unity rendering_error ai_generated true

UI elements not rendering in correct order

ID: unity/canvas-render-order

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80%Fix Rate
84%Confidence
3Evidence
2023-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
2022 active — — —

Root Cause

Canvas sorting order or layer conflicts.

generic

Workarounds

  1. 90% success Set explicit sortingOrder on each Canvas component
  2. 88% success Use nested Canvas with overrideSorting for fine control

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Set all canvases to same sorting order 80% fail

    Everything overlaps unpredictably

  2. Use Screen Space Overlay for everything 75% fail

    Breaks world-space UI