# CharacterController

> A CharacterController allows you to easily do movement constrained by collisions without having to deal with a rigidbody.

## Definition

* **Type:** Class
* **Namespace:** [UnityEngine](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine.md)
* **Assembly:** UnityEngine.PhysicsModule
* **Inherits from:** [Collider](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/collider.md)

```csharp
public class CharacterController : Collider
```

## Remarks

A CharacterController is not affected by forces and will only move when you call the Move function. It will then carry out the movement but be constrained by collisions.

Additional Resources: [Character Controller component](/engine/6000.0/manual/physics-section/physics-overview/character-control-section/class-character-controller.md) and [Character animation examples](http://unity3d.com/learn/tutorials/modules/beginner/animation)

## Properties

| Property                                                                                                          | Description                                                                                                                                                            |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [center](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/charactercontroller/center.md)                               | The center of the character's capsule relative to the transform's position.                                                                                            |
| [collisionFlags](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/charactercontroller/collisionflags.md)               | What part of the capsule collided with the environment during the last CharacterController.Move call.                                                                  |
| [detectCollisions](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/charactercontroller/detectcollisions.md)           | Determines whether other rigidbodies or character controllers collide with this character controller (by default this is always enabled).                              |
| [enableOverlapRecovery](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/charactercontroller/enableoverlaprecovery.md) | Enables or disables overlap recovery. Enables or disables overlap recovery. Used to depenetrate character controllers from static objects when an overlap is detected. |
| [height](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/charactercontroller/height.md)                               | The height of the character's capsule.                                                                                                                                 |
| [isGrounded](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/charactercontroller/isgrounded.md)                       | Was the CharacterController touching the ground during the last move?                                                                                                  |
| [minMoveDistance](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/charactercontroller/minmovedistance.md)             | Gets or sets the minimum move distance of the character controller.                                                                                                    |
| [radius](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/charactercontroller/radius.md)                               | The radius of the character's capsule.                                                                                                                                 |
| [skinWidth](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/charactercontroller/skinwidth.md)                         | The character's collision skin width.                                                                                                                                  |
| [slopeLimit](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/charactercontroller/slopelimit.md)                       | The character controllers slope limit in degrees.                                                                                                                      |
| [stepOffset](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/charactercontroller/stepoffset.md)                       | The character controllers step offset in meters.                                                                                                                       |
| [velocity](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/charactercontroller/velocity.md)                           | The current relative velocity of the Character (see notes).                                                                                                            |

## Methods

| Method                                                                                                                | Description                                                                                    |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Move](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/charactercontroller/move.md)                                       | Supplies the movement of a GameObject with an attached CharacterController component.          |
| [OnControllerColliderHit](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/charactercontroller/oncontrollercolliderhit.md) | OnControllerColliderHit is called when the controller hits a collider while performing a Move. |
| [SimpleMove](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/charactercontroller/simplemove.md)                           | Moves the character with speed.                                                                |

