# How get size of tilemap?

**URL:** <https://forum.defold.com/t/how-get-size-of-tilemap/32457>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [October 19, 2018, 8:26am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/how-get-size-of-tilemap/32457 "2018-10-19T08:26:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![ternaryCat](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/ternarycat/32/10830_2.png) [@ternaryCat](https://forum.defold.com/u/ternaryCat)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 8:26am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/how-get-size-of-tilemap/32457/1 "2018-10-19T08:26:39Z")

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I need to get width and height of the tilemap, how do it?  
Thanks!

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**Author:** ![sicher](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/sicher/32/8_2.png) [@sicher](https://forum.defold.com/u/sicher)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 8:49am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/how-get-size-of-tilemap/32457/2 "2018-10-19T08:49:50Z")

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> **[API reference (Tilemap)](https://defold.com/ref/tilemap/)**
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> Defold is a free and open game engine used for development of console, desktop, mobile and web games.

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**Author:** ![ternaryCat](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/ternarycat/32/10830_2.png) [@ternaryCat](https://forum.defold.com/u/ternaryCat)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 8:57am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/how-get-size-of-tilemap/32457/3 "2018-10-19T08:57:52Z")

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thanks, but Is there a way to get size in pixels (or similar units)?

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**Author:** ![sicher](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/sicher/32/8_2.png) [@sicher](https://forum.defold.com/u/sicher)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 9:01am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/how-get-size-of-tilemap/32457/4 "2018-10-19T09:01:37Z")

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Not directly, but it’s easy enough to calculate since you know the size of each tile.

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**Author:** ![ternaryCat](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/ternarycat/32/10830_2.png) [@ternaryCat](https://forum.defold.com/u/ternaryCat)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 9:04am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/how-get-size-of-tilemap/32457/5 "2018-10-19T09:04:48Z")

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is there clean way to get size of tile, i want reuse my script ?

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**Author:** ![sicher](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/sicher/32/8_2.png) [@sicher](https://forum.defold.com/u/sicher)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 9:11am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/how-get-size-of-tilemap/32457/6 "2018-10-19T09:11:17Z")

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No, but you can add a property to your script and set it for each instance.

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**Author:** ![ternaryCat](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/ternarycat/32/10830_2.png) [@ternaryCat](https://forum.defold.com/u/ternaryCat)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 9:13am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/how-get-size-of-tilemap/32457/7 "2018-10-19T09:13:52Z")

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ok, thanks for the help

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**Author:** ![iovorobiev](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/iovorobiev/32/6755_2.png) [@iovorobiev](https://forum.defold.com/u/iovorobiev)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2018, 5:36am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/how-get-size-of-tilemap/32457/8 "2018-12-05T05:36:50Z")

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I would prefer to get tile size from tilemap - it seems safer. If you ever change the tile size you have to also change property which is no big deal, but still another layer of mistakes . And knowing that tilemap already provides it’s size in number of tiles, giving a size of tile map (or a tile size itself) in pixels seems convenient. What do you think?