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HTML Canvas Reference

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HTML Canvas Reference

The HTML <canvas> tag is used to draw graphics, on the fly, via scripting (usually
JavaScript).

To learn more about <canvas> , please read our HTML Canvas tutorial.

Colors, Styles, and Shadows

Property Description

fillStyle Sets or returns the color, gradient, or pattern used to fill the
drawing

strokeStyle Sets or returns the color, gradient, or pattern used for strokes

shadowColor Sets or returns the color to use for shadows

shadowBlur Sets or returns the blur level for shadows

shadowOffsetX Sets or returns the horizontal distance of the shadow from the
shape

shadowOffsetY Sets or returns the vertical distance of the shadow from the
shape
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Method Description

createLinearGradient() Creates a linear gradient (to use on canvas content)

createPattern() Repeats a specified element in the specified direction

createRadialGradient() Creates a radial/circular gradient (to use on canvas content)

addColorStop() Specifies the colors and stop positions in a gradient object

Line Styles
Property Description

lineCap Sets or returns the style of the end caps for a line

lineJoin Sets or returns the type of corner created, when two lines meet

lineWidth Sets or returns the current line width

miterLimit Sets or returns the maximum miter length

Rectangles
Method Description

rect() Creates a rectangle

fillRect() Draws a "filled" rectangle

strokeRect() Draws a rectangle (no fill)

clearRect() Clears the specified pixels within a given rectangle

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Paths
Method Description

fill() Fills the current drawing (path)

stroke() Actually draws the path you have defined

beginPath() Begins a path, or resets the current path

moveTo() Moves the path to the specified point in the canvas, without
creating a line

closePath() Creates a path from the current point back to the starting point

lineTo() Adds a new point and creates a line to that point from the last
specified point in the canvas

clip() Clips a region of any shape and size from the original canvas

quadraticCurveTo() Creates a quadratic Bézier curve

bezierCurveTo() Creates a cubic Bézier curve

arc() Creates an arc/curve (used to create circles, or parts of circles)

arcTo() Creates an arc/curve between two tangents

isPointInPath() Returns true if the specified point is in the current path,

otherwise false

Transformations
Method Description

scale() Scales the current drawing bigger or smaller

rotate() Rotates the current drawing

translate() Remaps the (0,0) position on the canvas

transform() Replaces the current transformation matrix for the drawing

setTransform() Resets the current transform to the identity matrix. Then runs
transform()
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Text
Property Description

font Sets or returns the current font properties for text content

textAlign Sets or returns the current alignment for text content

textBaseline Sets or returns the current text baseline used when drawing
text

Method Description

fillText() Draws "filled" text on the canvas

strokeText() Draws text on the canvas (no fill)

measureText() Returns an object that contains the width of the specified text

Image Drawing
Method Description

drawImage() Draws an image, canvas, or video onto the canvas

Pixel Manipulation
Property Description

width Returns the width of an ImageData object

height Returns the height of an ImageData object

data Returns an object that contains image data of a specified

ImageData object

Method Description

createImageData() Creates a new, blank ImageData object

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getImageData() Returns an ImageData object that copies the pixel data for the
specified rectangle on a canvas

putImageData() Puts the image data (from a specified ImageData object) back
onto the canvas

Compositing
Property Description

globalAlpha Sets or returns the current alpha or transparency value

of the drawing

globalCompositeOperation Sets or returns how a new image is drawn onto an

existing image

Other
Method Description

save() Saves the state of the current context

restore() Returns previously saved path state and attributes

createEvent()

getContext()

toDataURL()

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