diff --git a/libs/core/_locales/core-jsdoc-strings.json b/libs/core/_locales/core-jsdoc-strings.json
index e56a3a95..7bb81781 100644
--- a/libs/core/_locales/core-jsdoc-strings.json
+++ b/libs/core/_locales/core-jsdoc-strings.json
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
   "basic.showAnimation": "Shows a sequence of LED screens as an animation.",
   "basic.showAnimation|param|interval": "time in milliseconds between each redraw",
   "basic.showAnimation|param|leds": "pattern of LEDs to turn on/off",
+  "basic.showIcon": "Draws the selected icon on the LED screen",
   "basic.showLeds": "Draws an image on the LED screen.",
   "basic.showLeds|param|interval": "time in milliseconds to pause after drawing",
   "basic.showLeds|param|leds": "the pattern of LED to turn on/off",
diff --git a/libs/core/_locales/core-strings.json b/libs/core/_locales/core-strings.json
index a1ea640f..c5ec1059 100644
--- a/libs/core/_locales/core-strings.json
+++ b/libs/core/_locales/core-strings.json
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
   "basic.clearScreen|block": "clear screen",
   "basic.forever|block": "forever",
   "basic.pause|block": "pause (ms) %pause",
+  "basic.showIcon|block": "show icon %i",
   "basic.showLeds|block": "show leds",
   "basic.showNumber|block": "show|number %number",
   "basic.showString|block": "show|string %text",
diff --git a/libs/core/icons.ts b/libs/core/icons.ts
index d012bb9d..e41997b8 100644
--- a/libs/core/icons.ts
+++ b/libs/core/icons.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,18 @@ enum IconNames {
 
 namespace basic {
 
+    /**
+     * Draws the selected icon on the LED screen
+     */
+    //% weight=90 blockGap=8
+    //% blockId=basic_show_icon 
+    //% block="show icon %i" icon="\uf00a"
+    //% parts="ledmatrix"
+    export function showIcon(icon: IconNames) {
+        let res = images.iconImage(icon)
+        res.showImage(0)
+    }
+
     //% weight=50
     //% blockId=basic_show_arrow block="show arrow %i=device_arrow"
     export function showArrow(i: number) {
@@ -90,14 +102,9 @@ namespace basic {
         res.showImage(0)
     }
 
-    //% weight=90
-    //% blockId=basic_show_icon block="show icon %i"
-    export function showIcon(i: IconNames) {
-        let res = images.iconImage(i)
-        res.showImage(0)
-    }
 }
 
+
 namespace images {
 
 export enum ArrowNames {