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JavaScript jQuery Basics (2014) Creating a Simple Drawing Application Perform: Part 5

Posted by Jonathan Hermansen
Jonathan Hermansen
25,935 Points

How do you get a thicker stroke when drawing on the canvas?

Tried to get a wider line when I was drawing, how to?

1 Answer

Lucas Santos
Lucas Santos
19,315 Points
Lucas Santos
Lucas Santos
19,315 Points

By using lineWidth

**Simple Example*

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<canvas id="myCanvas" width="300" height="150" style="border:1px solid #d3d3d3;">
Your browser does not support the HTML5 canvas tag.</canvas>

<script>

var c = document.getElementById("myCanvas");
var ctx = c.getContext("2d");
ctx.lineWidth = 10;
ctx.strokeRect(20, 20, 80, 100);

</script>

</body>
</html>

We set it to 10 here:

ctx.lineWidth = 10;
Niels Anders
Niels Anders
7,408 Points
Niels Anders
Niels Anders
7,408 Points

And when for example the lineWidth = 10 and the edges are not smooth when you draw. context.lineCap = "round"; // or square etc..