# How to make tilemap tiles smaller?
**URL:** https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-make-tilemap-tiles-smaller/45219
**Category:** Help
**Created:** [August 2, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-make-tilemap-tiles-smaller/45219 "2026-08-02T18:08:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@superOPScoder1](https://forum.makecode.com/u/superOPScoder1)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-make-tilemap-tiles-smaller/45219/1 "2026-08-02T18:08:18Z")
I want the tilemap to be smaller? but not in the obvious way?
Made this image to help
hope it helps
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### Author:  [@Sword\_Studios](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Sword_Studios)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-make-tilemap-tiles-smaller/45219/2 "2026-08-02T21:04:54Z")
If the “obvious way” is using the tile-util extension, I got nothing,
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### Author:  [@CodaKnight](https://forum.makecode.com/u/CodaKnight)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2026, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-make-tilemap-tiles-smaller/45219/3 "2026-08-02T21:06:22Z")
You can use this extension too zoom out.
> **[GitHub - kiwiphoenix364/pxt-zoom: Extension for making the image that is currently...](https://github.com/kiwiphoenix364/pxt-zoom)**
>
> Extension for making the image that is currently on the screen be zoomed in!
Example:
> **[@superOPScoder1 (help)](https://arcade.makecode.com/S33822-30638-34196-58911)**
>
> Made with ❤️ in Microsoft MakeCode Arcade.
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### Author:  [@PizzaBoi](https://forum.makecode.com/u/PizzaBoi)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2026, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-make-tilemap-tiles-smaller/45219/4 "2026-08-02T21:08:13Z")
you can use this in javascript, namespace userconfig {
```
export const ARCADE_SCREEN_WIDTH = 224
```
export const ARCADE\_SCREEN\_HEIGHT = 256
}
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### Author:  [@CodaKnight](https://forum.makecode.com/u/CodaKnight)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-make-tilemap-tiles-smaller/45219/5 "2026-08-03T17:03:54Z")
"Reformatted from @PizzaBoi "
```typescript
namespace userconfig {
export const ARCADE_SCREEN_WIDTH = 224
export const ARCADE_SCREEN_HEIGHT = 256
}
```
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### Author:  [@VoxelMaster64](https://forum.makecode.com/u/VoxelMaster64)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2026, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-make-tilemap-tiles-smaller/45219/6 "2026-08-03T17:14:12Z")
@superOPScoder1 The default screen size is
```typescript
namespace userconfig {
export const ARCADE_SCREEN_WIDTH = 160
export const ARCADE_SCREEN_HEIGHT = 120
}
```
But also you can’t change the screen size during runtime (as in you can’t change the size while in the game, it has to be at the start)
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### Author:  [@superOPScoder1](https://forum.makecode.com/u/superOPScoder1)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2026, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-make-tilemap-tiles-smaller/45219/7 "2026-08-03T21:19:25Z")
> [@CodaKnight](#):
>
> ```auto
> namespace userconfig {
>
> export const ARCADE_SCREEN_WIDTH = 224
> export const ARCADE_SCREEN_HEIGHT = 256
>
> }
>
> ```
thanks everyone specifically the people that said the javascript the extension doesnt work thank you anyway tho
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### Author:  [@superOPScoder1](https://forum.makecode.com/u/superOPScoder1)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2026, 3:10am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-make-tilemap-tiles-smaller/45219/8 "2026-08-04T03:10:02Z")
By the way, Can this Javascript method be done with the Life and Score counters as well? They look so teeny now…
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### Author:  [@CodaKnight](https://forum.makecode.com/u/CodaKnight)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2026, 2:23am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-make-tilemap-tiles-smaller/45219/9 "2026-08-05T02:23:45Z")
No. I’m pretty sure.
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### Author:  [@VoxelMaster64](https://forum.makecode.com/u/VoxelMaster64)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2026, 2:27am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-make-tilemap-tiles-smaller/45219/10 "2026-08-05T02:27:36Z")
probably not, but you could make your own.