## Inheritance

**Inherited Members:**

* [Collider.ClosestPoint(Vector3)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/collider/closestpoint.md)
* [Collider.GetGeometry\<T>()](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/collider/getgeometry.md)
* [Collider.Raycast(Ray, RaycastHit, float)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/collider/raycast.md)
* [Collider.ClosestPointOnBounds(Vector3)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/collider/closestpointonbounds.md)
* [Collider.enabled](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/collider/enabled.md)
* [Collider.attachedRigidbody](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/collider/attachedrigidbody.md)
* [Collider.attachedArticulationBody](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/collider/attachedarticulationbody.md)
* [Collider.isTrigger](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/collider/istrigger.md)
* [Collider.contactOffset](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/collider/contactoffset.md)
* [Collider.bounds](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/collider/bounds.md)
* [Collider.hasModifiableContacts](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/collider/hasmodifiablecontacts.md)
* [Collider.providesContacts](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/collider/providescontacts.md)
* [Collider.layerOverridePriority](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/collider/layeroverridepriority.md)
* [Collider.excludeLayers](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/collider/excludelayers.md)
* [Collider.includeLayers](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/collider/includelayers.md)
* [Collider.GeometryHolder()](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/collider/geometryholder.md)
* [Collider.sharedMaterial](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/collider/sharedmaterial.md)
* [Collider.material](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/collider/material.md)
* [Component.GetComponent(Type)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponent.md#getcomponent\(type\))
* [Component.GetComponent\<T>()](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponent.md)
* [Component.TryGetComponent(Type, Component)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/trygetcomponent.md)
* [Component.TryGetComponent\<T>(T)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/trygetcomponent.md)
* [Component.GetComponent(string)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponent.md#getcomponent\(string\))
* [Component.GetComponentInChildren(Type, bool)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponentinchildren.md#getcomponentinchildren\(type-bool\))
* [Component.GetComponentInChildren(Type)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponentinchildren.md#getcomponentinchildren\(type\))
* [Component.GetComponentInChildren\<T>(bool)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponentinchildren.md)
* [Component.GetComponentsInChildren(Type, bool)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponentsinchildren.md)
* [Component.GetComponentsInChildren\<T>(bool)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponentsinchildren.md#getcomponentsinchildrent\(bool\))
* [Component.GetComponentsInChildren\<T>(bool, List\<T>)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponentsinchildren.md)
* [Component.GetComponentsInChildren\<T>()](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponentsinchildren.md#getcomponentsinchildrent\(\))
* [Component.GetComponentsInChildren\<T>(List\<T>)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponentsinchildren.md)
* [Component.GetComponentInParent(Type, bool)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponentinparent.md#getcomponentinparent\(type-bool\))
* [Component.GetComponentInParent(Type)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponentinparent.md#getcomponentinparent\(type\))
* [Component.GetComponentInParent\<T>(bool)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponentinparent.md#getcomponentinparentt\(bool\))
* [Component.GetComponentInParent\<T>()](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponentinparent.md#getcomponentinparentt\(\))
* [Component.GetComponentsInParent(Type, bool)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponentsinparent.md)
* [Component.GetComponentsInParent\<T>(bool)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponentsinparent.md#getcomponentsinparentt\(bool\))
* [Component.GetComponentsInParent\<T>(bool, List\<T>)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponentsinparent.md)
* [Component.GetComponentsInParent\<T>()](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponentsinparent.md#getcomponentsinparentt\(\))
* [Component.GetComponents(Type)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponents.md#getcomponents\(type\))
* [Component.GetComponents(Type, List\<Component>)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponents.md#getcomponents\(type-listcomponent\))
* [Component.GetComponents\<T>(List\<T>)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponents.md)
* [Component.GetComponents\<T>()](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponents.md#getcomponentst\(\))
* [Component.GetComponentIndex()](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponentindex.md)
* [Component.CompareTag(string)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/comparetag.md#comparetag\(string\))
* [Component.CompareTag(TagHandle)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/comparetag.md#comparetag\(taghandle\))
* [Component.SendMessageUpwards(string, Object, SendMessageOptions)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/sendmessageupwards.md#sendmessageupwards\(string-object-sendmessageoptions\))
* [Component.SendMessageUpwards(string, SendMessageOptions)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/sendmessageupwards.md#sendmessageupwards\(string-sendmessageoptions\))
* [Component.SendMessage(string, Object)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/sendmessage.md#sendmessage\(string-object\))
* [Component.SendMessage(string)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/sendmessage.md#sendmessage\(string\))
* [Component.SendMessage(string, Object, SendMessageOptions)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/sendmessage.md#sendmessage\(string-object-sendmessageoptions\))
* [Component.SendMessage(string, SendMessageOptions)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/sendmessage.md#sendmessage\(string-sendmessageoptions\))
* [Component.BroadcastMessage(string, Object, SendMessageOptions)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/broadcastmessage.md#broadcastmessage\(string-object-sendmessageoptions\))
* [Component.BroadcastMessage(string, SendMessageOptions)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/broadcastmessage.md#broadcastmessage\(string-sendmessageoptions\))
