# Sprite Renderer component reference > Explore the properties you can use to customize how Unity renders a sprite in the scene. Explore the properties you can use to customize how Unity renders a sprite in the scene. | **Property** | **Description** | | ---------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Sprite** | Sets the sprite Unity renders. To select a sprite, drag a sprite asset from the **Project** window, or select the picker (**⊙**). | | **Open Sprite Editor** | Opens the sprite texture in the **Sprite Editor** window. For more information, refer to [Sprite Editor window reference](/engine/6000.5/manual/unity2d/sprite/sprite-editor-window-reference.md). | | **Color** | Tints the sprite with the selected color. Set the color to white to render without a tint. | | **Flip** | Mirrors the texture along the x-axis or the y-axis. Enabling this property doesn't move or mirror the location of the GameObject. | | **Draw Mode** | Determines how Unity scales the sprite texture. The options are:**Simple**: Scales the entire sprite uniformly. This is the default.**Sliced**: Stretches the center and edges of the sprite but keeps the corners at their original size. Use this option only if you [9-slice the sprite](/engine/6000.5/manual/unity2d/sprite/9-slice/9-slicing.md).**Tiled**: Repeats the sprite texture to fill the new dimensions of the sprite. Use this option only if you [9-slice the sprite](/engine/6000.5/manual/unity2d/sprite/9-slice/9-slicing.md). For more information, refer to the [Draw Mode properties](#draw-mode-tiled) section. | | **Mask Interaction** | Set how a [sprite mask](/engine/6000.5/manual/unity2d/sprite/mask.md) affects this sprite. The options are:**None**: Ignores sprite masks.**Visible Inside Mask**: Renders only the parts of the sprite that overlap with the sprite mask.**Visible Outside Mask**: Renders only the parts of the sprite that don't overlap with the sprite mask. | | **Sprite Sort Point** | Sets which point on the sprite Unity uses to calculate its distance on the camera, which affects [render order during sorting](/engine/6000.5/manual/unity2d/sprite/sort-sprites/2d-renderer-sorting.md). The options are:**Center**: Unity calculates the distance from the camera to the center of the sprite.**Pivot**: Unity calculates the distance from the camera to the **Pivot** position of the sprite. To set the **Pivot** position, refer to [Sprite Editor tab reference for the Sprite Editor window](/engine/6000.5/manual/unity2d/sprite/sprite-editor-window-reference/reference.md). | | **Material** | Sets the material for the sprite. The default material is `Sprite-Lit-Default`. To set the material, drag a material from the **Project** window, or select the picker (**⊙**). | ### Draw Mode properties The following properties are available when you set the **Draw Mode** to **Sliced** or **Tiled**. | **Property** | **Description** | | ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Size** | Sets the size of the sprite. | | **Tile Mode** | Sets how Unity repeats, or tiles, the texture across the resized sprite. This property is available only if you set **Draw Mode** to **Tiled**. The options are:**Continuous**: Doesn't stretch the texture. The tiles at the edges might use cropped parts of the texture.**Adaptive**: Stretches the center of the texture until the width or height reaches the **Stretch Value**, at which point it repeats. Each tile always uses the full texture. | | **Stretch Value** | Sets the width or height at which the sprite texture stops stretching and repeats instead. A value of 1 for **Stretch Value** means the center of the sprite repeats when the sprite is twice its original size. A lower value means the sprite repeats less often. | ## Additional Settings | **Property** | **Description** | | ------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Sorting Layer** | Sets which layer the sprite belongs to, which determines when Unity renders it. Unity renders layers in the order of the list in the [Tags and layers window](/engine/6000.5/manual/unity-editor/editor-settings-reference/comp-manager-group/class-tag-manager.md). Select an existing layer, or select **Add Layer** to add a new sorting layer. For more information, refer to [Change the sorting order of 2D GameObjects](/engine/6000.5/manual/unity2d/sprite/sort-sprites/2d-renderer-sorting.md). | | **Order in Layer** | Sets which sublayer the sprite belongs to within its **Sorting Layer**. Unity renders lower values before higher values. For more information, refer to [Change the sorting order of 2D GameObjects](/engine/6000.5/manual/unity2d/sprite/sort-sprites/2d-renderer-sorting.md). | | **Rendering Layer Mask** | Sets which rendering layers this GameObject belongs to. For more information, refer to [Rendering Layers in URP](/engine/6000.5/manual/lighting-overview/lighting/rendering-layers.md). | ## Additional resources * [Add a sprite mask](/engine/6000.5/manual/unity2d/sprite/mask/hide-reveal-parts-sprite-mask.md) * [Sorting sprites](/engine/6000.5/manual/unity2d/sprite/sort-sprites.md) * [9-slicing](/engine/6000.5/manual/unity2d/sprite/9-slice/9-slicing.md)