MSDF Sprite
Shader for rendering 2D images with effects. Supports both UI and Sprite-based usage.
(Sprite here meaning any mesh on the world, not restricted to usage with Unity's Sprite Renderer!)
It is made of up to three layers of effects:
- Fill color following the sharp contour of the shape;
- Outline color following the expanded contour of the shape, either sharp or smooth;
- Shadow that fades from the entire
Surface Inputs
| Name | Property ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Distance Field | _MainTex |
The distance field to use for all effects. |
| Pixel Range | _MainTex_PixelRange |
Pixel range of the distance field, automatically detected by the inspector. Must be provided manually when creating materials programmatically. |
| Base Color | _Color |
Color of the interior of the shape. |
Outline
| Name | Property ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Outline Style | One of _OUTLINE_MODE_OFF, _OUTLINE_MODE_SHARP, _OUTLINE_MODE_TRUE keywords |
Off: No outline. Sharp: Outline of sharp edges will be sharp too. True: Outline of sharp edges will have rounded corners. |
| Color | _OutlineColor |
Color to use for the outline. |
| Thickness | _OutlineThickness |
Distance in pixels from the shape's contour. |
Shadow
| Name | Property ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Enable | Presence of _ENABLE_SHADOW keywords |
Whether to draw a shadow or not. |
| Color | _ShadowColor |
Color of the center of the shadow, which will fade down to completely transparent at the edge. |
| Range | _ShadowLimits |
In normalized range, where the start and end points of the penumbra are along the distance field's range. |
| Power | _ShadowPower |
Exponent to apply to the penumbra. Higher values mean a sharper transition from shadow to light. Values less than 1 can cause artifacts. |
| Offset | _ShadowOffset |
In UV units, offset to apply to the center of the shadow. |
Advanced Options
| Name | Property ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Perspective-aware Pixel Range | _PERSPECTIVE_AWARE_PIXEL_RANGE keyword |
When enabled, performs decoding of the pixel range in the shader, accounting for perspective to maintain smoothness. When disabled, expects the value of _MainTex_PixelRange to be scaled on the CPU. This is done automatically by the Sprite |