How do I pick letters instances from center?

Hi team,

I would like to pick just instances overlapping

the center of the letters.

How can I do this?

Please, see attached image.

Many thanks in advance.

First thing that comes to mind would be to use a small invisible helper sprite in a container with the letter, positioned at the center of the letter. Use the helper sprite for collision detection and picking instead of the letter itself.

You know xy. If they are tiled(all the same dimension), then you know where the others are.

D would be x-1, y-1

O would be x+1 y+1

In tiles.

You can the pick by xy... if you are not using sub pixels, or "pick closest" if you are.

Then filter by distance()... if they are tiles.