Web/API/Path2D

This is an experimental technologyCheck the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The Path2D interface of the Canvas 2D API is used to declare a path that can then be used on a CanvasRenderingContext2D object. The path methods of the CanvasRenderingContext2D interface are also present on this interface, which gives you the convenience of being able to retain and replay your path whenever desired.

Constructors

Path2D(): Path2D constructor. Creates a new Path2D object.

Methods

Path2D.addPath(): Adds a path to the current path.
Path2D.closePath(): Causes the point of the pen to move back to the start of the current sub-path. It tries to draw a straight line from the current point to the start. If the shape has already been closed or has only one point, this function does nothing.
Path2D.moveTo(): Moves the starting point of a new sub-path to the (x, y) coordinates.
Path2D.lineTo(): Connects the last point in the subpath to the (x, y) coordinates with a straight line.
Path2D.bezierCurveTo(): Adds a cubic Bézier curve to the path. It requires three points. The first two points are control points and the third one is the end point. The starting point is the last point in the current path, which can be changed using moveTo() before creating the Bézier curve.
Path2D.quadraticCurveTo(): Adds a quadratic Bézier curve to the current path.
Path2D.arc(): Adds an arc to the path which is centered at (x, y) position with radius ' r starting at startAngle and ending at endAngle going in the given direction by anticlockwise (defaulting to clockwise).
Path2D.arcTo(): Adds a circular arc to the path with the given control points and radius, connected to the previous point by a straight line.
Path2D.ellipse(): Adds an elliptical arc to the path which is centered at (x, y) position with the radii radiusX and radiusY starting at startAngle and ending at endAngle going in the given direction by anticlockwise (defaulting to clockwise).
Path2D.rect(): Creates a path for a rectangle at ' position (x, y) with a size that is determined by width and height.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'Path2D' 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
`Path2D` Experimental'	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support ≤18	Firefox Full support 31	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support 10	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 31	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
`Path2D()` constructor Experimental'	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support ≤18 Notes' Full support ≤18 Notes' Notes' The constructor for `Path2D` objects in Edge does not support being invoked with a string consisting of SVG path data. See issue 8438884 for details.	Firefox Full support 31	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support 10	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support 42	Firefox Android Full support 31	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support 4.0
`addPath` Experimental'	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support ≤79	Firefox Full support 34	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 34	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.': Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
See implementation notes.': See implementation notes.