HTML Canvas Complete Reference
The HTML “canvas” element is used to draw graphics via JavaScript. The “canvas” element is only a container for graphics. One must use JavaScript to actually draw the graphics. Canvas has several methods for drawing paths, boxes, circles, text, and adding images.
Example: This example shows the basic use of Canvas in HTML.
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<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < head > < title > HTML canvas beginPath() Property </ title > </ head > < body style = "text-align:center;" > < h1 style = "color:green;" > w3wiki </ h1 > < h2 >HTML canvas beginPath() Property</ h2 > < canvas id = "GFG" width = "500" height = "300" ></ canvas > < script > var GFG = document.getElementById("GFG"); var context = GFG.getContext("2d"); // Create a path context.beginPath(); // Set the path width context.lineWidth = "8"; // Set the path color context.strokeStyle = "green"; context.moveTo(100, 250); context.lineTo(150, 50); context.lineTo(250, 250); context.stroke(); context.beginPath(); </ script > </ body > </ html > |
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HTML Canvas Reference Complete Reference
Colors, Styles, and Shadows Properties and Methods
Properties |
Description |
Example |
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fillStyle | Return the color, gradient, or pattern used to fill the drawing. | |
strokeStyle | Return the stroke of color, gradient, or pattern used in the drawing. | |
shadowColor | Set to a string representing a CSS color value, which we want as shadow color. | |
shadowBlur | Return the blur level for shadows. | |
ShadowOffsetX | Return the horizontal distance of the shadow from the shape. | |
ShadowOffsetY | Return the vertical distance of the shadow from the shape. |
Methods |
Description |
Example |
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createLinearGradient() | Gradient can be used to fill different colors in rectangles, circles, lines, text, etc | |
createPattern() | It is used to repeat the specified element in the specified direction. | |
addColorStop() | It is used to specify the color and its position in the gradient object. |
Line Styles Properties
Properties |
Description |
Example |
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lineCap | Set or return the style of end caps of line. | |
lineJoin | Return the type of corner created, when two lines meet, by using the lineJoin property. | |
lineWidth | Return the width of the line (thickness of the line). | |
miterLimit | It is used to or returns the maximum miter length. |
Rectangles Methods
Methods |
Description |
Example |
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rect() | Create a rectangle in HTML. | |
fillRect() | It is used to fill the rectangle using the given color. | |
strokeRect() | It is used to draw a rectangle in a given color. | |
clearRect() | Clear the specified pixels within a given rectangle. |
Paths Methods
Methods |
Description |
Example |
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fill() | It is used to fill the current drawing path. | |
stroke() | Draw the path you have defined with all those moveTo() and lineTo() methods. | |
beginPath() | It is used to start a path or reset the current path. | |
moveTo() | Move the path to the specified point in the canvas, without creating a line. | |
closePath() | Create a path from the current point back to the starting point. | |
lineTo() | It is used to add a new point to create a line from that point to the last specified point in the canvas | |
clip() | It is used to clip a region/part of any shape and size from the given/original canvas. | |
quadraticCurveTo() | Create a quadratic curve on the canvas | |
bezierCurveTo() | Bezier curves on HTML canvas are drawn using a start point, one or more control point/points, and an endpoint. | |
arc() | Create an arc/curve i.e. circles or parts of circles. | |
arcTo() | Create an arc/curve between two tangents on the canvas. | |
isPointInPath() | Check whether or not the specified point is contained in the current path. |
Transformations Methods
Methods |
Description |
Example |
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scale() | It is used to scale the current drawing into a smaller or larger size. | |
rotate() | It is used to rotate the drawing by a given angle. | |
translate() | Specify that the object is translated by the given translation amount. | |
transform() | It is used to replace the current transformation matrix | |
setTransform() | It is used to replace the current transformation matrix |
Text Properties and Methods
Properties |
Description |
Example |
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font | Change the present font family of the Text content of the <canvas> element. | |
textAlign | Return the current alignment for text content, according to the anchor point. | |
textBaseline | Return the baseline of the current text. |
Methods |
Description |
Example |
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fillText() | It is used to draw filled text on the canvas. | |
strokeText() | Draw text (with no fill) on the canvas, by using strokeText() Method. | |
measureText() | Return an object that represents the width of the specified text in terms of pixels. |
Pixel Manipulation Properties and Methods
Methods |
Description |
Example |
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createImageData() | It is used to create a new blank ImageData object. | |
getImageData() | It is used to copy the pixel data for the specified rectangle on a canvas. | |
putImageData() | It is used to put the image data back into the canvas from a specified ImageData object. |
Compositing & Image Drawing Properties and Methods
Properties |
Description |
Example |
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globalAlpha | set or return the current alpha or transparency value of the drawing. |
Methods |
Description |
Example |
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drawImage() | It is used to display an image or video on canvas. |