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.TH SDL_CreateSurface 3 "SDL 3.1.0" "SDL" "SDL3 FUNCTIONS"
.SH NAME
SDL_CreateSurface \- Allocate a new RGB surface with a specific pixel format\[char46]
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include \(dqSDL3/SDL.h\(dq
.PP
.BI "SDL_Surface* SDL_CreateSurface(int width, int height, SDL_PixelFormatEnum format);
.fi
.SH FUNCTION PARAMETERS
.TP
.I width
the width of the surface
.TP
.I height
the height of the surface
.TP
.I format
the 
.BR SDL_PixelFormatEnum
 for the new surface's pixel format\[char46]
.SH RETURN VALUE
Returns the new 
.BR SDL_Surface
 structure that is created or
NULL if it fails; call 
.BR SDL_GetError
() for more information\[char46]

.SH AVAILABILITY
This function is available since SDL 3\[char46]0\[char46]0\[char46]

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR SDL_CreateSurfaceFrom (3),
.BR SDL_DestroySurface (3)