# TextMesh Pro Documentation

TextMesh Pro is a set of Unity tools for 2D and 3D text.

TextMesh Pro provides better control over text formatting and layout than to Unity's UI Text & Text Mesh systems. It includes features such as:

* Character, word, line, and paragraph spacing.
* Kerning.
* Justified text.
* Links.
* More than thirty rich text tags.
* Support for multiple fonts.
* Support for sprites.
* Custom styles.
* Advanced text rendering using custom [shaders](Shaders.md).

## Getting started

The TextMesh Pro package is included in the Unity Editor. You do not need to install it.

You can switch to other versions of TextMesh Pro from the [Packages Window](https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/upm-ui.html).

To use TextMesh Pro, you must import the TMP Essential Resources package (see the next section).

You can also import the TMP Examples & Extras package to help you learn TextMesh Pro.

### Importing required resources into projects

To use TextMesh Pro in your projects, you need to import the **TMP Essential Resources**.

- From the menu, select **Window > TextMeshPro > Import TMP Essential Resources**

This adds the essential resources to the **TextMesh Pro** folder in the Project.

### Importing examples and additional resources

TextMesh Pro also includes additional resources and examples to help you learn about various features.

You can import these into your projects as well.

- From the menu, select **Window > TextMeshPro > Import TMP Examples & Extras**

This adds the examples and additional resources to the **TextMesh Pro > Examples & Extras** folder in the Project.

Installing the TMP Examples & Extras is not mandatory, but is strongly recommended for first-time TextMesh Pro users.