---
title: "Wipe"
docs: "Phaser v3.90.0"
url: https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/fx-wipe
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
---

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# Wipe

The Wipe FX Controller.



This FX controller manages the wipe effect for a Game Object.



The wipe or reveal effect is a visual technique that gradually uncovers or conceals elements

in the game, such as images, text, or scene transitions. This effect is often used to create

a sense of progression, reveal hidden content, or provide a smooth and visually appealing transition

between game states.



You can set both the direction and the axis of the wipe effect. The following combinations are possible:



* left to right: direction 0, axis 0

* right to left: direction 1, axis 0

* top to bottom: direction 1, axis 1

* bottom to top: direction 1, axis 0



It is up to you to set the `progress` value yourself, i.e. via a Tween, in order to transition the effect.



A Wipe effect is added to a Game Object via the FX component:



```js

const sprite = this.add.sprite();



sprite.preFX.addWipe();

sprite.postFX.addWipe();

sprite.preFX.addReveal();

sprite.postFX.addReveal();

```

**Constructor**

`new Wipe(gameObject, [wipeWidth], [direction], [axis], [reveal])`

**Parameters**
| name | type | optional | default | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ------- | ----------- |
| gameObject | [Phaser.GameObjects.GameObject](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/gameobjects-gameobject.md) | No |  | A reference to the Game Object that has this fx. |
| wipeWidth | number | Yes | 0.1 | The width of the wipe effect. This value is normalized in the range 0 to 1. |
| direction | number | Yes | 0 | The direction of the wipe effect. Either 0 or 1. Set in conjunction with the axis property. |
| axis | number | Yes | 0 | The axis of the wipe effect. Either 0 or 1. Set in conjunction with the direction property. |
| reveal | boolean | Yes | false | Is this a reveal (true) or a fade (false) effect? |

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**Scope**: static


**Extends**

> [Phaser.FX.Controller](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/fx-controller.md)  



> Source: [src/fx/Wipe.js#L11](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.90.0/src/fx/Wipe.js#L11)  
Since: 3.60.0

## Inherited Members


**From [Phaser.FX.Controller](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/fx-controller.md):**


 - [active](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/fx-controller.md#active)
 - [gameObject](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/fx-controller.md#gameobject)
 - [type](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/fx-controller.md#type)




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## Public Members

### axis

#### axis: number


**Description:**

The axis of the wipe effect. Either 0 or 1. Set in conjunction with the direction property.


> Source: [src/fx/Wipe.js#L98](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.90.0/src/fx/Wipe.js#L98)  
Since: 3.60.0


---

### direction

#### direction: number


**Description:**

The direction of the wipe effect. Either 0 or 1. Set in conjunction with the axis property.


> Source: [src/fx/Wipe.js#L89](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.90.0/src/fx/Wipe.js#L89)  
Since: 3.60.0


---

### progress

#### progress: number


**Description:**

The progress of the Wipe effect. This value is normalized to the range 0 to 1.



Adjust this value to make the wipe transition (i.e. via a Tween)


> Source: [src/fx/Wipe.js#L69](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.90.0/src/fx/Wipe.js#L69)  
Since: 3.60.0


---

### reveal

#### reveal: boolean


**Description:**

Is this a reveal (true) or a fade (false) effect?


> Source: [src/fx/Wipe.js#L107](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.90.0/src/fx/Wipe.js#L107)  
Since: 3.60.0


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### wipeWidth

#### wipeWidth: number


**Description:**

The width of the wipe effect. This value is normalized in the range 0 to 1.


> Source: [src/fx/Wipe.js#L80](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.90.0/src/fx/Wipe.js#L80)  
Since: 3.60.0


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## Inherited Methods


**From [Phaser.FX.Controller](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/fx-controller.md):**


 - [destroy](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/fx-controller.md#destroy)
 - [setActive](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/fx-controller.md#setactive)




---

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