---
name: Decal
last_updated: 2026-06-11T23:11:56Z
inherits:
  - FaceInstance
  - Instance
  - Object
type: class
memory_category: GraphicsTexture
summary: "Applies an image texture to a face of a parent BasePart."
---

# Class: Decal

> Applies an image texture to a face of a parent [BasePart](/docs/reference/engine/classes/BasePart.md).

## Description

The [Decal](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Decal.md) object applies an image texture to a face of a parent
[BasePart](/docs/reference/engine/classes/BasePart.md). The affected face is dependent on the
[Face](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Decal.md) property, and the size of the decal is dependent on
the size of the face.

The applied image texture is determined by its
[ColorMapContent](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Decal.md) property. For details on how to
upload images, see
[asset management](/docs/en-us/projects/assets.md#asset-management).

For more information, review
[textures and decals](/docs/en-us/parts/textures-decals.md). See also:

- [Texture](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Texture.md) for repeating surface images.
- [MeshPart.TextureContent](/docs/reference/engine/classes/MeshPart.md) to apply an image texture to a
  [MeshPart](/docs/reference/engine/classes/MeshPart.md).
- [SurfaceGui](/docs/reference/engine/classes/SurfaceGui.md) to apply an [ImageLabel](/docs/reference/engine/classes/ImageLabel.md) or [ImageButton](/docs/reference/engine/classes/ImageButton.md) to
  an in-experience 3D object.

## Properties

### Property: Decal.Color3

```json
{
  "type": "Color3",
  "access": "ReadWrite",
  "security": {
    "read": "None",
    "write": "None"
  },
  "serialization": {
    "can_load": true,
    "can_save": true
  },
  "thread_safety": "ReadSafe",
  "category": "Appearance",
  "capabilities": [
    "Basic"
  ]
}
```

The [Color3](/docs/reference/engine/datatypes/Color3.md) tint of the [Decal](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Decal.md). Note that this property
only sets the **tint** of the decal rather than the color; unless the
image associated with the [Decal](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Decal.md) was originally pure white, then
the color cannot be freely changed using this property.

**Decal Color3**

This code sample creates a `Decal` in the workspace and changes its
[Decal.Color3](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Decal.md) property on a loop using [TweenService](/docs/reference/engine/classes/TweenService.md).

```lua
local TweenService = game:GetService("TweenService")

local part = Instance.new("Part")
part.Size = Vector3.new(10, 10, 1)
part.Position = Vector3.new(0, 5, 0)
part.Anchored = true
part.Transparency = 1

local decal = Instance.new("Decal")
decal.Face = Enum.NormalId.Front
decal.ColorMapContent = Content.fromUri("http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=1145367640")
decal.Parent = part

part.Parent = workspace

local redTween = TweenService:Create(
	decal,
	TweenInfo.new(1, Enum.EasingStyle.Linear, Enum.EasingDirection.Out),
	{ Color3 = Color3.new(1, 0, 0) }
)
local greenTween = TweenService:Create(
	decal,
	TweenInfo.new(1, Enum.EasingStyle.Linear, Enum.EasingDirection.Out),
	{ Color3 = Color3.new(0, 1, 0) }
)
local blueTween = TweenService:Create(
	decal,
	TweenInfo.new(1, Enum.EasingStyle.Linear, Enum.EasingDirection.Out),
	{ Color3 = Color3.new(0, 0, 1) }
)

while true do
	redTween:Play()
	redTween.Completed:Wait()
	greenTween:Play()
	greenTween.Completed:Wait()
	blueTween:Play()
	blueTween.Completed:Wait()
end
```

### Property: Decal.ColorMap

```json
{
  "type": "ContentId",
  "access": "ReadWrite",
  "security": {
    "read": "None",
    "write": "None"
  },
  "serialization": {
    "can_load": false,
    "can_save": false
  },
  "thread_safety": "ReadSafe",
  "category": "Appearance",
  "capabilities": [
    "Basic"
  ]
}
```

This property takes a content ID to determine the color and opacity of the
surface. This texture is sometimes called the **albedo** texture.

