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application: "Intervention Image"
version: "Version 2"
status: "eol"
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# Image::pixelate

## Apply pixelation filter to the current image



> public Intervention\Image\Image pixelate(integer $size)

Applies a pixelation effect to the current image with a given **size** of pixels.

### Parameters

#### size
Size of the pixels.

### Return Values
Instance of `Intervention\Image\Image`

### Examples

```php
// create new Intervention Image
$img = Image::make('public/foo.jpg');

// apply pixelation effect
$img->pixelate(12);
```

### See also

- [brightness](https://image.intervention.io/v2/api/brightness.md)
- [contrast](https://image.intervention.io/v2/api/contrast.md)
- [greyscale](https://image.intervention.io/v2/api/greyscale.md)
- [invert](https://image.intervention.io/v2/api/invert.md)

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