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## Overview

Sprites are positioned on the screen by coordinates. The width and height of the screen is the same as the back buffer. The x-axis represents the screen width and the y-axis represents the screen height. The y-axis is measured from the top of the screen and increases as you move **down** the screen, and the x-axis is measured from left to right. For example, when the graphics back buffer is 800×600, 0,0 is the upper left of the screen, and 800,600 is the lower right of the screen.
Sprites are positioned on the screen by coordinates. The width and height of the screen is the same as the back buffer. The x-axis represents the screen width and the y-axis represents the screen height. The y-axis is measured from the top of the screen and increases as you move **down** the screen, and the x-axis is measured from left to right. For example, when the graphics back buffer is 800×600, the top left corner is at (0,0) and the bottom-right pixel is at (799,599).

To draw a sprite, create a [SpriteBatch](xref:Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics.SpriteBatch) object, initialize it by calling [Begin](/api/Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics.SpriteBatch.html#Microsoft_Xna_Framework_Graphics_SpriteBatch_Begin_Microsoft_Xna_Framework_Graphics_SpriteSortMode_Microsoft_Xna_Framework_Graphics_BlendState_Microsoft_Xna_Framework_Graphics_SamplerState_Microsoft_Xna_Framework_Graphics_DepthStencilState_Microsoft_Xna_Framework_Graphics_RasterizerState_Microsoft_Xna_Framework_Graphics_Effect_System_Nullable_Microsoft_Xna_Framework_Matrix__), and then call [Draw](/api/Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics.SpriteBatch.html#Microsoft_Xna_Framework_Graphics_SpriteBatch_Draw_Microsoft_Xna_Framework_Graphics_Texture2D_Microsoft_Xna_Framework_Rectangle_Microsoft_Xna_Framework_Color_) for each sprite. The bitmap data for a sprite is taken from a [Texture2D](xref:Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics.Texture2D) object. The texture may contain alpha channel information to make part of the texture transparent or semi-transparent. You can tint, rotate, or scale sprites by using [Draw](/api/Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics.SpriteBatch.html#Microsoft_Xna_Framework_Graphics_SpriteBatch_Draw_Microsoft_Xna_Framework_Graphics_Texture2D_Microsoft_Xna_Framework_Rectangle_Microsoft_Xna_Framework_Color_). This method also gives you the option of drawing only part of the texture on the screen. After you draw a sprite, call [End](/api/Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics.SpriteBatch.html#Microsoft_Xna_Framework_Graphics_SpriteBatch_End) before calling [Present](xref:Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics.GraphicsDevice.Present).

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