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title: "Character Component"
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description: "This page documents the Character Component tag in Cinema 4D. It declares parts of a rig as reusable components for the Character object and CMotion …"
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# Character Component

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
>
> This page documents the **Character Component tag** in **Cinema 4D**. It declares parts of a rig as reusable components for the Character object and CMotion, enabling template-based rigs that can be applied to many characters without rebuilding tags and expressions each time.

> **Tip:** Creating components using the Character Component tag is a complicated and time-consuming task, which is designed for use by rigging professionals. Average users should not worry about getting a complete grasp of this - they should rather take advantage of the end result of this process by using the preset rigs that are provided for the [character objects](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCHARACTERBASE.html.md).

The **Character Component** tag (in the following simply referred to as **Component** tag) allows you to define objects or hierarchies of a rig as components to be used in conjunction with the Character object as well as [CMotion](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/TCAWCYCLE.html.md). With this tag and the Character Object, you will be able to create reusable, rigs to fit a variety of characters without needing to set tags and expressions up manually each time.

A variety of icons are used to represent the Component tag, depending on the **Type** set for the tag. There's even the option to define a custom icon for each Component tag. The icons are automatically colored based on the color set in the **Basic** tab of the object to which the Component tag is applied.

The built-in icons for the Component tag include:

![Image: 032661.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/032661.jpg)

The icons on the left are the various component tag types. The icons on the right refer to the different character types when the Component tag is set to Character.