* [Component.transform](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/transform.md)
* [Component.gameObject](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/gameobject.md)
* [Component.tag](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/component/tag.md)
* [Object.GetInstanceID()](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/getinstanceid.md)
* [Object.GetHashCode()](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/gethashcode.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, Transform)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, Vector3, Quaternion)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, Transform, Vector3, Quaternion)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, int)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, int, Transform)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, int, Vector3, Quaternion)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, int, ReadOnlySpan\<Vector3>, ReadOnlySpan\<Quaternion>)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, int, Transform, Vector3, Quaternion)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, int, Transform, Vector3, Quaternion, CancellationToken)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, int, Transform, ReadOnlySpan\<Vector3>, ReadOnlySpan\<Quaternion>)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, int, Transform, ReadOnlySpan\<Vector3>, ReadOnlySpan\<Quaternion>, CancellationToken)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, InstantiateParameters, CancellationToken)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, int, InstantiateParameters, CancellationToken)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, Vector3, Quaternion, InstantiateParameters, CancellationToken)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, int, Vector3, Quaternion, InstantiateParameters, CancellationToken)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.InstantiateAsync\<T>(T, int, ReadOnlySpan\<Vector3>, ReadOnlySpan\<Quaternion>, InstantiateParameters, CancellationToken)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md)
* [Object.Instantiate(Object, Vector3, Quaternion)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md#instantiate\(object-vector3-quaternion\))
* [Object.Instantiate(Object, Vector3, Quaternion, Transform)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md#instantiate\(object-vector3-quaternion-transform\))
* [Object.Instantiate(Object)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md#instantiate\(object\))
* [Object.Instantiate(Object, Scene)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md#instantiate\(object-scene\))
* [Object.Instantiate\<T>(T, InstantiateParameters)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md)
* [Object.Instantiate\<T>(T, Vector3, Quaternion, InstantiateParameters)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md)
* [Object.Instantiate(Object, Transform)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md#instantiate\(object-transform\))
* [Object.Instantiate(Object, Transform, bool)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md#instantiate\(object-transform-bool\))
* [Object.Instantiate\<T>(T)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md)
* [Object.Instantiate\<T>(T, Vector3, Quaternion)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md)
* [Object.Instantiate\<T>(T, Vector3, Quaternion, Transform)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md)
* [Object.Instantiate\<T>(T, Transform)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md)
* [Object.Instantiate\<T>(T, Transform, bool)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md)
* [Object.Destroy(Object, float)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/destroy.md)
* [Object.DestroyImmediate(Object, bool)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/destroyimmediate.md)
* [Object.FindObjectsByType(Type, FindObjectsSortMode)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/findobjectsbytype.md#findobjectsbytype\(type-findobjectssortmode\))
* [Object.FindObjectsByType(Type, FindObjectsInactive, FindObjectsSortMode)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/findobjectsbytype.md#findobjectsbytype\(type-findobjectsinactive-findobjectssortmode\))
* [Object.DontDestroyOnLoad(Object)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/dontdestroyonload.md)
* [Object.FindObjectsByType\<T>(FindObjectsSortMode)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/findobjectsbytype.md#findobjectsbytypet\(findobjectssortmode\))
* [Object.FindObjectsByType\<T>(FindObjectsInactive, FindObjectsSortMode)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/findobjectsbytype.md#findobjectsbytypet\(findobjectsinactive-findobjectssortmode\))
* [Object.FindFirstObjectByType\<T>()](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/findfirstobjectbytype.md#findfirstobjectbytypet\(\))
* [Object.FindAnyObjectByType\<T>()](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/findanyobjectbytype.md#findanyobjectbytypet\(\))
* [Object.FindFirstObjectByType\<T>(FindObjectsInactive)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/findfirstobjectbytype.md#findfirstobjectbytypet\(findobjectsinactive\))
* [Object.FindAnyObjectByType\<T>(FindObjectsInactive)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/findanyobjectbytype.md#findanyobjectbytypet\(findobjectsinactive\))
* [Object.FindFirstObjectByType(Type)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/findfirstobjectbytype.md#findfirstobjectbytype\(type\))
* [Object.FindAnyObjectByType(Type)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/findanyobjectbytype.md#findanyobjectbytype\(type\))
* [Object.FindFirstObjectByType(Type, FindObjectsInactive)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/findfirstobjectbytype.md#findfirstobjectbytype\(type-findobjectsinactive\))
* [Object.FindAnyObjectByType(Type, FindObjectsInactive)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/findanyobjectbytype.md#findanyobjectbytype\(type-findobjectsinactive\))
* [Object.ToString()](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/tostring.md)
* [Object.name](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/name.md)
* [Object.hideFlags](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/hideflags.md)

### Operators

| Operator                                                                           | Description                                                             |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [operator ==](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/op-equality.md)   | Compares two object references to see if they refer to the same object. |
| [bool](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/op-implicit.md)          | Determines whether the object exists.                                   |
| [operator !=](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/object/op-inequality.md) | Compares if two objects refer to a different object.                    |