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2D canvas

Widely available since 2018-01-29
Tags: api Groups: Canvas

The CanvasRenderingContext2D API is the "2d" rendering context for the <canvas> element. It represents a flat, two-dimensional space for drawing graphics and animations.

Specifications

Browser support

  • Chrome 1 Released on 2008-12-11
  • Chrome Android 18 Released on 2012-06-27
  • Edge 12 Released on 2015-07-29
  • Firefox 1.5 Released on 2005-11-29
  • Firefox for Android 4 Released on 2011-03-29
  • Safari 2 Released on 2005-04-29
  • Safari on iOS 1 Released on 2007-06-29

Usage (according to Chrome Platform Status)

~32.725% of page loads. More data at chromestatus.