---
title: "Bitmap Text Scaling"
description: "Learn how to manipulate the scale of a Bitmap Text object using independent tweens for the X and Y axes."
phaser: "4.1.0"
size: "1024x768"
files: 1
url: https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/game%20objects/bitmaptext/static/view/bitmaptext-scale
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
---

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# Bitmap Text Scaling

Learn how to manipulate the scale of a Bitmap Text object using independent tweens for the X and Y axes.

A Phaser 4.1.0 example in [Game Objects / Bitmaptext / Static](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/game%20objects/bitmaptext/static.md). It runs at 1024 × 768, 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/game%20objects/bitmaptext/static/view/bitmaptext-scale.

To run it, load Phaser 4.1.0 (`https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/phaser@4.1.0/dist/phaser.min.js`), then the file, on a page with a `<div id="game-container">`.

## Code

### bitmaptext scale.js

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

    preload ()
    {
        this.load.setBaseURL('https://cdn.phaserfiles.com/v410');
        this.load.bitmapFont('ice', 'assets/fonts/bitmap/iceicebaby.png', 'assets/fonts/bitmap/iceicebaby.xml');
    }

    create ()
    {
        const text = this.add.bitmapText(100, 100, 'ice', 'Terminator', 32);

        this.tweens.add({
            targets: text,
            duration: 4000,
            scaleX: 4,
            ease: 'Quad.easeInOut',
            repeat: -1,
            yoyo: true
        });

        this.tweens.add({
            targets: text,
            duration: 3000,
            scaleY: 8,
            ease: 'Cubic.easeInOut',
            repeat: -1,
            yoyo: true
        });
    }
}

const config = {
    scale: { mode: Phaser.Scale.FIT },
    type: Phaser.WEBGL,
    parent: 'game-container',
    scene: Example
};

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

## More in Static

- [Bitmap Text from Texture Atlas](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/game%20objects/bitmaptext/static/view/bitmaptext-atlas.md): Demonstrates how to create and use Bitmap Fonts where the font textures are stored inside a texture atlas frame rather than as standalone images.
- [Bitmap Text from Texture Atlas](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/game%20objects/bitmaptext/static/view/padding.md): Demonstrates how to initialize and display a Bitmap Text object using font glyphs stored as a frame within a larger texture atlas.
- [Bitmap Text in Canvas Mode](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/game%20objects/bitmaptext/static/view/bitmaptext-canvas.md): Demonstrates rendering and animating bitmap fonts using the Canvas renderer, including dynamic text updates and tweening properties like font size and scale.
- [Bitmap Text Origin](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/game%20objects/bitmaptext/static/view/text-origin.md): Demonstrates how setting the origin (anchor point) affects the positioning and alignment of Bitmap Text objects relative to their coordinates.
- [Bitmap Text Origin and Scale](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/game%20objects/bitmaptext/static/view/origin-and-scale.md): Learn how to center Bitmap Text by setting its origin and apply scaling to change its size relative to its center point.
- [Bitmap Text Rotation](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/game%20objects/bitmaptext/static/view/bitmaptext-rotation.md): Demonstrates how to rotate a Bitmap Text object using a tween and update its string content dynamically on user input.
- [BitmapText Blend Mode](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/game%20objects/bitmaptext/static/view/bitmaptext-blend-mode.md): This example demonstrates how to apply a blend mode to a BitmapText object and animate its scale over a background image.
- [BitmapText Drop Shadow](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/game%20objects/bitmaptext/static/view/drop-shadow.md): Demonstrates how to apply a drop shadow effect to static BitmapText objects, with control over the shadow's offset, color, and alpha.
- [BitmapText Max Width](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/game%20objects/bitmaptext/static/view/max-width.md): This example demonstrates how to use the setMaxWidth method to automatically wrap BitmapText across multiple lines once it reaches a specific width, and shows how the maxWidth property can be dynamically updated using a Tween.
- [BitmapText Max Width and Dynamic Content](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/game%20objects/bitmaptext/static/view/max-width-change-content.md): Demonstrates how BitmapText behaves when content is appended frame-by-frame while a maximum width constraint is active.
- [BitmapText Origin and Scale](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/game%20objects/bitmaptext/static/view/bitmaptext-origin-and-scale.md): Learn how to set the origin and scale of a BitmapText object, including negative scaling to flip text, and visualize its global bounds.
- [BitmapText Width and Height with Scaling](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/game%20objects/bitmaptext/static/view/width-and-height.md): Demonstrates how the width and height properties of a BitmapText object reflect its dimensions as it is scaled via tweens.
- [All 24 examples in Static](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/game%20objects/bitmaptext/static.md)

---

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