# \#depth-write

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## [Does the current Nodes system support writing to depth buffer in WebGPU?](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/does-the-current-nodes-system-support-writing-to-depth-buffer-in-webgpu/58463)

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**Author:** [@Berthur](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/Berthur)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2023, 3:39pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/does-the-current-nodes-system-support-writing-to-depth-buffer-in-webgpu/58463 "2023-12-07T15:39:49Z")

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In WebGL, we can set the fragment depth from within the fragment shader, which writes to the depth buffer: gl\_FragDepthEXT = 0.123; In WGSL, it can be done as follows: struct OutputStruct { @location(0) color: vec4\<f…