Canvas Support

Canvas elements are partially supported for usage via the CanvasRenderingContext2D API. A CanvasRenderingContext2D object can be created by calling the getContext("2d") method on a <canvas> element.

The notable sections from the HTMLCanvasElement and CanvasRenderingContext2D specifications that are missing or not fully supported are:

  • CanvasPattern as fillStyle and strokeStyle
    • Supported only for fillRect() method.
  • CanvasGradient as fillStyle and strokeStyle
    • Gradients are not supported for strokeRect(), fillText(), strokeText().
    • Radial gradients created from createRadialGradient() are only supported when using single origin in the following way createRadialGradient(x, y, 0, x, y, radius)
    • Conic gradients created from createConicGradient() are not supported.
    • Linear gradients are supported for fillRect(), fill() and stroke().
  • drawFocusIfNeeded() method not supported
  • clip() method not supported
  • Line dashes are not supported
  • Shadows are not supported
  • direction property only supports default value ltr
  • globalCompositeOperation property only supports default value source-over

HTMLCanvas attributes support

AttributeCurrent statusNotes
widthYES
heightYES

HTMLCanvas methods support

MethodCurrent statusNotes
captureStream(frameRate)NO
getContext(contextType, contextAttributes)PARTIALOnly “2d” contextType is supported for creating a CanvasRenderingContext2D object. Optional contextAttributes are not supported.
toBlob(callback, type, quality)NO
toDataURL(type, encoderOptions)NO
transferControlToOffscreen()NO

CanvasRenderingContext2D attributes support

AttributeCurrent statusNotes
canvasYES
globalAlphaYES
globalCompositeOperationPARTIALOnly default value source-over supported.
fillStylePARTIALSupported only for certain methods of the CanvasRenderingContext2D API. Refer to the method of interest in the CanvasRenderingContext2D methods table.
strokeStylePARTIALSupported only for certain methods of the CanvasRenderingContext2D API. Refer to the method of interest in the CanvasRenderingContext2D methods table.
lineWidthYES
lineCapYES
lineJoinYES
miterLimitYES
fontYES
textAlignYES
textBaselineYES
lineDashOffsetNO
shadowOffsetXNO
shadowOffsetYNO
shadowBlurNO
shadowColorNO
directionPARTIALOnly default value ltr supported.
filterNO
fontKerningNO
fontStretchNO
fontVariantCapsNO
imageSmoothingEnabledNO
imageSmoothingQualityNO
letterSpacingNO
textRenderingNO
wordSpacingNO

CanvasRenderingContext2D methods support

MethodCurrent statusNotes
createLinearGradient(x0, y0, x1, y1)PARTIALLinear gradients are not supported for strokeRect(), fillText(), strokeText().
createRadialGradient(x0, y0, r0, x1, y1, r1)NO
createConicGradient(startAngle, x, y)NO
createPattern(image, repetition)PARTIALSupports HTMLImageElement or HTMLCanvasElement as image.
save()YES
restore()YES
clearRect(x, y, width, height)YES
fillRect(x, y, width, height)YES
strokeRect(x, y, width, height)PARTIALDoes not support CanvasGradient as strokeStyle. Does not support CanvasPattern as strokeStyle.
fillText(text, x, y, maxWidth)PARTIALDoes not support optional parameter maxWidth. Does not support CanvasGradient as fillStyle. Does not support CanvasPattern as fillStyle.
strokeText(text, x, y, maxWidth)PARTIALDoes not support optional parameter maxWidth. Does not support CanvasGradient as strokeStyle. Does not support CanvasPattern as strokeStyle.
measureText(text)PARTIALReturned TextMetrics object contains actualBoundingBoxLeft, actualBoundingBoxRight, actualBoundingBoxAscent, actualBoundingBoxDescent and width properties only.
drawImage(image, sx, sy, sWidth, sHeight, dx, dy, dWidth, dHeight)PARTIALSupports HTMLImageElement, HTMLCanvasElement and HTMLVideoElement as image
scale(x, y)YES
rotate(angle)YES
translate(x, y)YES
transform(a, b, c, d, e, f)YES
setTransform(a, b, c, d, e, f)YES
beginPath()YES
closePath()YES
fill()PARTIALOnly linear CanvasGradients are supported as fillStyle. CanvasPatterns are not supported as fillStyle.
stroke()PARTIALOnly linear CanvasGradients are supported as strokeStyle. CanvasPatterns are not supported as strokeStyle.
drawFocusIfNeeded(element)NO
clip()NO
moveTo(x, y)YES
lineTo(x, y)YES
quadraticCurveTo(cpx, cpy, x, y)YES
bezierCurveTo(cp1x, cp1y, cp2x, cp2y, x, y)YES
arcTo(x1, y1, x2, y2, radius)YES
rect(x, y, width, height)YES
arc(x, y, radius, startAngle, endAngle, counterclockwise)YES
setLineDash(segments)NO
getLineDash()NO
createImageData(width, height, settings)NO
createImageData(imagedata)NO
getContextAttributes()NO
getImageData(sx, sy, sw, sh, settings)NO
getTransform()NO
isContextLost()NO
isPointInPath(path, x, y, fillRule)NO
isPointInStroke(path, x, y)NO
putImageData(imageData, dx, dy, dirtyX, dirtyY, dirtyWidth, dirtyHeight)NO
reset()NO
resetTransform()NO
roundRect(x, y, width, height, radii)NO
scrollPathIntoView(path)NO