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# startNode

Field in [DialogueRunner](/3.1/api/csharp/yarn.unity/yarn.unity.dialoguerunner.md)

## Summary

The name of the node that will start running immediately after loading.

```csharp
public string startNode = "Start";
```

## Remarks

This value must be the name of a node present in [YarnProject](/3.1/api/csharp/yarn.unity/yarn.unity.dialoguerunner/yarn.unity.dialoguerunner.yarnproject.md) .

## See Also

* [DialogueRunner.YarnProject](/3.1/api/csharp/yarn.unity/yarn.unity.dialoguerunner/yarn.unity.dialoguerunner.yarnproject.md): Gets the [YarnProject](/3.1/api/csharp/yarn.unity/yarn.unity.dialoguerunner/yarn.unity.dialoguerunner.yarnproject.md) asset that this dialogue runner uses.
* [DialogueRunner.StartDialogue(string)](/3.1/api/csharp/yarn.unity/yarn.unity.dialoguerunner/yarn.unity.dialoguerunner.startdialogue.md): Starts running a node of dialogue.