### Property: Decal.ColorMapContent

```json
{
  "type": "Content",
  "access": "ReadWrite",
  "security": {
    "read": "None",
    "write": "None"
  },
  "serialization": {
    "can_load": false,
    "can_save": false
  },
  "thread_safety": "ReadSafe",
  "category": "Appearance",
  "capabilities": [
    "Basic"
  ]
}
```

This property takes a [Content](/docs/reference/engine/datatypes/Content.md) object to determine the color and
opacity of the surface. This texture is sometimes called the **albedo**
texture.

### Property: Decal.MetalnessMapContent

```json
{
  "type": "Content",
  "access": "ReadOnly",
  "security": {
    "read": "None",
    "write": "PluginSecurity"
  },
  "serialization": {
    "can_load": true,
    "can_save": true
  },
  "thread_safety": "ReadSafe",
  "category": "Appearance",
  "capabilities": [
    "Basic"
  ]
}
```

### Property: Decal.NormalMapContent

```json
{
  "type": "Content",
  "access": "ReadOnly",
  "security": {
    "read": "None",
    "write": "PluginSecurity"
  },
  "serialization": {
    "can_load": true,
    "can_save": true
  },
  "thread_safety": "ReadSafe",
  "category": "Appearance",
  "capabilities": [
    "Basic"
  ]
}
```

### Property: Decal.Rotation

```json
{
  "type": "float",
  "access": "ReadWrite",
  "security": {
    "read": "None",
    "write": "None"
  },
  "serialization": {
    "can_load": true,
    "can_save": true
  },
  "thread_safety": "ReadSafe",
  "category": "Appearance",
  "capabilities": [
    "Basic"
  ]
}
```

### Property: Decal.RoughnessMapContent

```json
{
  "type": "Content",
  "access": "ReadOnly",
  "security": {
    "read": "None",
    "write": "PluginSecurity"
  },
  "serialization": {
    "can_load": true,
    "can_save": true
  },
  "thread_safety": "ReadSafe",
  "category": "Appearance",
  "capabilities": [
    "Basic"
  ]
}
```

### Property: Decal.Texture

```json
{
  "type": "ContentId",
  "access": "ReadWrite",
  "security": {
    "read": "None",
    "write": "None"
  },
  "serialization": {
    "can_load": true,
    "can_save": true
  },
  "thread_safety": "ReadSafe",
  "category": "Appearance",
  "capabilities": [
    "Basic"
  ]
}
```

The content ID of the image to be applied by the [Decal](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Decal.md).

### Property: Decal.TextureContent

```json
{
  "type": "Content",
  "access": "ReadWrite",
  "security": {
    "read": "None",
    "write": "None"
  },
  "serialization": {
    "can_load": true,
    "can_save": true
  },
  "thread_safety": "ReadSafe",
  "category": "Appearance",
  "capabilities": [
    "Basic"
  ]
}
```

The texture content displayed by the [Decal](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Decal.md). Supports
[asset URIs](/docs/en-us/projects/assets.md#asset-uris) and
[EditableImage](/docs/reference/engine/classes/EditableImage.md) objects.

### Property: Decal.TexturePack

```json
{
  "type": "ContentId",
  "access": "ReadOnly",
  "security": {
    "read": "RobloxEngineSecurity",
    "write": "RobloxEngineSecurity"
  },
  "serialization": {
    "can_load": true,
    "can_save": true
  },
  "thread_safety": "ReadSafe",
  "category": "Appearance",
  "capabilities": [
    "Basic"
  ]
}
```

### Property: Decal.Transparency

```json
{
  "type": "float",
  "access": "ReadWrite",
  "security": {
    "read": "None",
    "write": "None"
  },
  "serialization": {
    "can_load": true,
    "can_save": true
  },
  "thread_safety": "ReadSafe",
  "category": "Appearance",
  "capabilities": [
    "Basic"
  ]
}
```

Determines the transparency of the [Decal](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Decal.md) with `0` being completely
opaque and `1` completely transparent.

