# TextMesh > The TextMesh component allows you to display text in 3D text mesh component. This component dynamically generates a mesh that fits the text specified as input, it is great to make world space UI like displaying names above characters like the example below. Note that Text Mesh Pro is now the preferred solution for creating 3D text as it's more feature complete compared to TextMesh. ## Definition * **Type:** Class * **Namespace:** [UnityEngine](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine.md) * **Assembly:** UnityEngine.TextRenderingModule * **Inherits from:** [Component](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component.md) ```csharp [RequireComponent(typeof(Transform), typeof(MeshRenderer))] public sealed class TextMesh : Component ``` ## Remarks Additional Resources: [text mesh component](/engine/6000.5/manual/assets-and-media/asset-types/mesh/text-meshes/class-text.md). ## Examples ```csharp using UnityEngine; public class CharacterNameTag : MonoBehaviour { public string characterName = "Player"; public Vector3 nameOffset = new Vector3(0, 2, 0); GameObject nameTag; void Start() { // Create a new GameObject for the name tag as a children nameTag = new GameObject("NameTag"); nameTag.transform.SetParent(transform); // Add a TextMesh component var textMesh = nameTag.AddComponent(); // Set text properties and make sure it stays centered. textMesh.text = characterName; textMesh.fontSize = 32; textMesh.characterSize = 0.1f; textMesh.anchor = TextAnchor.LowerCenter; textMesh.alignment = TextAlignment.Center; } void Update() { // Make sure the name tag follows the offset nameTag.transform.position = transform.position + nameOffset; // Make sure that the name tag is always facing the main camera if (Camera.main != null) nameTag.transform.rotation = Quaternion.LookRotation(nameTag.transform.position - Camera.main.transform.position); } } ``` ## Properties | Property | Description | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [alignment](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/textmesh/alignment.md) | How lines of text are aligned (Left, Right, Center). | | [anchor](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/textmesh/anchor.md) | Which point of the text shares the position of the Transform. | | [characterSize](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/textmesh/charactersize.md) | The size of each character (This scales the whole text). | | [color](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/textmesh/color.md) | The color used to render the text. | | [font](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/textmesh/font.md) | The [Font](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/font.md) used. | | [fontSize](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/textmesh/fontsize.md) | The font size to use (for [dynamic fonts](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/font/dynamic.md)). | | [fontStyle](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/textmesh/fontstyle.md) | The font style to use (for dynamic fonts). | | [lineSpacing](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/textmesh/linespacing.md) | How much space will be in-between lines of text. | | [offsetZ](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/textmesh/offsetz.md) | How far should the text be offset from the transform.position.z when drawing. | | [richText](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/textmesh/richtext.md) | Enable HTML-style tags for Text Formatting Markup. | | [tabSize](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/textmesh/tabsize.md) | How much space will be inserted for a tab '\t' character. This is a multiplum of the 'spacebar' character offset. | | [text](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/textmesh/text.md) | The specified input text to display. | ## Inheritance **Inherited Members:** * [Component.GetComponent(Type)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponent.md#getcomponent\(type\)) * [Component.GetComponent\()](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponent.md) * [Component.TryGetComponent(Type, Component)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/trygetcomponent.md) * [Component.TryGetComponent\(T)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/trygetcomponent.md) * [Component.GetComponent(string)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponent.md#getcomponent\(string\)) * [Component.GetComponentInChildren(Type, bool)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponentinchildren.md#getcomponentinchildren\(type-bool\)) * [Component.GetComponentInChildren(Type)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponentinchildren.md#getcomponentinchildren\(type\)) * [Component.GetComponentInChildren\(bool)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponentinchildren.md) * [Component.GetComponentsInChildren(Type, bool)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponentsinchildren.md) * [Component.GetComponentsInChildren\(bool)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponentsinchildren.md#getcomponentsinchildrent\(bool\)) * [Component.GetComponentsInChildren\(bool, List\)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponentsinchildren.md) * [Component.GetComponentsInChildren\()](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponentsinchildren.md#getcomponentsinchildrent\(\)) * [Component.GetComponentsInChildren\(List\)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponentsinchildren.md) * [Component.GetComponentInParent(Type, bool)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponentinparent.md#getcomponentinparent\(type-bool\)) * [Component.GetComponentInParent(Type)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponentinparent.md#getcomponentinparent\(type\)) * [Component.GetComponentInParent\(bool)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponentinparent.md#getcomponentinparentt\(bool\)) * [Component.GetComponentInParent\()](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponentinparent.md#getcomponentinparentt\(\)) * [Component.GetComponentsInParent(Type, bool)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponentsinparent.md) * [Component.GetComponentsInParent\(bool)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponentsinparent.md#getcomponentsinparentt\(bool\)) * [Component.GetComponentsInParent\(bool, List\)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponentsinparent.md) * [Component.GetComponentsInParent\()](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponentsinparent.md#getcomponentsinparentt\(\)) * [Component.GetComponents(Type)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponents.md#getcomponents\(type\)) * [Component.GetComponents(Type, List\)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponents.md#getcomponents\(type-listcomponent\)) * [Component.GetComponents\(List\)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponents.md) * [Component.GetComponents\()](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponents.md#getcomponentst\(\)) * [Component.GetComponentIndex()](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/getcomponentindex.md) * [Component.CompareTag(string)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/comparetag.md#comparetag\(string\)) * [Component.CompareTag(TagHandle)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/comparetag.md#comparetag\(taghandle\)) * [Component.SendMessageUpwards(string, Object, SendMessageOptions)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/sendmessageupwards.md#sendmessageupwards\(string-object-sendmessageoptions\)) * [Component.SendMessageUpwards(string, SendMessageOptions)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/sendmessageupwards.md#sendmessageupwards\(string-sendmessageoptions\)) * [Component.SendMessage(string, Object)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/sendmessage.md#sendmessage\(string-object\)) * [Component.SendMessage(string)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/sendmessage.md#sendmessage\(string\)) * [Component.SendMessage(string, Object, SendMessageOptions)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/sendmessage.md#sendmessage\(string-object-sendmessageoptions\)) * [Component.SendMessage(string, SendMessageOptions)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/sendmessage.md#sendmessage\(string-sendmessageoptions\)) * [Component.BroadcastMessage(string, Object, SendMessageOptions)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/broadcastmessage.md#broadcastmessage\(string-object-sendmessageoptions\)) * [Component.BroadcastMessage(string, SendMessageOptions)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/broadcastmessage.md#broadcastmessage\(string-sendmessageoptions\)) * [Component.transform](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/transform.md) * [Component.transformHandle](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/transformhandle.md) * [Component.gameObject](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/gameobject.md) * [Component.tag](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/component/tag.md) * [Object.GetEntityId()](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/getentityid.md) * [Object.GetHashCode()](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/gethashcode.md) * [Object.InstantiateAsync\(T)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md) * [Object.InstantiateAsync\(T, Transform)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md) * [Object.InstantiateAsync\(T, Vector3, Quaternion)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md) * [Object.InstantiateAsync\(T, Transform, Vector3, Quaternion)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md) * [Object.InstantiateAsync\(T, int)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md) * [Object.InstantiateAsync\(T, int, Transform)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md) * [Object.InstantiateAsync\(T, int, Vector3, Quaternion)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md) * [Object.InstantiateAsync\(T, int, ReadOnlySpan\, ReadOnlySpan\)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md) * [Object.InstantiateAsync\(T, int, Transform, Vector3, Quaternion)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md) * [Object.InstantiateAsync\(T, int, Transform, Vector3, Quaternion, CancellationToken)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md) * [Object.InstantiateAsync\(T, int, Transform, ReadOnlySpan\, ReadOnlySpan\)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md) * [Object.InstantiateAsync\(T, int, Transform, ReadOnlySpan\, ReadOnlySpan\, CancellationToken)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md) * [Object.InstantiateAsync\(T, InstantiateParameters, CancellationToken)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md) * [Object.InstantiateAsync\(T, int, InstantiateParameters, CancellationToken)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md) * [Object.InstantiateAsync\(T, Vector3, Quaternion, InstantiateParameters, CancellationToken)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md) * [Object.InstantiateAsync\(T, int, Vector3, Quaternion, InstantiateParameters, CancellationToken)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md) * [Object.InstantiateAsync\(T, int, ReadOnlySpan\, ReadOnlySpan\, InstantiateParameters, CancellationToken)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiateasync.md) * [Object.Instantiate(Object, Vector3, Quaternion)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md#instantiate\(object-vector3-quaternion\)) * [Object.Instantiate(Object, Vector3, Quaternion, Transform)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md#instantiate\(object-vector3-quaternion-transform\)) * [Object.Instantiate(Object)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md#instantiate\(object\)) * [Object.Instantiate(Object, Scene)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md#instantiate\(object-scene\)) * [Object.Instantiate\(T, InstantiateParameters)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md) * [Object.Instantiate\(T, Vector3, Quaternion, InstantiateParameters)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md) * [Object.Instantiate(Object, Transform)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md#instantiate\(object-transform\)) * [Object.Instantiate(Object, Transform, bool)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md#instantiate\(object-transform-bool\)) * [Object.Instantiate\(T)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md) * [Object.Instantiate\(T, Vector3, Quaternion)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md) * [Object.Instantiate\(T, Vector3, Quaternion, Transform)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md) * [Object.Instantiate\(T, Transform)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md) * [Object.Instantiate\(T, Transform, bool)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/instantiate.md) * [Object.Destroy(Object, float)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/destroy.md) * [Object.DestroyImmediate(Object, bool)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/destroyimmediate.md) * [Object.FindObjectsByType(Type)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/findobjectsbytype.md#findobjectsbytype\(type\)) * [Object.FindObjectsByType(Type, FindObjectsInactive)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/findobjectsbytype.md#findobjectsbytype\(type-findobjectsinactive\)) * [Object.DontDestroyOnLoad(Object)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/dontdestroyonload.md) * [Object.FindAnyObjectByType\()](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/findanyobjectbytype.md#findanyobjectbytypet\(\)) * [Object.FindAnyObjectByType\(FindObjectsInactive)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/findanyobjectbytype.md#findanyobjectbytypet\(findobjectsinactive\)) * [Object.FindObjectsByType\()](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/findobjectsbytype.md#findobjectsbytypet\(\)) * [Object.FindObjectsByType\(FindObjectsInactive)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/findobjectsbytype.md#findobjectsbytypet\(findobjectsinactive\)) * [Object.FindAnyObjectByType(Type)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/findanyobjectbytype.md#findanyobjectbytype\(type\)) * [Object.FindAnyObjectByType(Type, FindObjectsInactive)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/findanyobjectbytype.md#findanyobjectbytype\(type-findobjectsinactive\)) * [Object.ToString()](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/tostring.md) * [Object.name](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/name.md) * [Object.hideFlags](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/hideflags.md) ### Operators | Operator | Description | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [operator ==](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/op-equality.md) | Compares two object references to see if they refer to the same object. | | [bool](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/op-implicit.md) | Determines whether the object exists. | | [operator !=](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/object/op-inequality.md) | Compares if two objects refer to a different object. |