# 2D texture arrays

> Resources for creating and using an array of textures with the same size, format and flags.

Resources for creating and using an array of 2D textures with the same size, format and flags.

| **Page**                                                                                                                                   | **Description**                                                                                     |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Introduction to texture arrays](/engine/6000.5/manual/materials-and-shaders/textures/class-texture2darray/texture-arrays-introduction.md) | Learn about the structure of 2D texture arrays, and which platforms and graphics APIs support them. |
| [Create a texture array](/engine/6000.5/manual/materials-and-shaders/textures/class-texture2darray/import.md)                              | Import 2D texture arrays from source texture files that are divided into cells.                     |
| [Create a texture array in a script](/engine/6000.5/manual/materials-and-shaders/textures/class-texture2darray/create.md)                  | Use the `Texture2DArray` API to initialize a 3D texture and set the pixel data.                     |
| [Render to a 2D texture array](/engine/6000.5/manual/materials-and-shaders/textures/class-texture2darray/render-target.md)                 | Create a render texture to render to a 2D texture array.                                            |
| [Sample a texture array in a shader](/engine/6000.5/manual/materials-and-shaders/textures/class-texture2darray/use-in-shader.md)           | Sample a 2D texture array in ShaderLab and High-level Shader Language (HLSL).                       |

## Additional resources

* [Texture Import Settings window reference](/engine/6000.5/manual/materials-and-shaders/textures/textures-reference/class-texture-importer.md)