ShaderLab: Predefined Pass tags in the Built-in Render Pipeline

This page contains information on predefined Pass tags that you can use with the Built-in Render Pipeline.

For general information on Pass tags, including an introduction to the LightMode tag, see ShaderLab: assigning tags to a Pass. For predefined Pass tag values in the Universal Render Pipeline (URP), see URP Pass tags: LightMode.

LightMode tag valid values

These are the valid values for the LightMode Pass tag in the Built-in Render Pipeline. For more information on the LightMode tag, see ShaderLab: using Pass tags.

PassFlags tag

In the Built-in Render Pipeline, use the PassFlags Pass tag to specify what data Unity provides to the Pass.

Valid values

PassFlag tag code examples

Shader "Examples/ExamplePassFlag"
{
    SubShader
    {
        Pass
        {    
              Tags { "LightMode" = "ForwardBase" "PassFlags" = "OnlyDirectional" }
            
              // The rest of the code that defines the Pass goes here.
        }
    }
}

RequireOptions tag

In the Built-in Render Pipeline, the RequireOptions Pass tag enables or disables a Pass based on project settings.

Valid values

Examples

Shader "Examples/ExampleRequireOptions"
{
    SubShader
    {
        Pass
        {    
              Tags { "RequireOptions" = "SoftVegetation" }
            
              // The rest of the code that defines the Pass goes here.
        }
    }
}