---
title: "Reveal Top To Bottom"
description: "Use a custom wipe filter and controller to create a top-to-bottom reveal effect on a sprite by tweening the filter's progress property."
phaser: "4.1.0"
size: "800x600"
files: 1
url: https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/filters/custom%20wipe%20filter/view/reveal-top-to-bottom
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
---

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# Reveal Top To Bottom

Use a custom wipe filter and controller to create a top-to-bottom reveal effect on a sprite by tweening the filter's progress property.

A Phaser 4.1.0 example in [Filters / Custom Wipe Filter](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/filters/custom%20wipe%20filter.md). It runs at 800 × 600, and loads its assets from https://cdn.phaserfiles.com/v410. See it running, with its code, at https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/filters/custom%20wipe%20filter/view/reveal-top-to-bottom.

It is an ES module: load Phaser 4.1.0 (`https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/phaser@4.1.0/dist/phaser.min.js`) first, then the file as `<script type="module">`. Its relative imports are on the examples CDN, under https://cdn.phaserfiles.com/v410/.

## Code

### reveal top to bottom.js

```js
// #module

import FilterWipe from "./assets/rendernodes/FilterWipe.js";

class Example extends Phaser.Scene
{
    constructor ()
    {
        super();
    }

    preload ()
    {
        this.load.setBaseURL('https://cdn.phaserfiles.com/v410');
        this.load.image('pyramid', 'assets/sprites/pyramid.png');
        this.load.image('bg', 'assets/skies/space4.png');
    }

    create ()
    {
        this.add.image(400, 300, 'bg');

        const sprite = this.add.image(400, 300, 'pyramid');

        const wipe = new FilterWipe.Controller(this.cameras.main);
        sprite.enableFilters();
        sprite.filters.internal.add(wipe);
        wipe.setRevealEffect();
        wipe.setTopToBottom();

        this.tweens.add({
            targets: wipe,
            progress: 1,
            repeatDelay: 1000,
            hold: 1000,
            yoyo: true,
            repeat: -1,
            duration: 2000
        });
    }
}

const config = {
    scale: { mode: Phaser.Scale.FIT },
    type: Phaser.AUTO,
    width: 800,
    height: 600,
    backgroundColor: '#0a0067',
    parent: 'game-container',
    scene: Example,
    renderNodes: {
        FilterWipe: FilterWipe.Filter
    }
};

let game = new Phaser.Game(config);
```

## More in Custom Wipe Filter

- [Reveal Bottom to Top Wipe](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/filters/custom%20wipe%20filter/view/reveal-bottom-to-top.md): Demonstrates how to apply a custom wipe filter to a sprite, revealing it from the bottom to the top using a progress-based tween.
- [Reveal Left To Right](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/filters/custom%20wipe%20filter/view/reveal-left-to-right.md): Applies a custom wipe filter to a sprite to create a reveal transition from left to right using a tweened progress value.
- [Reveal Right to Left Wipe Effect](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/filters/custom%20wipe%20filter/view/reveal-right-to-left.md): Demonstrates applying a custom wipe filter to a sprite to create a reveal effect from right to left, controlled by tweening the filter's progress property.
- [Text Reveal with Custom Wipe Filter](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/filters/custom%20wipe%20filter/view/reveal-text.md): Demonstrates how to apply a custom wipe filter to a Text object and animate its progress using a Tween for a smooth reveal effect.

---

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