How to draw lines using HTML5 Canvas?


The HTML5 <canvas> tag is used to draw graphics, animations, etc. using scripting. It is a new tag introduced in HTML5. Use the lineTo() method to draw lines using HTML5 canvas.

You can try to run the following code to learn how to draw lines using HTML5 Canvas 

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
   <head>
      <title>HTML5 Canvas Tag</title>
   </head>

   <body>
      <canvas id="newCanvas" width="400" height="300" style="border:1px
         solid #000000;"></canvas>
      <script>
         var c = document.getElementById('newCanvas');
         var ctx = c.getContext('2d');

         // Drawing lines
         ctx.beginPath();
         ctx.moveTo(30, 30);
         ctx.lineTo(180, 100);
         ctx.moveTo(30, 10);
         ctx.lineTo(260, 100);
         ctx.stroke();
      </script>
   </body>
</html>

Output

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Updated on: 16-Dec-2021

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