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# Show Number
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Show a number on the [LED screen ](/device/screen ), one digit at a time (scrolling from left to right)
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basic.showNumber(2, 150)
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### Parameters
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* value - a [Number ](/reference/types/number )
* (optional) interval (ms) - [Number ](/reference/types/number ); the time (in milliseconds) before scrolling by one LED; the larger the number, the slower the scroll
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### ~
To display the number 10:
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basic.showNumber(10)
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To display the number stored in the `x` variable:
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let x = 1
basic.showNumber(x)
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### Example: count to 5
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This example uses a [for ](/reference/loops/for ) loop to show numbers ``1`` through ``5`` on the screen:
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for (let i = 0; i < 5 ; i + + ) {
basic.showNumber(i + 1)
basic.pause(200)
}
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### Other show functions
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* use [show string ](/reference/basic/show-string ) to show a string on the screen
* use [show animation ](/reference/basic/show-animation ) to show a series of images on the screen
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### Lessons
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* [lucky 7 ](/lessons/lucky-7 )
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### See also
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[show string ](/reference/basic/show-string ), [show animation ](/reference/basic/show-animation ), [Number ](/reference/types/number ), [math library ](/reference/math )
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