{Hello\nWorld!}}" | pbmtext {{[-s|-space]}} {{3}} {{[-ls|-lspace]}} {{10}} > {{path/to/output.pbm}}`