Note that
[LocalTransparencyModifier](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Decal.md) acts as
a **multiplier** for this transparency level and should be used when the
transparency of the decal is likely to be changed by another script.

### Property: Decal.UVOffset

```json
{
  "type": "Vector2",
  "access": "ReadWrite",
  "security": {
    "read": "None",
    "write": "None"
  },
  "serialization": {
    "can_load": true,
    "can_save": true
  },
  "thread_safety": "ReadSafe",
  "category": "Appearance",
  "capabilities": [
    "Basic"
  ]
}
```

This property controls the UV coordinate translation. The
[X](/docs/reference/engine/datatypes/Vector2.md) value (**U** offset) and
[Y](/docs/reference/engine/datatypes/Vector2.md) value (**V** offset) are added to every
corresponding UV coordinate during texture mapping.

### Property: Decal.UVScale

```json
{
  "type": "Vector2",
  "access": "ReadWrite",
  "security": {
    "read": "None",
    "write": "None"
  },
  "serialization": {
    "can_load": true,
    "can_save": true
  },
  "thread_safety": "ReadSafe",
  "category": "Appearance",
  "capabilities": [
    "Basic"
  ]
}
```

This property controls the scale applied to the horizontal and vertical
coordinates. The [X](/docs/reference/engine/datatypes/Vector2.md) value (**U** scale) and
[Y](/docs/reference/engine/datatypes/Vector2.md) value (**V** scale) are multiplied by every
corresponding UV coordinate during texture mapping.

### Property: Decal.ZIndex

```json
{
  "type": "int",
  "access": "ReadWrite",
  "security": {
    "read": "None",
    "write": "None"
  },
  "serialization": {
    "can_load": true,
    "can_save": true
  },
  "thread_safety": "ReadSafe",
  "category": "Appearance",
  "capabilities": [
    "Basic"
  ]
}
```

This property determines the order in which decals on the same
[Face](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Decal.md) of a [BasePart](/docs/reference/engine/classes/BasePart.md) are rendered. Lower values
are rendered first, so a decal with a higher `ZIndex` renders on top of
those with a lower `ZIndex`.

If you're unsure whether you'll need to layer a decal between two
already-existing decals in the future, use larger separations between
`ZIndex` values such as `10` or `100` to ensure space for future decals
between.

### Property: Decal.Shiny

```json
{
  "type": "float",
  "access": "ReadWrite",
  "security": {
    "read": "None",
    "write": "None"
  },
  "serialization": {
    "can_load": true,
    "can_save": false
  },
  "deprecated": true,
  "thread_safety": "ReadSafe",
  "category": "Appearance",
  "capabilities": [
    "Basic"
  ]
}
```

> **Deprecated:** This non-functional property is deprecated and should not be used in new work.

This property dictates how shiny the decal is. It takes a value between
`0` and `1`, where `1` is "fully shiny."

### Property: Decal.Specular

```json
{
  "type": "float",
  "access": "ReadWrite",
  "security": {
    "read": "None",
    "write": "None"
  },
  "serialization": {
    "can_load": true,
    "can_save": false
  },
  "deprecated": true,
  "thread_safety": "ReadSafe",
  "category": "Appearance",
  "capabilities": [
    "Basic"
  ]
}
```

> **Deprecated:** This property no longer functions correctly and is deprecated. It should not be used in new work.

Sets the specularity, which is how the surface responds to light being
shined on it.

### Property: Decal.LocalTransparencyModifier *(hidden)*

```json
{
  "type": "float",
  "access": "ReadWrite",
  "security": {
    "read": "None",
    "write": "None"
  },
  "serialization": {
    "can_load": false,
    "can_save": false
  },
  "thread_safety": "ReadSafe",
  "category": "Appearance",
  "capabilities": [
    "Basic"
  ]
}
```

Acts as a multiplier for the decal's
[Transparency](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Decal.md) property. The effect is only
visible to the [LocalPlayer](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Players.md) and will not
replicate to the server.

