HTML canvas scale() Method
Example
Draw a rectangle, scale to 200%, then draw rectangle again:
JavaScript:
const canvas = document.getElementById("myCanvas");
const ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
ctx.strokeRect(5, 5, 25, 15);
ctx.scale(2, 2);
ctx.strokeRect(5, 5, 25, 15);
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Description
The scale() method scales the current drawing, bigger or smaller.
Note: If you scale a drawing, all future drawings will also be scaled. The positioning will also be scaled. If you scale(2,2); drawings will be positioned twice as far from the left and top of the canvas as you specify.
| JavaScript syntax: | context.scale(scalewidth, scaleheight); |
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Parameter Values
| Parameter | Description | Play it |
|---|---|---|
| scalewidth | Scales the width of the current drawing (1=100%, 0.5=50%, 2=200%, etc.) | Play it » |
| scaleheight | Scales the height of the current drawing (1=100%, 0.5=50%, 2=200%, etc.) | Play it » |
More Examples
Example
Draw a rectangle, scale to 200%, draw rectangle again, scale to 200%, draw rectangle again, scale to 200%, draw rectangle again:
JavaScript:
const canvas = document.getElementById("myCanvas");
const ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
ctx.strokeRect(5, 5, 25, 15);
ctx.scale(2, 2);
ctx.strokeRect(5, 5, 25, 15);
ctx.scale(2, 2);
ctx.strokeRect(5, 5, 25, 15);
ctx.scale(2, 2);
ctx.strokeRect(5, 5, 25, 15);
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Browser Support
The <canvas> element is an HTML5 standard (2014).
scale() is supported in all modern browsers:
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera | IE |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9-11 |
❮ Canvas API
