The micro:bit has a combined accelerometer and magnetometer chip that provides 3-axis sensing and magnetic field strength sensing. It also includes some on-board gesture detection (such as fall detection) in hardware, and additional gesture sensing (e.g. logo-up, logo-down, shake) via software algorithms.

Begin your micro:bit journey. Guides and videos to take you from first use to confident coder, creating your own micro:bit magic.

Official micro:bit products are available to purchase globally via our channel partners and resellers. Please see the listings below for all available options.

The BBC micro:bit is a pocket-sized computer that introduces you to how software and hardware work together. It has an LED light display, buttons, sensors, a speaker, microphone and many other input/output features that, when programmed, let it interact with you and your world.

The micro:bit Go contains 1x BBC micro:bit V2 board and all the essentials needed to power the board and start programming.

New micro:bit is here. With five million micro:bits already used for teaching digital skills and computational thinking, the updated micro:bit is set to add even more opportunities for learning, exploration and creativity in classrooms.

An overview of the features of the BBC micro:bit, the pocket-sized computer transforming digital skills learning.

This user guide provides a range of useful information related to the micro:bit. For example, how to transfer code to the micro:bit or reset it, and details of our official code editors and tools including Microsoft MakeCode, the micro:bit Python Editor , …

A Blocks / JavaScript code editor for the micro:bit powered by Microsoft MakeCode.

the micro:bit reference design is 100% binary compatible with the micro:bit but based on an nRF51 module instead of the chip directly on the board - this means you don't need to worry about antenna tuning or radio compliance when you make your own micro:bit derived design.