# Animate scrolling background?

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/animate-scrolling-background/22970>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [October 2, 2023, 11:51pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/animate-scrolling-background/22970 "2023-10-02T23:51:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![JtSpeedRun](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/jtspeedrun/32/33167_2.png) [@JtSpeedRun](https://forum.makecode.com/u/JtSpeedRun)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2023, 11:51pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/animate-scrolling-background/22970/1 "2023-10-02T23:51:10Z")

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Is there a way to animate the scrolling back grounds or add layers to it?

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**Author:** ![richard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/richard/32/5417_2.png) [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/animate-scrolling-background/22970/2 "2023-10-03T00:00:52Z")

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Try the arcade-background-scroll extension:

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/9/948795c6d42884b6017a777fd478808ab0068fcc.png)

> **[bg-scroll-demo](https://arcade.makecode.com/S96056-33211-46982-64815)**
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> Made with ❤️ in Microsoft MakeCode Arcade.

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**Author:** ![Sarge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/sarge/32/19590_2.png) [@Sarge](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Sarge)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 12:01am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/animate-scrolling-background/22970/3 "2023-10-03T00:01:17Z")

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The background scroll extension includes parallax layers, if that’s what you mean?

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**Author:** ![JtSpeedRun](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/jtspeedrun/32/33167_2.png) [@JtSpeedRun](https://forum.makecode.com/u/JtSpeedRun)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/animate-scrolling-background/22970/4 "2023-10-03T16:42:12Z")

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Is there a way to animate the background sprites? just like a regular sprite

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**Author:** ![Luke](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/luke/32/32519_2.png) [@Luke](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Luke)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/animate-scrolling-background/22970/5 "2023-10-03T16:49:41Z")

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To do the parallax effect make layers further away scroll slower

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**Author:** ![TeddyB](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/teddyb/32/35627_2.png) [@TeddyB](https://forum.makecode.com/u/TeddyB)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/animate-scrolling-background/22970/6 "2023-10-03T19:49:41Z")

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Is there an extension for a spotlight?