Attaching text to a GameObject?

Hi all, I am trying to figure out how text works in Unity 2D and am currently stumped. What I'm trying to do is attach a Text component to a game object (specifically a sprite) and have that text move with the game object. The text will also be manipulated by the script of the game object. So far I can't even get the text to display. I have a text component hooked up to my game object but no matter what I adjust it doesn't come up on the scene, even if I change the font color and everything. How do I even get it to display? Thanks for the help. Also this is all in 2D.

 

You need to attach a Canvas to your GameObject. This Canvas should be in World Space. Then you can add the Text to this Canvas.

 

Thanks for the reply... I attached a canvas component to the gameobject and a text object also but the text still isn't showing up on screen. I have world space checked and everything. Here is a screenshot of the inspector window for this gameobject.

 

Do you have another canvas in the scene? If you have another canvas but it's render mode is Screenspace Overlay, it could be blocking the text. If you have another canvas and it's render mode is Worldspace, then it could be a sorting layer/order in layer issue. Without seeing how your scene is made up it's hard to say.

 

You want to place the Text as a child object to the Canvas. It needs a Rect Transform to place it in the correct position.

 

hey how can i extract that text and use it to display on another TMP??

 

make the order in layer higher number try 100