# How can I zoom out in a tilemap?

**URL:** https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-can-i-zoom-out-in-a-tilemap/20506
**Category:** Help
**Created:** [June 9, 2023, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-can-i-zoom-out-in-a-tilemap/20506 "2023-06-09T17:19:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![CoolSwords4](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/coolswords4/32/9222_2.png) [@CoolSwords4](https://forum.makecode.com/u/CoolSwords4)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2023, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-can-i-zoom-out-in-a-tilemap/20506/1 "2023-06-09T17:19:14Z")

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I’m working on a game and I want to be able to display a bigger area on the screen. The zoom extension I found makes a black area around the screen when you zoom it out which doesn’t really help with my issue. Is there a better extension for this?

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### Author: ![Brohann](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/brohann/32/17380_2.png) [@Brohann](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Brohann)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2023, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-can-i-zoom-out-in-a-tilemap/20506/2 "2023-06-09T17:51:17Z")

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it won’t work on hardware, but you can change the amount of pixels in the screen to a larger number. you could also use the tile-util extension to make the tilemap use 8x8 tiles

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### Author: ![AqeeAqee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/aqeeaqee/32/5424_2.png) [@AqeeAqee](https://forum.makecode.com/u/AqeeAqee)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2023, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-can-i-zoom-out-in-a-tilemap/20506/3 "2023-06-12T16:33:12Z")

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Maybe the “[Mini Map](https://awesome-arcade-extensions.vercel.app/?q=mini#microsoft/arcade-minimap)” extension can help you.

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### Author: ![CoolSwords4](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/coolswords4/32/9222_2.png) [@CoolSwords4](https://forum.makecode.com/u/CoolSwords4)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2023, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-can-i-zoom-out-in-a-tilemap/20506/4 "2023-06-12T16:36:31Z")

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How do I do the former

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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: [June 12, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-can-i-zoom-out-in-a-tilemap/20506/5 "2023-06-12T18:44:33Z")

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To use 8x8 tilemaps, you need to import an extension. (see how to do that [here](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-do-i-import-extensions-from-file/17396))  
You can either use the Tile util extension (built in, go to ‘Extensions’ in the toolbar, then scroll until you find it), or you can import the dedicated [small tilemaps](https://github.com/riknoll/small-tilemaps) extension.

Hope this helps!