---
id: tiled-object_shape
name: Tiled.object_shape
category: tiled
kind: namespace-method
tokens: Tiled.object_shape
sig: Tiled.object_shape(object) -> string
tip: Classify an object's shape.
order: 22
ns: Tiled
member: object_shape
---

Returns an object's shape: <code>tile</code> (a gid object), <code>point</code>, <code>ellipse</code>, <code>polygon</code>, <code>polyline</code>, <code>text</code>, or <code>rectangle</code> (the default).