In-scene UI authoring

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You can author runtime UI directly in Unity's main editor environment, using the Hierarchy window,

Scene

view, and

Inspector

window alongside dedicated UI authoring windows. This workflow is an alternative to working in the standalone UI Builder.

Note

In-scene UI authoring is for runtime UI only. To create UI for the Unity Editor, use UI Builder.

Topic	Description
UI authoring interface	Understand the UI authoring interface.
Get started with in-scene UI authoring	Create a UI layout using the in-scene UI authoring workflow, following a step-by-step example.
Work with elements in-scene	Learn how to add, organize, and manipulate elements in the scene.
Style UI in-scene	Learn how to style elements with inline styles and USS selectors.
Manage USS variables in-scene	Learn how to create, assign, and remove USS variables in the scene.
Test UI in-scene	Test UI behavior before and during Play mode, view edits in context across multiple windows, and automate tests for repeatable verification.
Reference runtime visual elements in Inspector	Learn how to use VisualElementReference to reference runtime visual elements in the Inspector.
Use UXML instances as templates in-scene	Learn how to use UXML instances as templates in-scene.

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