# \[BUG\] tilemap8 doesnt work

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/bug-tilemap8-doesnt-work/45730>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [September 5, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/bug-tilemap8-doesnt-work/45730 "2026-09-05T21:07:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![VoxelMaster64](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/voxelmaster64/32/32075_2.png) [@VoxelMaster64](https://forum.makecode.com/u/VoxelMaster64)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/bug-tilemap8-doesnt-work/45730/1 "2026-09-05T21:07:30Z")

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@richard

steps:

1. create a project
2. go to js
3. type tilemap8``
4. click tilemap button to the left
5. makecode breaks!

Windows 11, Chrome

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**Author:** ![Astro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/astro/32/35479_2.png) [@Astro](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Astro)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2026, 5:35am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/bug-tilemap8-doesnt-work/45730/2 "2026-09-06T05:35:02Z")

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With all due respect, could it possibly be because 8x8 tile maps aren’t normally supported?

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**Author:** ![VoxelMaster64](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/voxelmaster64/32/32075_2.png) [@VoxelMaster64](https://forum.makecode.com/u/VoxelMaster64)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2026, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/bug-tilemap8-doesnt-work/45730/3 "2026-09-06T18:48:44Z")

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no, before the latest update, 8x8 tilemaps worked. Also, 4x4, 8x8, 16x16, and 32x32 are all supported.

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**Author:** ![TheEarth](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/theearth/32/34579_2.png) [@TheEarth](https://forum.makecode.com/u/TheEarth)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2026, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/bug-tilemap8-doesnt-work/45730/4 "2026-09-06T19:07:53Z")

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they definitely are to some extent or they would show up at all in the js editor

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**Author:** ![VoxelMaster64](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/voxelmaster64/32/32075_2.png) [@VoxelMaster64](https://forum.makecode.com/u/VoxelMaster64)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/bug-tilemap8-doesnt-work/45730/5 "2026-09-21T22:04:24Z")

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@richard ?