pixijs-scene-sprite
Use this skill when drawing images in PixiJS v8. Covers Sprite with anchor/tint/texture, AnimatedSprite for frame animation, NineSliceSprite for resizable UI panels, TilingSprite for scrolling/repeating backgrounds. Triggers on: Sprite, AnimatedSprite, NineSliceSprite, TilingSprite, Sprite.from, anchor, tint, tilePosition, animationSpeed, gotoAndPlay, leftWidth, topHeight, constructor options, SpriteOptions, AnimatedSpriteOptions, NineSliceSpriteOptions, TilingSpriteOptions.
Resumen
PixiJS has three sprite classes for different drawing tasks. Sprite is the default image-drawing leaf; NineSliceSprite is a resizable UI-panel variant that preserves corner art; TilingSprite repeats a texture across an area. The AnimatedSprite subclass of Sprite cycles through texture frames for frame-based animation.
Assumes familiarity with pixijs-scene-core-concepts. All sprite classes are leaf nodes; they cannot have children. Wrap multiple sprites in a Container to group them.
Quick Start
const texture = await Assets.load("bunny.png");
const sprite = new Sprite({
texture,
anchor: 0.5,
tint: 0xff8888,
});
sprite.x = app.screen.width / 2;
sprite.y = app.screen.height / 2;
app.stage.addChild(sprite);Position is set after construction because app.screen.width / 2 depends on the live renderer size. Literal positions can go directly in the options object via x/y (inherited from Container).
Related skills: pixijs-scene-core-concepts (leaves, transforms), pixijs-assets (texture loading), pixijs-scene-particle-container (thousands of sprites), pixijs-performance (spritesheets, batching).
Variants
| Variant | Use when | Trade-offs | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
Sprite | Draw a single texture at a position | Fixed size = texture size | references/sprite.md |
AnimatedSprite | Frame-based animation from a texture array or spritesheet | Pre-rendered frames only; no tweening | references/animated-sprite.md |
NineSliceSprite | Resizable UI panels, buttons, dialog frames | Border width is fixed; center stretches | references/nineslice-sprite.md |
TilingSprite | Scrolling backgrounds, parallax, repeating patterns | Single texture repeated; tilePosition scrolls | references/tiling-sprite.md |
AnimatedSprite is a subclass of Sprite; all Sprite properties (anchor, tint, position) apply.
Each variant's constructor options are documented in its sub-reference file (references/{variant}.md). All variants also accept the Container options (position, scale, tint, label, filters, zIndex, etc.) — see skills/pixijs-scene-core-concepts/references/constructor-options.md.
When to use what
- "I want to draw a single image at a position" →
Sprite. The default choice for 90% of 2D game and app content. - "I want to animate a character through a series of frames" →
AnimatedSprite. Load a spritesheet via Assets and passsheet.animations['walk']. Seereferences/animated-sprite.md. - "I want a UI button/panel that resizes without stretching the borders" →
NineSliceSprite. Set border widths, then setwidth/height. Seereferences/nineslice-sprite.md. - "I want a scrolling repeating background" →
TilingSprite. AnimatetilePositionto scroll. Seereferences/tiling-sprite.md. - "I want thousands of identical sprites" → Use
ParticleContainerwithParticleinstances (seepixijs-scene-particle-container), not plain sprites. - "I want to draw shapes or paths" → Use
Graphics(seepixijs-scene-graphics), not a sprite.
Quick concepts
Anchor vs pivot
Sprite.anchor is normalized [0, 1] and shifts only the texture draw origin; no position offset. Container.pivot is pixel-space and shifts both the transform origin and the visual position. For centering a sprite, always use anchor.set(0.5).
Loading before creating
Sprite.from(id) only reads the Assets cache; it does not fetch. Always await Assets.load(...) first, or pass the returned Texture directly to new Sprite(texture).
Dynamic textures
Once a texture is loaded, modifying its frame or swapping its source does not automatically notify sprites. Set texture.dynamic = true once, or call sprite['onViewUpdate']() manually after changes.
Common Mistakes
[HIGH] Using Texture.from(url) to load
Wrong:
const texture = Texture.from("https://example.com/image.png");Correct:
const texture = await Assets.load("https://example.com/image.png");Texture.from() only reads the cache in v8. Use Assets.load() first; its return value is the texture.
[HIGH] Confusing anchor and pivot
Wrong:
sprite.pivot.set(sprite.width / 2, sprite.height / 2);Correct:
sprite.anchor.set(0.5);anchor shifts only the draw origin. pivot shifts the transform origin AND the visual position, causing the sprite to move unexpectedly.
[HIGH] Old NineSlicePlane name
NineSlicePlane was renamed to NineSliceSprite in v8 and switched to an options-object constructor: new NineSliceSprite({ texture, leftWidth, topHeight, rightWidth, bottomHeight }).
[MEDIUM] Adding children to a sprite
Sprite, NineSliceSprite, and TilingSprite all set allowChildren = false. Wrap in a Container to group sprites with other content.
API Reference
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Instálala a mano
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