---
title: "Set Alpha Action"
description: "Demonstrates using the Set Alpha action to apply a linear gradient of transparency across a group of sprites."
phaser: "4.1.0"
size: "800x600"
files: 1
url: https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/actions/view/set-alpha
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
---

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# Set Alpha Action

Demonstrates using the Set Alpha action to apply a linear gradient of transparency across a group of sprites.

A Phaser 4.1.0 example in [Actions](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/actions.md). It runs at 800 × 600, and loads its assets from https://cdn.phaserfiles.com/v410. See it running, with its code, at https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/actions/view/set-alpha.

To run it, load Phaser 4.1.0 (`https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/phaser@4.1.0/dist/phaser.min.js`), then the file, on a page with a `<div id="game-container">`.

## Code

### set alpha.js

```js
class Example extends Phaser.Scene
{
    constructor ()
    {
        super();
    }

    preload ()
    {
        this.load.setBaseURL('https://cdn.phaserfiles.com/v410');
        this.load.spritesheet('diamonds', 'assets/sprites/diamonds32x24x5.png', { frameWidth: 32, frameHeight: 24 });
    }

    create ()
    {
        const group = this.add.group({ key: 'diamonds', frame: 0, frameQuantity: 50, setXY: { x: 32, y: 32, stepX: 14 }});
        Phaser.Actions.SetAlpha(group.getChildren(), 0, 1 / 50);
    }
}

const config = {
    scale: { mode: Phaser.Scale.FIT },
    type: Phaser.WEBGL,
    width: 800,
    height: 600,
    backgroundColor: '#2d2d2d',
    parent: 'game-container',
    scene: Example
};

const game = new Phaser.Game(config);
```

## More in Actions

- [Add Mask Shape Action](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/actions/view/add-mask-shape.md): Demonstrates applying and configuring geometric masks on images using the AddMaskShape action, featuring options for inversion, specific regions, and scale modes.
- [Add Shine Effect](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/actions/view/add-effect-shine-default.md): Demonstrates how to apply a default shine animation effect to an image using Phaser Actions.
- [Add Shine Effect with Displacement Map](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/actions/view/add-effect-shine-displaced.md): Demonstrates how to apply an animated shine effect to an image using a displacement map to create distorted light reflections.
- [Align Objects Sequence](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/actions/view/align-to-base.md): Uses the AlignTo action to position an array of Game Objects sequentially relative to one another based on a specified alignment point.
- [Align To Action](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/actions/view/align-to.md): Demonstrates how to use the AlignTo action to position an array of Game Objects sequentially relative to each other, using the first object as the anchor.
- [Align To Offset](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/actions/view/align-to-offset.md): Demonstrates using Phaser.Actions.AlignTo to position a sequence of sprites relative to each other with a dynamic vertical offset.
- [Angle Action](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/actions/view/angle.md): Demonstrates how to use the Angle action to rotate an array of Game Objects by a fixed amount every frame.
- [Angle With Step](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/actions/view/angle-with-step.md): Uses Phaser.Actions.Angle to apply a continuous, incremental rotation across an array of Game Objects every frame.
- [Bloom Camera Effect](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/actions/view/add-effect-bloom.md): Demonstrates how to apply a bloom shader effect to a camera using the AddEffectBloom action and animate the effect intensity with a tween.
- [Fit To Region](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/actions/view/fit-to-region.md): Demonstrates how to use the FitToRegion action to scale game objects into a target area using different fit modes including fit inside, stretch to fill, or fit outside.
- [Fit to Region with Manual Size](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/actions/view/fit-to-region-without-known-size.md): Demonstrates how to use Phaser.Actions.FitToRegion on Game Objects that lack intrinsic dimensions, such as Particle Emitters, by providing explicit source width and height.
- [Get First Action](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/actions/view/get-first.md): Demonstrates how to use the GetFirst action to find the first game object in an array that matches specific property values, such as scale and frame.
- [All 49 examples in Actions](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/actions.md)

---

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