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Cody's Canvas

KidCode Language Reference

Welcome to KidCode! This guide will teach you everything you need to know to control Cody and create amazing drawings.

1. Basic Turtle Commands

Command	Syntax	Example	Description
Move	`move forward <value>`	`move forward 100`	Moves Cody forward by a number of pixels.
Turn	`turn <direction> <value>`	`turn right 90`	Turns Cody to the left or right by a number of degrees.
Say	`say <value>`	`say "Hello!"`	Displays a message in the output log. Can be a string or a variable.

2. Pen and Color Control

Command	Syntax	Example	Description
Pen	`pen <up / down>`	`pen up`	Lifts the pen (to move without drawing) or lowers it (to draw).
Color	`color <color_name>`	`color "red"`	Changes the color of the pen.

Supported Colors: "red", "green", "blue", "yellow", "orange", "purple", "black", "white", "cyan", "magenta", "pink", "brown".

3. Variables and Expressions

Variables

Use the set command to create a variable and give it a value.

Syntax: set <variable_name> = <value>
Example: set size = 50

Math and Logic

Operator	Description	Example
`+`	Addition / String Concatenation	`set x = 10 + 5` `say "Hello" + " World"`
`-`	Subtraction	`set x = 10 - 5`
`*`	Multiplication	`set x = 10 * 5`
`/`	Division	`set x = 10 / 5`
`==`	Is Equal To	`if x == 10`
`!=`	Is Not Equal To	`if x != 10`
`>`	Is Greater Than	`if x > 10`
`<`	Is Less Than	`if x < 10`

4. Control Flow

Loops (`repeat`)

repeat <times>
    # code to repeat
end repeat

Conditionals (`if`/`else`)

if <condition>
    # code
else
    # other code
end if

5. Functions

Group your code into reusable commands.

define square size
    repeat 4
        move forward size
        turn right 90
    end repeat
end define

square 50

6. Lists

Store a collection of items. Access with list_name[0].

set colors = ["red", "green", "blue"]
color colors[0]