HTML5 TUTORIALS - HTML5 Canvas

HTML5 Canvas

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<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<style>
#mycanvas{
   border:1px solid red;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
   <canvas id="mycanvas" width="100" height="100"></canvas>
</body>
</html>


var canvas  = document.getElementById("mycanvas");
if (canvas.getContext){   
   var ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');   
   // drawing code here   
} else {   
   // canvas-unsupported code here 
}


<!--[if IE]><script src="excanvas.js"></script><![endif]-->

Examples	Description
Drawing Rectangles	Learn how to draw rectangle using HTML5 <canvas> element
Drawing Paths	Learn how to make shapes using paths in HTML5 <canvas> element
Drawing Lines	Learn how to draw lines using HTML5 <canvas> element
Drawing Bezier	Learn how to draw bezier curve using HTML5 <canvas> element
Drawing Quadratic	Learn how to draw quadratic curve using HTML5 <canvas> element
Using Images	Learn how to use images with HTML5 <canvas> element
Create Gradients	Learn how to create gradients using HTML5 <canvas> element
Styles and Colors	Learn how to apply styles and colors using HTML5 <canvas> element
Text and Fonts	Learn how to draw amazing text using different fonts and their size.
Pattern and Shadow	Learn how to draw different patterns and drop shadows.
Canvas States	Learn how to save and restore canvas states while doing complex drawings on a canvas.
Canvas Translation	This method is used to move the canvas and its origin to a different point in the grid.
Canvas Rotation	This method is used to rotate the canvas around the current origin.
Canvas Scaling	This method is used to increase or decrease the units in a canvas grid.
Canvas Transform	These methods allow modifications directly to the transformation matrix.
Canvas Composition	This method is used to mask off certain areas or clear sections from the canvas.
Canvas Animation	Learn how to create basic animation using HTML5 canvas and Javascript.