# Does anybody know how to change the look of the in game a button and the "life" heart?

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/does-anybody-know-how-to-change-the-look-of-the-in-game-a-button-and-the-life-heart/27120>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [February 20, 2024, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/does-anybody-know-how-to-change-the-look-of-the-in-game-a-button-and-the-life-heart/27120 "2024-02-20T19:58:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![smashedretrofrog](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/smashedretrofrog/32/13619_2.png) [@smashedretrofrog](https://forum.makecode.com/u/smashedretrofrog)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2024, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/does-anybody-know-how-to-change-the-look-of-the-in-game-a-button-and-the-life-heart/27120/1 "2024-02-20T19:58:09Z")

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![Screenshot 2024-02-19 8.11.40 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/d/d1b79727587917ce2fd27cbe374784a99f7a4e66.png)  
 ![Screenshot 2024-02-19 8.12.11 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/5/52fd7a37d8a1de190206a0fc4456c99faab25aad.png)

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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:** [February 20, 2024, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/does-anybody-know-how-to-change-the-look-of-the-in-game-a-button-and-the-life-heart/27120/2 "2024-02-20T20:44:51Z")

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[https://github.com/jwunderl/arcade-premium-life](https://github.com/jwunderl/arcade-premium-life) and

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/6/6427d079283c0cd943dec7989f5728c5280abdfb.png)  
Dialogue cursor block is the one

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**Author:** ![BoostedGames](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/boostedgames/32/29419_2.png) [@BoostedGames](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BoostedGames)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/does-anybody-know-how-to-change-the-look-of-the-in-game-a-button-and-the-life-heart/27120/3 "2024-02-22T17:41:57Z")

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For hearts you have to use sprite util

> **[GitHub - jwunderl/arcade-sprite-util: A few utility functions for sprites](https://github.com/jwunderl/arcade-sprite-util)**
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> A few utility functions for sprites. Contribute to jwunderl/arcade-sprite-util development by creating an account on GitHub.

use this block  
 ![Screenshot 2024-02-20 11.04.09 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/f/f55f14a51251e33aa3e6244418d1b8ab6ea78bd4.png)

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**Author:** ![Josef](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/josef/32/12457_2.png) [@Josef](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Josef)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/does-anybody-know-how-to-change-the-look-of-the-in-game-a-button-and-the-life-heart/27120/4 "2024-02-22T17:43:33Z")

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Sprite utils extension ([https://github.com/jwunderl/arcade-sprite-util](https://github.com/jwunderl/arcade-sprite-util)) Paste this into the extensions search. inside there is this magical thing:  
 ![Screenshot 2024-02-21 at 8.52.11 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/4/4cd2189e70471e7e903e0cb17df20537edade7f2.png)

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**Author:** ![Josef](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/josef/32/12457_2.png) [@Josef](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Josef)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2024, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/does-anybody-know-how-to-change-the-look-of-the-in-game-a-button-and-the-life-heart/27120/5 "2024-02-23T19:08:05Z")

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Oh we replied at the same time!

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**Author:** ![Jedi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/jedi/32/14307_2.png) [@Jedi](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Jedi)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2024, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/does-anybody-know-how-to-change-the-look-of-the-in-game-a-button-and-the-life-heart/27120/6 "2024-02-23T22:40:54Z")

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use the premium life extension

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**Author:** ![smashedretrofrog](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/smashedretrofrog/32/13619_2.png) [@smashedretrofrog](https://forum.makecode.com/u/smashedretrofrog)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2024, 11:56pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/does-anybody-know-how-to-change-the-look-of-the-in-game-a-button-and-the-life-heart/27120/7 "2024-02-23T23:56:36Z")

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Thanks! Helped a ton!