---
title: SKTileSet
framework: spritekit
role: symbol
role_heading: Class
path: spritekit/sktileset
---

# SKTileSet

A container for related tile groups.

## Declaration

```swift
class SKTileSet
```

## Overview

Overview An SKTileSet object contains an array of tile groups that define which tile definitions are available for use in a tile map. Tile sets also define the arrangement of tiles within a tile map. In addition to the default rectangular grid layout, tile sets can also define hexagonal and isometric layouts.

## Topics

### Creating a Tile Set from a File

- [init(named:)](spritekit/sktileset/init(named:).md)
- [init(from:)](spritekit/sktileset/init(from:).md)

### Creating a Tile Set Programmatically

- [init(tileGroups:)](spritekit/sktileset/init(tilegroups:).md)
- [init(tileGroups:tileSetType:)](spritekit/sktileset/init(tilegroups:tilesettype:).md)

### Accessing or Reading a Tile Set’s Properties

- [defaultTileGroup](spritekit/sktileset/defaulttilegroup.md)
- [defaultTileSize](spritekit/sktileset/defaulttilesize.md)
- [name](spritekit/sktileset/name.md)
- [tileGroups](spritekit/sktileset/tilegroups.md)
- [type](spritekit/sktileset/type.md)
- [SKTileSetType](spritekit/sktilesettype.md)

### Initializers

- [init(coder:)](spritekit/sktileset/init(coder:).md)
- [init(fromURL:)](spritekit/sktileset/init(fromurl:).md)

## Relationships

### Inherits From

- [NSObject](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class.md)

### Conforms To

- [CVarArg](swift/cvararg.md)
- [CustomDebugStringConvertible](swift/customdebugstringconvertible.md)
- [CustomStringConvertible](swift/customstringconvertible.md)
- [Equatable](swift/equatable.md)
- [Hashable](swift/hashable.md)
- [NSCoding](foundation/nscoding.md)
- [NSCopying](foundation/nscopying.md)
- [NSObjectProtocol](objectivec/nsobjectprotocol.md)
- [NSSecureCoding](foundation/nssecurecoding.md)

## See Also

### Tiling

- [SKTileMapNode](spritekit/sktilemapnode.md)
- [SKTileDefinition](spritekit/sktiledefinition.md)
- [SKTileGroup](spritekit/sktilegroup.md)
- [SKTileGroupRule](spritekit/sktilegrouprule.md)