# Creating a smooth circle (without dents)

**URL:** https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/creating-a-smooth-circle-without-dents/28281
**Category:** Builder
**Tags:** screen
**Created:** [March 29, 2022, 12:28pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/creating-a-smooth-circle-without-dents/28281 "2022-03-29T12:28:05Z")
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### Author: ![wakecarter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.psychopy.org/wakecarter/32/5753_2.png) [@wakecarter](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/wakecarter)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2022, 12:56pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/creating-a-smooth-circle-without-dents/28281/2 "2022-03-29T12:56:57Z")

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This looks similar to one I came across a while ago. The solution there was to use two overlapping filled circles (the smaller one being the colour of the background).

> [@Circles losing pixels, magnified upon enlarging](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/circles-losing-pixels-magnified-upon-enlarging/14226/4):
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> New suggestion. It could be an issue with the borders. How about trying two solid circles with no border: a smaller grey one on top of a larger white one.

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