Baseline Widely available
The CanvasRenderingContext2D.arc()
method of the Canvas 2D API adds a circular arc to the current sub-path.
arc(x, y, radius, startAngle, endAngle)
arc(x, y, radius, startAngle, endAngle, counterclockwise)
The arc()
method creates a circular arc centered at (x, y)
with a radius of radius
. The path starts at startAngle
, ends at endAngle
, and travels in the direction given by counterclockwise
(defaulting to clockwise).
x
The horizontal coordinate of the arc's center.
y
The vertical coordinate of the arc's center.
radius
The arc's radius. Must be positive.
startAngle
The angle at which the arc starts in radians, measured from the positive x-axis.
endAngle
The angle at which the arc ends in radians, measured from the positive x-axis.
counterclockwise
Optional
An optional boolean value. If true
, draws the arc counter-clockwise between the start and end angles. The default is false
(clockwise).
None (undefined
).
This example draws a complete circle with the arc()
method.
The arc is given an x-coordinate of 100, a y-coordinate of 75, and a radius of 50. To make a full circle, the arc begins at an angle of 0 radians (0°), and ends at an angle of 2Ï radians (360°).
const canvas = document.querySelector("canvas");
const ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.arc(100, 75, 50, 0, 2 * Math.PI);
ctx.stroke();
Result Different shapes demonstrated
This example draws various shapes to show what is possible with arc()
.
<canvas width="150" height="200"></canvas>
const canvas = document.querySelector("canvas");
const ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
// Draw shapes
for (let i = 0; i <= 3; i++) {
for (let j = 0; j <= 2; j++) {
ctx.beginPath();
let x = 25 + j * 50; // x coordinate
let y = 25 + i * 50; // y coordinate
let radius = 20; // Arc radius
let startAngle = 0; // Starting point on circle
let endAngle = Math.PI + (Math.PI * j) / 2; // End point on circle
let counterclockwise = i % 2 === 1; // Draw counterclockwise
ctx.arc(x, y, radius, startAngle, endAngle, counterclockwise);
if (i > 1) {
ctx.fill();
} else {
ctx.stroke();
}
}
}
Result Specifications Browser compatibility See also
CanvasRenderingContext2D
CanvasRenderingContext2D.ellipse()
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