Web/API/ImageData/ImageData

The ImageData() constructor returns a newly instantiated ImageData object built from the typed array given and having the specified width and height.

This constructor is the preferred way of creating such an object in a Worker.

Syntax

new ImageData(array, width [, height]);
new ImageData(width, height);

Parameters

array Optional: A Uint8ClampedArray containing the underlying pixel representation of the image. If no such array is given, an image with a transparent black rectangle of the specified width and height will be created.
width: An unsigned long representing the width of the image.
height: An unsigned long representing the height of the image. This value is optional if an array is given: the height will be inferred from the array's size and the given width.

Return value

A new ImageData object.

Errors thrown

IndexSizeError: Thrown if array is specified, but its length is not a multiple of (4 * width) or (4 * width * height).

Examples

Creating a blank ImageData object

This example creates an ImageData object that is 200 pixels wide and 100 pixels tall, containing a total of 20,000 pixels.

let imageData = new ImageData(200, 100);
// ImageData { width: 200, height: 100, data: Uint8ClampedArray[80000] }

Initializing ImageData with an array

This example instantiates an ImageData object with pixel colors defined by an array.

HTML

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

JavaScript

The array (arr) has a length of 40000: it consists of 10,000 pixels, each of which is defined by 4 values. The ImageData constructor specifies a width of 200 for the new object, so its height defaults to 10,000 divided by 200, which is 50.

const canvas = document.getElementById('canvas');
const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
const arr = new Uint8ClampedArray(40000);

// Iterate through every pixel
for (let i = 0; i < arr.length; i += 4) {
  arr[i + 0] = 0;    // R value
  arr[i + 1] = 190;  // G value
  arr[i + 2] = 0;    // B value
  arr[i + 3] = 255;  // A value
}

// Initialize a new ImageData object
let imageData = new ImageData(arr, 200);

// Draw image data to the canvas
ctx.putImageData(imageData, 20, 20);

Result

Specification

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'ImageData()' in that specification.	Living Standard	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
`ImageData()` constructor Experimental'	Chrome Full support 42	Edge Full support ≤18	Firefox Full support 29	IE No support No	Opera Full support 29	Safari ?	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support 42	Firefox Android Full support 29	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support 4.0

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support
Compatibility unknown: Compatibility unknown
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.': Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.