When this property is set to `1`, the [Decal](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Decal.md) will be completely
invisible regardless of its original transparency. When it is set to `0`,
the decal's rendered transparency will match the
[Transparency](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Decal.md) value.

### Property: Decal.MetalnessMap *(hidden)*

```json
{
  "type": "ContentId",
  "access": "ReadOnly",
  "security": {
    "read": "PluginSecurity",
    "write": "PluginSecurity"
  },
  "serialization": {
    "can_load": true,
    "can_save": true
  },
  "thread_safety": "ReadSafe",
  "category": "Appearance",
  "capabilities": [
    "Basic"
  ]
}
```

### Property: Decal.NormalMap *(hidden)*

```json
{
  "type": "ContentId",
  "access": "ReadOnly",
  "security": {
    "read": "PluginSecurity",
    "write": "PluginSecurity"
  },
  "serialization": {
    "can_load": true,
    "can_save": true
  },
  "thread_safety": "ReadSafe",
  "category": "Appearance",
  "capabilities": [
    "Basic"
  ]
}
```

### Property: Decal.RoughnessMap *(hidden)*

```json
{
  "type": "ContentId",
  "access": "ReadOnly",
  "security": {
    "read": "PluginSecurity",
    "write": "PluginSecurity"
  },
  "serialization": {
    "can_load": true,
    "can_save": true
  },
  "thread_safety": "ReadSafe",
  "category": "Appearance",
  "capabilities": [
    "Basic"
  ]
}
```

## Inherited Members

### From [FaceInstance](/docs/reference/engine/classes/FaceInstance.md)

- **Property `Face`** (`NormalId`): Sets which face of the parent BasePart the object appears on.

