###### (This is the documentation for SDL3, which is the current stable version. [SDL2](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL2/) was the previous version!)
# SDL_DestroySurface

Free a surface.

## Header File

Defined in [<SDL3/SDL_surface.h>](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/main/include/SDL3/SDL_surface.h)

## Syntax

```c
void SDL_DestroySurface(SDL_Surface *surface);
```

## Function Parameters

|                              |             |                                         |
| ---------------------------- | ----------- | --------------------------------------- |
| [SDL_Surface](SDL_Surface) * | **surface** | the [SDL_Surface](SDL_Surface) to free. |

## Remarks

It is safe to pass NULL to this function.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 3.1.3.

## See Also

- [SDL_CreateStackSurface](SDL_CreateStackSurface)
- [SDL_CreateSurface](SDL_CreateSurface)
- [SDL_CreateSurfaceFrom](SDL_CreateSurfaceFrom)

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[CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction), [CategorySurface](CategorySurface)