# smiley activity

Learn to design a blinking image. #docs #microbit

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Welcome! This tutorial will help you make a smiley face blink. Let's get started!

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Create an animation with a frame displaying a smiley face and the next frame with no LEDs lit up. This will make it look like the smiley face is blinking as the display switches between frames.

```
basic.showAnimation(`
. # . # . . . . . .
. # . # . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
# . . . # . . . . .
. # # # . . . . . .
`, 400) // ***
```

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Excellent, you're ready to continue with the [challenges](/microbit/lessons/smiley/challenges)!

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