# Canvas reference

> Edit the **Canvas** component's properties to change how it positions UI elements in your scene.

The UI Canvas contains a **Canvas** component. Use this reference to understand the settings available on the canvas.

## Canvas properties

The **Canvas** component automatically contains the following properties:

| **Property**      | **Description**                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Sorting order** | Set the rendering order for the canvas. Set this to a lower value to make the canvas appear behind other canvases with higher sorting orders. Set to a higher value to make the canvas appear in front of other canvases. |

## Additional resources

* [UI Creator](/unity-studio/develop/ui-creator/.md)
* [Button](/unity-studio/develop/ui-creator/button.md)
* [Text](/unity-studio/develop/ui-creator/text.md)
* [Input Field](/unity-studio/develop/ui-creator/input-field.md)
* [Image](/unity-studio/develop/ui-creator/image-ui.md)
* [Web View](/unity-studio/develop/ui-creator/web-view.md)
* [Video](/unity-studio/develop/ui-creator/video.md)
* [Toggle](/unity-studio/develop/ui-creator/toggle.md)
* [Slider](/unity-studio/develop/ui-creator/slider.md)