---
title: blendMode
framework: spritekit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: spritekit/skspritenode/blendmode
---

# blendMode

The blend mode used to draw the sprite into the parent’s framebuffer.

## Declaration

```swift
var blendMode: SKBlendMode { get set }
```

## Mentioned in

Blending a Sprite with Different Interpretations of Alpha

## Discussion

Discussion The default value is SKBlendMode.alpha.

## See Also

### Configuring Alpha Blendling

- [Blending a Sprite with Different Interpretations of Alpha](spritekit/blending-a-sprite-with-different-interpretations-of-alpha.md)
- [SKBlendMode](spritekit/skblendmode.md)