# SpriteCharacter

> A basic element of text representing a pictograph, image, sprite or emoji.

## Definition

* **Type:** Class
* **Namespace:** [UnityEngine.TextCore.Text](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityengine/textcore/text.md)
* **Assembly:** UnityEngine.TextCoreTextEngineModule
* **Inherits from:** [TextElement](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityengine/textcore/text/textelement.md)

```csharp
public class SpriteCharacter : TextElement
```

## Constructors

| Constructor                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Description                           |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- |
| [SpriteCharacter()](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityengine/textcore/text/spritecharacter/ctor.md#spritecharacter\(\))                                                                                                                      | Default constructor.                  |
| [SpriteCharacter(System.UInt32,UnityEngine.TextCore.Text.SpriteAsset,UnityEngine.TextCore.Text.SpriteGlyph)](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityengine/textcore/text/spritecharacter/ctor.md#spritecharacter\(uint-spriteasset-spriteglyph\)) | Constructor for new sprite character. |
| [SpriteCharacter(System.UInt32,UnityEngine.TextCore.Text.SpriteGlyph)](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityengine/textcore/text/spritecharacter/ctor.md#spritecharacter\(uint-spriteglyph\))                                                   | Constructor for new sprite character. |

## Properties

| Property                                                                                  | Description                     |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- |
| [name](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityengine/textcore/text/spritecharacter/name.md) | The name of the sprite element. |

## Inheritance

**Inherited Members:**

* [TextElement.elementType](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityengine/textcore/text/textelement/elementtype.md)
* [TextElement.unicode](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityengine/textcore/text/textelement/unicode.md)
* [TextElement.textAsset](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityengine/textcore/text/textelement/textasset.md)
* [TextElement.glyph](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityengine/textcore/text/textelement/glyph.md)
* [TextElement.glyphIndex](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityengine/textcore/text/textelement/glyphindex.md)
* [TextElement.scale](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityengine/textcore/text/textelement/scale.md)