# Color outline

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/color-outline/30386>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** art\
**Created:** [August 31, 2024, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/color-outline/30386 "2024-08-31T18:52:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![not\_a\_lemon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/not_a_lemon/32/35289_2.png) [@not\_a\_lemon](https://forum.makecode.com/u/not_a_lemon)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2024, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/color-outline/30386/1 "2024-08-31T18:52:40Z")

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in the image editor, you can press Shift+F to outline your image in black. is it possible to code the game to run this action in game rather than in the editor? any help is appreciated!

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**Author:** ![platformermaster](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/platformermaster/32/16102_2.png) [@platformermaster](https://forum.makecode.com/u/platformermaster)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2024, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/color-outline/30386/2 "2024-09-01T20:38:37Z")

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You could use set sprite image although is probably not what you want…

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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:** [September 1, 2024, 11:36pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/color-outline/30386/3 "2024-09-01T23:36:17Z")

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Yes I did this for card delver for my card rewards screen!

> [@Card Game: Sprites behaving in satisfying, unintentional ways](https://forum.makecode.com/t/card-game-sprites-behaving-in-satisfying-unintentional-ways/20445/38):
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> [CARDREWARDS] [image] [image] eyes eyes some sneaky peeks

luckily i work on complex code outside of the game so i have just the outline code seperate to the main project

> **[Outline Test](https://arcade.makecode.com/32969-62175-25227-22685)**
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> Made with ❤️ in Microsoft MakeCode Arcade.
