# Tilemaps reference

> Explore the properties and settings of tilemap components, tile palettes, brushes, tiles, and grids.

Explore the properties and settings of tilemap components, tile palettes, brushes, tiles, and the grid component.

| **Topic**                                                                                                                             | **Description**                                                                                        |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| [Grid component reference](/engine/6000.6/manual/unity2d/tilemaps/reference/grid.md)                                                  | Explore the properties you can use to configure a grid GameObject.                                     |
| [Tilemap component reference](/engine/6000.6/manual/unity2d/tilemaps/reference/tilemap.md)                                            | Explore the properties you can use to configure a tilemap.                                             |
| [Tilemap Renderer component reference](/engine/6000.6/manual/unity2d/tilemaps/reference/tilemap-renderer.md)                          | Control how Unity renders the tiles you paint onto a tilemap.                                          |
| [Tile asset reference](/engine/6000.6/manual/unity2d/tilemaps/reference/tile-asset.md)                                                | Explore the properties you can use to configure a tile asset.                                          |
| [Grid Brush settings in the Preferences window reference](/engine/6000.6/manual/unity2d/tilemaps/reference/grid-brush-preferences.md) | Customize the behavior of the tile palette brush in the **Scene** view.                                |
| [Tile palette tab reference for the Preferences window](/engine/6000.6/manual/unity2d/tilemaps/reference/tile-palette-preferences.md) | Customize the default behavior and tools of the Tile Palette window.                                   |
| [2D Tilemap Profiler module reference](/engine/6000.6/manual/unity2d/tilemaps/reference/tilemap-profiler-module.md)                   | Explore the statistics you can use to find how much time Unity spends on the tilemaps in your project. |

## Additional resources

* [Tile Palette window reference](/engine/6000.6/manual/unity2d/tilemaps/create-tile-palette/tile-palette-editor-reference.md)
* [Tile Set Importer Inspector window reference](/engine/6000.6/manual/unity2d/tilemaps/create-tile-palette/tile-set-properties.md)
* [Tile palette scene overlays reference](/engine/6000.6/manual/unity2d/tilemaps/create-tilemap/tile-palette-clipboard-overlay.md)
* [Grid Selection Inspector window reference](/engine/6000.6/manual/unity2d/tilemaps/create-tilemap/grid-selection-properties-reference.md)
* [Brush picks overlay reference](/engine/6000.6/manual/unity2d/tilemaps/brush-picks/overlay-reference.md)
* [Tilemap Collider 2D component reference](/engine/6000.6/manual/unity2d/tilemaps/tilemap-collider-2d/reference.md)