# Transparency issues

**URL:** <https://discourse.mapeditor.org/t/transparency-issues/4315>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [January 26, 2020, 11:28pm UTC](https://discourse.mapeditor.org/t/transparency-issues/4315 "2020-01-26T23:28:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Matt77](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.mapeditor.org/matt77/32/2601_2.png) [@Matt77](https://discourse.mapeditor.org/u/Matt77)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2020, 11:28pm UTC](https://discourse.mapeditor.org/t/transparency-issues/4315/1 "2020-01-26T23:28:01Z")

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Im very new to this and am having a problem. I lay down some grass tile and want to add a tree well the trees transparency isn’t working and I’m 100% positive it is def a transparent background

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**Author:** ![bjorn](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.mapeditor.org/bjorn/32/1599_2.png) [@bjorn](https://discourse.mapeditor.org/u/bjorn)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2020, 8:00am UTC](https://discourse.mapeditor.org/t/transparency-issues/4315/2 "2020-01-27T08:00:21Z")

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You’ll need two tile layers when you want to put the tree tile on top of a grass tile. With just one layer, you’re replacing the grass tile with the tree tile.