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title: SetName(Entity, FixedString64Bytes)
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# SetName(Entity, FixedString64Bytes)

> Sets the name of an entity.

## Definition

* **Type:** Method
* **Namespace:** [Unity.Entities](/engine/7000.0/script-reference/unity/entities.md)
* **Assembly:** UnityEngine.EntitiesModule

```csharp
public static void SetName(Entity entity, FixedString64Bytes name)
```

### Parameters

**** (\[Entity]\(/engine/7000.0/script-reference/unity/entities/entity)): The entity.**** (\[FixedString64Bytes]\(/engine/7000.0/script-reference/unity/collections/fixedstring64bytes)): The name to assign.

### Remarks

Entity names only exist in the Unity Editor.