Web/API/WebGLRenderingContext/bindTexture

The WebGLRenderingContext.bindTexture() method of the WebGL API binds a given WebGLTexture to a target (binding point).

Syntax

void gl.bindTexture(target, texture);

Parameters

target: A GLenum specifying the binding point (target). Possible values:

gl.TEXTURE_2D

A two-dimensional texture.
gl.TEXTURE_CUBE_MAP: A cube-mapped texture.
When using a WebGL 2 context, the following values are available additionally:

gl.TEXTURE_3D

- A three-dimensional texture.
- gl.TEXTURE_2D_ARRAY: A two-dimensional array texture.

texture: A WebGLTexture object to bind.

Return value

None.

Exceptions

A gl.INVALID_ENUM error is thrown if target is not gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_CUBE_MAP, gl.TEXTURE_3D, or gl.TEXTURE_2D_ARRAY.

Examples

Binding a texture

var canvas = document.getElementById('canvas');
var gl = canvas.getContext('webgl');
var texture = gl.createTexture();

gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, texture);

Getting current bindings

To check the current texture binding, query the gl.TEXTURE_BINDING_2D or gl.TEXTURE_BINDING_CUBE_MAP constants.

gl.getParameter(gl.TEXTURE_BINDING_2D);

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
WebGL 1.0The definition of 'bindTexture' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition for WebGL.
OpenGL ES 2.0The definition of 'glBindTexture' in that specification.	Standard	Man page of the (similar) OpenGL ES 2.0 API.
WebGL 2.0The definition of 'bindTexture' in that specification.	Editor's Draft	Updated definition for WebGL 2. Adds: `gl.TEXTURE_3D` and `gl.TEXTURE_2D_ARRAY`
OpenGL ES 3.0The definition of 'glBindTexture' in that specification.	Standard	Man page of the (similar) OpenGL ES 3.0 API.

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
`bindTexture`	Chrome Full support 9	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 4	IE Full support 11	Opera Full support 12	Safari Full support 5.1	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support 25	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support 12	Safari iOS Full support 8	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.5
`WebGL2`	Chrome Full support 56	Edge Full support 79	Firefox Full support 51	IE No support No	Opera Full support 43	Safari No support No	WebView Android Full support 58	Chrome Android Full support 58	Firefox Android Full support 51	Opera Android Full support 43	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support 7.0

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support