Web/API/CanvasRenderingContext2D/moveTo

The CanvasRenderingContext2D.moveTo() method of the Canvas 2D API begins a new sub-path at the point specified by the given (x, y) coordinates.

Syntax

void ctx.moveTo(x, y);

Parameters

x: The x-axis (horizontal) coordinate of the point.
y: The y-axis (vertical) coordinate of the point.

Examples

Creating multiple sub-paths

This example uses moveTo() to create two sub-paths within a single path. Both sub-paths are then rendered with a single stroke() call.

HTML

<canvas id="canvas"></canvas>

JavaScript

The first line begins at (50, 50) and ends at (200, 50). The second line begins at (50, 90) and ends at (280, 120).

var canvas = document.getElementById('canvas');
var ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');

ctx.beginPath();
ctx.moveTo(50, 50);   // Begin first sub-path
ctx.lineTo(200, 50);
ctx.moveTo(50, 90);   // Begin second sub-path
ctx.lineTo(280, 120);
ctx.stroke();

Result

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'CanvasRenderingContext2D.moveTo' in that specification.	Living Standard

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`moveTo`	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1.5	IE Full support 9	Opera Full support 11.6	Safari Full support 2	WebView Android Full support 1	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support 12	Safari iOS Full support 1	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0

Legend

Full support: Full support