Web/API/EXT shader texture lod

The EXT_shader_texture_lod extension is part of the WebGL API and adds additional texture functions to the OpenGL ES Shading Language which provide the shader writer with explicit control of LOD (Level of detail).

WebGL extensions are available using the WebGLRenderingContext.getExtension() method. For more information, see also Using Extensions in the WebGL tutorial.

Availability: This extension is only available to WebGL1 contexts. In WebGL2, the functionality of this extension is available on the WebGL2 context by default. It requires GLSL #version 300 es.

GLSL built-in functions

The following new functions can be used in GLSL shader code, if this extension is enabled:

vec4 texture2DLodEXT(sampler2D sampler, vec2 coord, float lod)
vec4 texture2DProjLodEXT(sampler2D sampler, vec3 coord, float lod)
vec4 texture2DProjLodEXT(sampler2D sampler, vec4 coord, float lod)
vec4 textureCubeLodEXT(samplerCube sampler, vec3 coord, float lod)
vec4 texture2DGradEXT(sampler2D sampler, vec2 P, vec2 dPdx, vec2 dPdy)
vec4 texture2DProjGradEXT(sampler2D sampler, vec3 P, vec2 dPdx, vec2 dPdy)
vec4 texture2DProjGradEXT(sampler2D sampler, vec4 P, vec2 dPdx, vec2 dPdy)
vec4 textureCubeGradEXT(samplerCube sampler, vec3 P, vec3 dPdx, vec3 dPdy)

Examples

Enabling the extensions:

gl.getExtension('EXT_shader_texture_lod');

Shader code that avoids artifacts when wrapping texture coordinates:

<script type="x-shader/x-fragment">
#extension GL_EXT_shader_texture_lod : enable
#extension GL_OES_standard_derivatives : enable

uniform sampler2D myTexture;
varying vec2 texcoord;

void main(){
  gl_FragColor = texture2DGradEXT(myTexture, mod(texcoord, vec2(0.1, 0.5)), 
                                  dFdx(texcoord), dFdy(texcoord));
}
</script>

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
EXT_shader_texture_lodThe definition of 'EXT_shader_texture_lod' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition.

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
`EXT_shader_texture_lod`	Chrome Full support 38	Edge No support 17 — 79	Firefox Full support 47	IE No support No	Opera Full support 25	Safari Full support 7	WebView Android Full support 38	Chrome Android Full support 38	Firefox Android Full support 47	Opera Android Full support 25	Safari iOS Full support 7	Samsung Internet Android Full support 3.0

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Full support: Full support
No support: No support