pxt-common-packages/libs/game/docs/reference/images/sprite-image.md

Microsoft MakeCode (PXT) common packages

# sprite Image

The container and editor block for a sprite image.

```sig
images._spriteImage(null)
```

Clicking on the image window in the block will open the image editor and a you can create a new image or edit the current one. The image is used when a sprite is created or as a different image to assign to a sprite.

## Parameters

* **image**: The [image](/types/image) to use for a sprite.

## Example #example

Create a new sprite with an image of a donut.

```blocks
let mySprite = sprites.create(img`
    . . . . . . b b b b a a . . . . 
    . . . . b b d d d 3 3 3 a a . . 
    . . . b d d d 3 3 3 3 3 3 a a . 
    . . b d d 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 a . 
    . b 3 d 3 3 3 3 3 b 3 3 3 3 a b 
    . b 3 3 3 3 3 a a 3 3 3 3 3 a b 
    b 3 3 3 3 3 a a 3 3 3 3 d a 4 b 
    b 3 3 3 3 b a 3 3 3 3 3 d a 4 b 
    b 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 d a 4 4 e 
    a 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 d a 4 4 4 e 
    a 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 d d a 4 4 4 e . 
    a a 3 3 3 d d d a a 4 4 4 e e . 
    . e a a a a a a 4 4 4 4 e e . . 
    . . e e b b 4 4 4 4 b e e . . . 
    . . . e e e e e e e e . . . . . 
    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
    `, SpriteKind.Food)
```

## See also

[create](/reference/sprites/create),
[set image](/reference/sprites/sprite/set-image)