# Create a UI Canvas

> Create and use UI Canvases in Unity Studio and add UI elements to the canvas.

This guide explains how to create a new UI Canvas in your draft and how to populate it with UI elements.

## Create a UI Canvas

To create a UI Canvas:

1. In the [Hierarchy](/unity-studio/develop/ui-refs/hierarchy-panel.md), click the **+** button to open the **Create** menu.
2. Select **UI** > **UI Canvas**. A new Canvas appears in the **Hierarchy** panel and the **Scene** view.

## Add UI elements to the Canvas

There are many UI elements you can add to a UI Canvas. For a list of available UI elements, refer to [UI Elements available in Unity Studio](/unity-studio/develop/ui-creator/_index.md#ui-elements-available-in-unity-studio).

To add UI elements to the UI Canvas:

1. In the **Hierarchy** panel, select the canvas.
2. In the **Hierarchy** panel, select **+** > **UI**.
3. Select the UI element you want to add.

The new UI element appears in the **Hierarchy** panel as a child of the canvas.

## Additional resources

* [Canvas reference](/unity-studio/develop/ui-creator/canvas-ui/canvas-ui-ref.md)
* [Unity Engine - Canvas Documentation](https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/class-Canvas.html)
* [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)