description & Usage
<canvas> is used to draw graphics, via scripting (usually JavaScript).
<canvas> is currently most commonly used with JavaScript, which is the most common scripting language for HTML documents.
If the browser does not support the scripting language, the text inside the <canvas> tag is shown as an alternative.
Notes
note: <canvas> tag is transparent.
Browser compatibility and Support
# | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera |
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<canvas> |
Attributes
Attributes | Values | Description |
---|---|---|
height |
pixels
|
Determines the height of the corresponding tags on the right. |
width |
pixels
|
Determines the width of the corresponding elements on the right. |
Global Attributes
The <canvas> tag supports the HTML Global Attributes.
Event Attributes
The <canvas> tag supports the HTML Event Attributes.
Default CSS
Most browsers will display the <canvas> tag with the following default style: