The WebGLRenderingContext.canvas property is a read-only reference to the HTMLCanvasElement or OffscreenCanvas object that is associated with the context. It might be null if it is not associated with a <canvas> element or an OffscreenCanvas object.
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WebGLRenderingContext: canvas property
Syntax
js
gl.canvas
Return value
Either a HTMLCanvasElement or OffscreenCanvas object or null.
Examples
Canvas element
Given this <canvas> element:
html
<canvas id="canvas"></canvas>
You can get back a reference to it from the WebGLRenderingContext using the canvas property:
js
const canvas = document.getElementById("canvas");
const gl = canvas.getContext("webgl");
gl.canvas; // HTMLCanvasElement
Offscreen canvas
Example using the experimental OffscreenCanvas object.
js
const offscreen = new OffscreenCanvas(256, 256);
const gl = offscreen.getContext("webgl");
gl.canvas; // OffscreenCanvas
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| WebGL Specification # DOM-WebGLRenderingContext-canvas |
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
OffscreenCanvas |
69 | 79 | 105 | No | 56 | No | 69 | 69 | 105 | 48 | No | 10.0 |
canvas |
9 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5.1 | 4.4.3 | 25 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 1.5 |
See also
CanvasRenderingContext2D.canvas- The
OffscreenCanvasinterface
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebGLRenderingContext/canvas