Show HN: Turn your name into a tree in an infinite procedural shanshui landscape

6/12/2026 at 11:49:47 PM

This is so cool! Could you add a feature to export my tree as an svg please? Would love to put it on my git profile !

by rdksu

6/13/2026 at 12:37:41 AM

Thanks rdksu. This means a lot to me. I just added the download feature. Now you can download your name as a PNG or SVG!

by subairui

6/13/2026 at 6:02:26 AM

It’s a creation done in a way I hadn't imagined. It’s a great idea, and I liked the way it was executed. I hope there will be a wider variety of wood types available in the future so we can choose!

by twosky

6/13/2026 at 11:40:49 AM

Thanks, twosky! That's a really interesting idea. I'll play around with it and see where it leads!

by subairui

6/13/2026 at 7:22:45 AM

I love the procedural trees, I was wondering if I should use the seals as a logo for some of my open source projects.

Great work!

by elnatro

6/13/2026 at 11:21:07 AM

Thanks, elnatro. And yes, of course! The “seals” are made with a project I built called APack. You can try it here: https://apack.bairui.dev/

by subairui

6/13/2026 at 2:48:02 AM

Very simple and beautiful! I planted a couple too.

I wish I could zoom in further to get closeups of trees and names and the mountains.

All the same it's very nice!

by yardshop

6/13/2026 at 3:43:47 AM

Hi yardshop, thanks for the kind words and the wonderful suggestion. I just updated the project so you can zoom in much further than before. Feel free to try it again!

by subairui

6/10/2026 at 2:59:59 PM

This is very clean & creative project I planted a couple of trees of different names & symbols the one with constant reptition of characters are attractive especially when you can see a unique pattern

by Invictus1001

6/10/2026 at 3:06:32 PM

Thanks, Invictus1001! I use a deterministic algorithm to convert a name into a tree, so the same input always generates the same result. I'm glad you enjoyed exploring the different patterns—repeated characters often create some particularly interesting structures!

by subairui

6/13/2026 at 3:47:33 AM

Wow this is really creative. Keep up the good work!

by passiflora96

6/13/2026 at 3:57:43 AM

Thanks passiflora96! I'll share more when I build more!

by subairui

6/13/2026 at 12:42:24 AM

I really liked the idea! Great work.

by m1rsh0

6/13/2026 at 12:43:17 AM

Thanks mirsh0! I hope you enjoy it!

by subairui

6/13/2026 at 5:25:32 AM

I love this

by infinitebit

6/13/2026 at 11:24:58 AM

Thanks infinitebit!

by subairui

6/13/2026 at 4:55:47 AM

Love it !

by zoom6628

6/13/2026 at 11:25:14 AM

Thanks zoom6628!

by subairui

6/13/2026 at 3:54:39 AM

Cool idea. Fun to see these creative things online.

by iJohnDoe

6/13/2026 at 3:59:05 AM

Thanks, iJohnDoe! That's exactly the whole point. I want more people to engage with it!

by subairui