Canvas lineWidth Property

Definition and Usage

lineWidth Sets or returns the current line width in pixels.

Example

Draw a rectangle with a line width of 10 pixels:

Your browser does not support the canvas tag.

JavaScript:

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

Try it yourself

Syntax

context.lineWidth=number;

Attribute Value

Value Description
number The current line width in pixels.

Technical Details

Default Value: 1

Browser Support

The numbers in the table indicate the first browser version that fully supports this property.

Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
4.0 9.0 3.6 4.0 10.1

Note:Internet Explorer 8 and earlier versions do not support the <canvas> element.