### From [Instance](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Instance.md)

- **Property `Archivable`** (`boolean`): Determines if an Instance and its descendants can be cloned using
- **Property `archivable`** (`boolean`):  *(deprecated, hidden)*
- **Property `Capabilities`** (`SecurityCapabilities`): The set of capabilities allowed to be used for scripts inside this
- **Property `Name`** (`string`): A non-unique identifier of the Instance.
- **Property `Parent`** (`Instance`): Determines the hierarchical parent of the Instance.
- **Property `PredictionMode`** (`PredictionMode`): 
- **Property `RobloxLocked`** (`boolean`): A deprecated property that used to protect CoreGui objects. *(hidden)*
- **Property `Sandboxed`** (`boolean`): When enabled, the instance can only access abilities in its `Capabilities`
- **Property `UniqueId`** (`UniqueId`): A unique identifier for the instance.
- **Method `AddTag(tag: string): ()`**: Applies a tag to the instance.
- **Method `children(): Instances`**: Returns an array of the object's children. *(deprecated)*
- **Method `ClearAllChildren(): ()`**: This method destroys all of an instance's children.
- **Method `Clone(): Instance`**: Create a copy of an instance and all its descendants, ignoring instances
- **Method `clone(): Instance`**:  *(deprecated)*
- **Method `Destroy(): ()`**: Sets the Instance.Parent property to `nil`, locks the
- **Method `destroy(): ()`**:  *(deprecated)*
- **Method `FindFirstAncestor(name: string): Instance?`**: Returns the first ancestor of the Instance whose
- **Method `FindFirstAncestorOfClass(className: string): Instance?`**: Returns the first ancestor of the Instance whose
- **Method `FindFirstAncestorWhichIsA(className: string): Instance?`**: Returns the first ancestor of the Instance for whom
- **Method `FindFirstChild(name: string, recursive?: boolean): Instance?`**: Returns the first child of the Instance found with the given name.
- **Method `findFirstChild(name: string, recursive?: boolean): Instance`**:  *(deprecated)*
- **Method `FindFirstChildOfClass(className: string): Instance?`**: Returns the first child of the Instance whose
- **Method `FindFirstChildWhichIsA(className: string, recursive?: boolean): Instance?`**: Returns the first child of the Instance for whom
- **Method `FindFirstDescendant(name: string): Instance?`**: Returns the first descendant found with the given Instance.Name.
- **Method `GetActor(): Actor?`**: Returns the Actor associated with the Instance, if any.
- **Method `GetAttribute(attribute: string): Variant`**: Returns the value which has been assigned to the given attribute name.
- **Method `GetAttributeChangedSignal(attribute: string): RBXScriptSignal`**: Returns an event that fires when the given attribute changes.
- **Method `GetAttributes(): Dictionary`**: Returns a dictionary of the instance's attributes.
- **Method `GetChildren(): Instances`**: Returns an array containing all of the instance's children.
- **Method `getChildren(): Instances`**:  *(deprecated)*
- **Method `GetDebugId(scopeLength?: int): string`**: Returns a coded string of the debug ID used internally by Roblox.
- **Method `GetDescendants(): Instances`**: Returns an array containing all of the descendants of the instance.
- **Method `GetFullName(): string`**: Returns a string describing the instance's ancestry.
- **Method `GetStyled(name: string, selector: string?): Variant`**: Returns the styled or explicitly modified value of the specified property,
- **Method `GetStyledPropertyChangedSignal(property: string): RBXScriptSignal`**: 
- **Method `GetTags(): Array`**: Gets an array of all tags applied to the instance.
- **Method `HasTag(tag: string): boolean`**: Check whether the instance has a given tag.
- **Method `IsAncestorOf(descendant: Instance): boolean`**: Returns true if an Instance is an ancestor of the given
- **Method `IsDescendantOf(ancestor: Instance): boolean`**: Returns `true` if an Instance is a descendant of the given
- **Method `isDescendantOf(ancestor: Instance): boolean`**:  *(deprecated)*
- **Method `IsPropertyModified(property: string): boolean`**: Returns `true` if the value stored in the specified property is not equal
- **Method `QueryDescendants(selector: string): Instances`**: Returns an array containing all descendants of the instance that match the
- **Method `Remove(): ()`**: Sets the object's `Parent` to `nil`, and does the same for all its *(deprecated)*
- **Method `remove(): ()`**:  *(deprecated)*
- **Method `RemoveTag(tag: string): ()`**: Removes a tag from the instance.
- **Method `ResetPropertyToDefault(property: string): ()`**: Resets a property to its default value.
- **Method `SetAttribute(attribute: string, value: Variant): ()`**: Sets the attribute with the given name to the given value.
- **Method `WaitForChild(childName: string, timeOut: double): Instance`**: Returns the child of the Instance with the given name. If the
- **Event `AncestryChanged`**: Fires when the Instance.Parent property of this object or one of
- **Event `AttributeChanged`**: Fires whenever an attribute is changed on the Instance.
- **Event `ChildAdded`**: Fires after an object is parented to this Instance.
- **Event `childAdded`**:  *(deprecated)*
- **Event `ChildRemoved`**: Fires after a child is removed from this Instance.
- **Event `DescendantAdded`**: Fires after a descendant is added to the Instance.
- **Event `DescendantRemoving`**: Fires immediately before a descendant of the Instance is removed.
- **Event `Destroying`**: Fires immediately before (or is deferred until after) the instance is
- **Event `StyledPropertiesChanged`**: Fires whenever any style property is changed on the instance, including

### From [Object](/docs/reference/engine/classes/Object.md)

- **Property `ClassName`** (`string`): A read-only string representing the class this Object belongs to.
- **Property `className`** (`string`):  *(deprecated)*
- **Method `GetPropertyChangedSignal(property: string): RBXScriptSignal`**: Get an event that fires when a given property of the object changes.
- **Method `IsA(className: string): boolean`**: Returns true if an object's class matches or inherits from a given class.
- **Method `isA(className: string): boolean`**:  *(deprecated)*
- **Event `Changed`**: Fires immediately after a property of the object changes, with some