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Show HN: Bigwords.page – Turn any screen into a sign. The URL is the app

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In short

Bigwords.page allows users to create interactive messages by typing a message after the hashtag symbol, turning any screen into a sign, timer, or message. The app supports Markdown formatting, QR codes, and images, and is completely free with no need for an account or server storage.

Key points

  • Bigwords.page is a tool that turns any screen into a dynamic interactive message.: Bigwords.page is a tool that turns any screen into a dynamic interactive message.
  • Completely free with no need for an account or server storage.: Completely free with no need for an account or server storage.

Big words for any screen

Make a full-screen sign, timer or message from a link. Hold up your phone at arrivals, put a countdown on the TV, or show the Wi-Fi password at the front desk. No account, no app, nothing stored on a server. The link is the whole display, so you can share it or bookmark it.

Make one by hand

Using the built-in editor is easiest, but generate a link however you like.

Type a message after the #. Spaces are %20.

https://bigwords.page/#Hello%20WorldAdd settings with &key=value.

https://bigwords.page/#Hello%20World&bg=000000&fg=ffd60a&font=4%0A starts a new line. # makes a heading (write it as %23).

https://bigwords.page/#%23%20Room%20204%0AMeeting%20in%20progress|| splits the message into slides.

https://bigwords.page/#Coffee%20%E2%98%95||Tea%20%F0%9F%8D%B5||Water%20%F0%9F%92%A7&interval=2

Use cases

Every card is a working link. Open it fullscreen, or load it into the editor and make it yours.

What it does

Auto-fitText grows to fill any screen, from a phone to a stadium board.

Any deviceWorks in any browser: phones, tablets, laptops, smart TVs.

Markdown**bold**, *italic*, # and ## headings, real line breaks.

SlidesSplit with || and they rotate on a timer.

CountdownsPut {countdown} anywhere and set &until= for a date or &timer= for a length of time.

QR codes & imagesLinks, Wi-Fi, calls, texts and email, generated in your browser. No third-party services.

Private by designThe message lives in the URL fragment, which browsers never send to a server.

Original source: bigwords.page

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