SpriteRenderer

Learn to place a sprite in the scene with the SpriteRenderer.

SpriteRenderer component

Just as MeshRenderer displays objects in 3D, SpriteRenderer handles rendering in 2D. A GameObject requires this component to display a visible 2D graphic in the scene.

// Accessing SpriteRenderer and assigning sprite
SpriteRenderer sr = GetComponent<SpriteRenderer>();
sr.sprite = heroSprite;

While the GameObject serves as a container, SpriteRenderer renders the assigned visual into scene pixels.

SpriteRenderer properties: Color and Flip

The color property on SpriteRenderer applies a tint color or adjusts transparency (alpha). The flipX and flipY options mirror the graphic via code to make characters face left or right.

// Flip character horizontally (face left)
sr.flipX = true;
sr.color = Color.white;

These features eliminate the need to redraw identical sprites for opposite directional animations.

Exercise Print renderer component state

Assign "SpriteRenderer" to renderer and "flipX" to flip. Print Component: SpriteRenderer | Flip: flipX to the console.

Show example solution

using System;

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        string renderer = "SpriteRenderer";
        string flip = "flipX";
        Console.WriteLine("Component: " + renderer + " | Flip: " + flip);
    }
}

Test yourself

Which component is used to render a selected Sprite visual on screen on a GameObject?
- Rigidbody2D
- SpriteRenderer
- MeshFilter
- AudioListener
Show answer

SpriteRenderer — SpriteRenderer is the component responsible for drawing 2D sprite visuals in scene space.
Flip visual horizontally
```
sr.____ = true;
```
Show answer
```
sr.flipX = true;
```
SpriteRenderer fields

SpriteRenderer

2D component rendering sprite in scene
sprite

Reference to 2D visual to render
flipX

Property mirroring visual horizontally
color

Field applying tint and transparency

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