# So, i am just wondering. What spritekind is a 'text sprite'?

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/so-i-am-just-wondering-what-spritekind-is-a-text-sprite/18969>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** extension\
**Created:** [April 5, 2023, 11:18pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/so-i-am-just-wondering-what-spritekind-is-a-text-sprite/18969 "2023-04-05T23:18:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Samsano](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/samsano/32/8307_2.png) [@Samsano](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Samsano)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2023, 11:18pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/so-i-am-just-wondering-what-spritekind-is-a-text-sprite/18969/1 "2023-04-05T23:18:07Z")

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Title says it all.

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**Author:** ![randomuser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/randomuser/32/32505_2.png) [@randomuser](https://forum.makecode.com/u/randomuser)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/so-i-am-just-wondering-what-spritekind-is-a-text-sprite/18969/2 "2023-04-06T16:25:58Z")

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Title says it all! They are sprites that look like text and can be manipulated through an extension, a faster + prettier way to show text.

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**Author:** ![Samsano](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/samsano/32/8307_2.png) [@Samsano](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Samsano)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/so-i-am-just-wondering-what-spritekind-is-a-text-sprite/18969/3 "2023-04-06T16:27:33Z")

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Soo, i found out that it is just named ‘Text’…

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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:** [April 6, 2023, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/so-i-am-just-wondering-what-spritekind-is-a-text-sprite/18969/4 "2023-04-06T16:30:48Z")

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Its just Text