# Paint tiles into the scene

> Create a tilemap and paint tiles onto it using the Tile Palette window.

After you [create a tile palette](/engine/6000.0/manual/unity2d/tilemaps/create-tile-palette/assets.md), create a tilemap in the scene and paint your tiles onto it.

## Create a tilemap in the scene

1. Make sure the 2D Sprite package is installed in your project. For more information, refer to [set up your project for 2D games](/engine/6000.0/manual/unity2d/2d-game-development/setup-project-2d-game.md).
2. In the **Hierarchy** window, right-click and select Editor > Editor to display the available tilemap types.
3. Select the tilemap type that matches your tile palette. The default tilemap type is **Rectangular**.

Unity creates the following:

* A grid GameObject. This is a layout guide that extends infinitely in all directions.
* A child tilemap GameObject. This is the tilemap that you paint your tiles onto.

Select the grid or the tilemap to display its grid in the Scene view.

## Paint tiles onto the tilemap

Follow these steps:

1. Open the **Tile Palette** window and select a tile palette.

2. Set **Active Target** () to the tilemap you want to paint onto.

3. In the toolbar, select the **Paint with Active Brush** () tool.

4. Select a tile from the tile palette. This makes the tile the active brush and highlights it with a white outline. To select multiple tiles, click and drag.

   To select a tile from the tilemap in the Scene view instead of the tile palette, hold **Ctrl** (macOS: **Cmd**) and select a tile in the Scene view.

5. Paint into the Scene view.

> **Note:**
>
> If you paint with a set of multiple tiles, the brush preview can change as the cursor hovers over neighboring rows or columns. This effect is more pronounced when you paint on hexagonal tilemaps.

To fill areas with tiles instead, or draw lines or paint random tiles, use the other tools and scriptable brushes in the **Tile Palette** window. For more information, refer to [Tile Palette editor tools](/engine/6000.0/manual/unity2d/tilemaps/create-tile-palette/tile-palette-tools.md).

## Move and edit tiles

To select a tile in the Scene view for editing, follow these steps:

1. In the **Tile Palette** window, select the **Select** () tool in the toolbar.
2. Select a tile in the Scene view, or click and drag to select a group of tiles.

You can then do the following:

* To move a tile, select the **Move** () tool in the toolbar, then click and drag the tile to the new location.
* To change the size of a tile, in the Editor window, edit the **Scale** properties in the **Grid Selection Properties** section.

When you select a tile with the **Select** tool, the **Inspector** window displays more properties and settings for editing the tile. For more information, refer to [Grid selection properties reference](/engine/6000.0/manual/unity2d/tilemaps/create-tilemap/grid-selection-properties-reference.md).

## Delete tiles

To delete a tile in the Scene view, use one of the following methods:

* Select a tile with the **Select** tool, then press the **Delete** (macOS: **Backspace**) key.
* Select the **Paint with Active Brush** tool, then hold the **Shift** key while clicking.
* Select the **Erase with Active Brush** tool (), then click tiles. To erase multiple tiles at a time, select the **Paint with Active Brush** tool first, then click and drag an area on the tile palette that's the size you need.

## Add another tilemap to the grid

You can add multiple tilemaps to a grid.

To add a tilemap, in the **Hierarchy** window, right-click a grid GameObject then select **2D Object** > **Tilemap**.

> **Important:**
>
> If the new tilemap has a different type to the grid, Unity displays a warning dialog. Select **Continue** to change the **Cell Layout** property of the grid to match the type of the new tilemap. The warning dialog doesn't appear if you use Unity in [headless mode](/engine/6000.0/manual/unity-editor/command-line-arguments/editor.md).

## Additional resources

* [Tilemap class](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/tilemaps/tilemap.md) (Scripting API)
* [Tiles for tilemaps](/engine/6000.0/manual/unity2d/tilemaps/create-tile-palette/assets.md)
* [Tile palettes](/engine/6000.0/manual/unity2d/tilemaps/create-tile-palette/tile-palette-editor-reference.md)
* [Tilemap Collider 2D](/engine/6000.0/manual/unity2d/tilemaps/tilemap-collider-2d/2d.md)