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# Pixelate

Mosaic filter

Applies a pixelation effect to an image. You can set the desired block size in pixels. If the image is resized the filter is applied after resizing.

<mark style="color:green;">**pixelate=X**</mark> | <mark style="color:green;">**pixellate=X**</mark>

## Examples

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| ![](https://2536208400-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fqsq2dR7Fjagf5eTifWZx%2Fuploads%2F4KQr5ffiVYdKSKGcxPeD%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=2ea6b265-33d7-4f07-847a-58ce10be1fa2) | <p>Original image:<br><a href="https://fdocs.filerobot.com/docs/earth.jpg?w=400">/docs/earth.jpg?<mark style="color:orange;"><strong>w=400</strong></mark></a></p>                                                                                |
| ![](https://2536208400-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fqsq2dR7Fjagf5eTifWZx%2Fuploads%2Fk5GDtdPwL7v89YrADXPn%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=c9d61601-ccf5-4562-99ad-3a6360ab5f7f) | <p>Pixelate effect:<br><a href="https://fdocs.filerobot.com/docs/earth.jpg?w=400&#x26;pixelate=8">/docs/earth.jpg?<mark style="color:orange;"><strong>w=400</strong></mark>&<mark style="color:green;"><strong>pixelate=8</strong></mark></a></p> |