# Contact Shadows

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/contact-shadows/2357585>\
**Category:** Programming & Scripting\
**Tags:** shadow, unreal-engine, question\
**Created:** [February 25, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/contact-shadows/2357585 "2025-02-25T15:41:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![14BOBR14](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@14BOBR14](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/14BOBR14)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/contact-shadows/2357585/1 "2025-02-25T15:41:57Z")

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Is it possible to change the distance of Contact Shadows?

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**Author:** ![brs-sebascova](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/brs-sebascova/32/1052483_2.png) [@brs-sebascova](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/brs-sebascova)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 7:59pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/contact-shadows/2357585/2 "2025-02-25T19:59:21Z")

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Hello there @14BOBR14!

As per UE’s latest update, the current iteration of Contact Shadows only allows to adjust its lenght, which goes from 0 to 1. A value of 1 is equal to the entire screen, 0.5 is half the screen, and 0 is disabled. Lower values produce less noise and may appear more accurate depending on your scene.

 ![image](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/b/e/5/be5748b6c3a1259a84c87a54187e1eee52d9d8f2.png)

Further information can be found in the following docs:

> **[Contact Shadows in Unreal Engine | Unreal Engine 5.5 Documentation | Epic...](https://dev.epicgames.com/documentation/en-us/unreal-engine/contact-shadows-in-unreal-engine)**
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> An overview of using screen space shadowing to harden shadow contact points in Unreal Engine.

> **[Shadowing in Unreal Engine | Unreal Engine 5.5 Documentation | Epic...](https://dev.epicgames.com/documentation/en-us/unreal-engine/shadowing-in-unreal-engine)**
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> An overview of available shadowing methods and the properties they support in Unreal Engine.

[![](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/e/3/1/e31013cd4d77178c6e0f42ec02bf0931db9c6868.jpeg "Unreal Engine Shadow Tutorial: Exploring Contact Shadow Length and Virtual Shadow Maps") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWYGSL-8WWo)

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**Author:** ![system](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/7/1/3/713c9d3f58553f0de89543d76a8a3a2779dc9fa4.png) [@system](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2025, 7:59pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/contact-shadows/2357585/3 "2025-03-27T19:59:28Z")

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