diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a796871
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+  // Disable trimming trailing whitespace for markdown files to preserve ASCII art
+  "[markdown]": {
+    "files.trimTrailingWhitespace": false
+  },
+  
+  // Keep trimming enabled for other file types
+  "[typescript]": {
+    "files.trimTrailingWhitespace": true
+  },
+  "[typescriptreact]": {
+    "files.trimTrailingWhitespace": true
+  },
+  "[json]": {
+    "files.trimTrailingWhitespace": true
+  },
+  "[javascript]": {
+    "files.trimTrailingWhitespace": true
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ba1f752..3058c34 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
 <div align="center">
 
+```
+              _        _             _ _            
+  ___ ___ ___| |_ __ _| |_ _   _ ___| (_)_ __   ___ 
+ / __/ __/ __| __/ _` | __| | | / __| | | '_ \ / _ \
+| (_| (__\__ \ || (_| | |_| |_| \__ \ | | | | |  __/
+ \___\___|___/\__\__,_|\__|\__,_|___/_|_|_| |_|\___|
+                                                     
+```
+
 # ccstatusline
 
-**🎨 A highly customizable status line formatter for Claude Code CLI**  
+**🎨 A highly customizable status line formatter for Claude Code CLI**
 *Display model info, git branch, token usage, and other metrics in your terminal*
 
 [![npm version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/ccstatusline.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/ccstatusline)