pxt-microbit/docs/projects/spy/name-tag.md

micro:bit target for Microsoft MakeCode (PXT)

# Name Tag

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## Turn your micro:bit into a digital name tag @unplugged

See your name in 💡 lights! 💡  Code the micro:bit to scroll your name across the screen.

![Name scrolling on the LEDs](/static/mb/projects/name-tag/name-tag.gif)

## {Step 1}

Use the basic ``||basic:show string||`` function to display the text `"My name is: "`. Type the code below, or drag a code snippet from the ``||basic:Basic||`` Toolbox category.

```spy
basic.showString("My name is: ")
```

## {Step 2}

Add another ``||basic:show a string||`` line of code, and type in your first name.

```spy
basic.showString("My name is: ")
basic.showString("Sarah!")
```

## {Step 3}

Add another ``||basic:show string||`` line of code, and display the text `"My age is: "`. Then use the basic ``||basic:show number||`` function to display your age.

```spy
basic.showString("My name is: ")
basic.showString("Sarah!")
basic.showString("My age is: ")
basic.showNumber(9)
```

## {Step 4}

Look at the @boardname@ simulator on the screen. Do you see your name and age? ⭐ Great job! ⭐ You've turned the micro:bit into a digital name tag!

## {Step 5}

If you have a @boardname@ device, connect it to your computer and click the ``|Download|`` button. Follow the instructions to transfer your code onto the @boardname@ and watch your name and age appear in lights! 

## {Step 6}

Go further - try adding more ``||basic:show string||`` and ``||basic:show number||`` functions to tell people more about yourself (favorite color, lucky number). Learn more about how the @boardname@ lights work by watching [this video](https://youtu.be/qqBmvHD5bCw).