# Sprite utils bug **URL:** https://forum.makecode.com/t/sprite-utils-bug/36811 **Category:** Help **Created:** [May 20, 2025, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/sprite-utils-bug/36811 "2025-05-20T23:27:19Z") **Posts on this page:** 8 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![SouperMediocre1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/soupermediocre1/32/22579_2.png) [@SouperMediocre1](https://forum.makecode.com/u/SouperMediocre1) #### Post date: [May 20, 2025, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/sprite-utils-bug/36811/1 "2025-05-20T23:27:19Z")
found a bug with sprite utils, the "round (x) to (y) decimal places block acts as a string for some reason, fairly sure this didnt happen before as i have used it in previous projects. i tried to use while calculating delta time manually (without the extension) and i got an error about saying type string is not assignable to type number. ---
### Author: ![redSprite](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/redsprite/32/34262_2.png) [@redSprite](https://forum.makecode.com/u/redSprite) #### Post date: [May 21, 2025, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/sprite-utils-bug/36811/2 "2025-05-21T20:18:42Z")
Can we look at your code to make sure this isn’t a bug within the extension. For now, try using the “parse to number” block in the text section of the toolbox. ---
### Author: ![WoofWoof](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/woofwoof/32/32523_2.png) [@WoofWoof](https://forum.makecode.com/u/WoofWoof) #### Post date: [May 21, 2025, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/sprite-utils-bug/36811/3 "2025-05-21T20:21:23Z")
Could you share your code please? This would help find the issue. ---
### Author: ![SouperMediocre1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/soupermediocre1/32/22579_2.png) [@SouperMediocre1](https://forum.makecode.com/u/SouperMediocre1) #### Post date: [May 22, 2025, 1:30am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/sprite-utils-bug/36811/4 "2025-05-22T01:30:27Z")
yeah, here is a replication of the bug > **[sprite utils bug display](https://arcade.makecode.com/S71345-09813-25897-60095)** > > Made with ❤️ in Microsoft MakeCode Arcade. ---
### Author: ![WoofWoof](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/woofwoof/32/32523_2.png) [@WoofWoof](https://forum.makecode.com/u/WoofWoof) #### Post date: [May 22, 2025, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/sprite-utils-bug/36811/5 "2025-05-22T14:44:58Z")
This looks to be completely intentional behavior! The help text says it returns a string: ![IMG_8859](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/3/d/3d2900d057a449984a60709967f657e68345bd17.jpeg) Just use “parse to number (“ ”)” to use it as a number: ![IMG_8860](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/f/3/f3944ef44dcc35f3427405fb7749b30c3fe53ff1.jpeg) In the advanced Text tab ---
### Author: ![SouperMediocre1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/soupermediocre1/32/22579_2.png) [@SouperMediocre1](https://forum.makecode.com/u/SouperMediocre1) #### Post date: [May 22, 2025, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/sprite-utils-bug/36811/6 "2025-05-22T22:51:56Z")
oh, alright. thanks. ---
### Author: ![redSprite](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/redsprite/32/34262_2.png) [@redSprite](https://forum.makecode.com/u/redSprite) #### Post date: [May 22, 2025, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/sprite-utils-bug/36811/7 "2025-05-22T22:52:35Z")
I think it’s because of the decimal point “.” ---
### Author: ![WoofWoof](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/woofwoof/32/32523_2.png) [@WoofWoof](https://forum.makecode.com/u/WoofWoof) #### Post date: [May 23, 2025, 4:19am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/sprite-utils-bug/36811/8 "2025-05-23T04:19:43Z")
What does this even mean?