# Show Icon

Shows the selected icon on the LED screen

```sig
basic.showIcon(IconNames.Heart)
```

### Parameters

* ``icon``, the identifier of the icon to display
* ``interval`` (optional), the time to display in milliseconds. default is 400.

### Example

This program shows a happy face and then a sad face with the ``show icon`` function, with a one second pause in between.

```blocks
basic.showIcon(IconNames.Happy)
basic.pause(1000)
basic.showIcon(IconNames.Sad)
```

### See also

[showLeds](/reference/basic/show-leds)