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Canvas shadowColor Property

❮ Canvas Reference

Example

Draw a red rectangle with a black shadow:

YourbrowserdoesnotsupporttheHTML5canvastag.

JavaScript:

const canvas = document.getElementById("myCanvas");
const ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");

ctx.shadowBlur = 20;
ctx.shadowColor = "red";
ctx.fillStyle = "red";
ctx.fillRect(20, 20, 100, 80);
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Description

The shadowColor property sets or returns the color to use for shadows.

See Also:

The shadowBlur Property (Set shadow blur)

The shadowOffsetX Property (Set shadow x position)

The shadowOffsetY Property (Set shadow y position)

The fillRect() Method (Draw a filled rectangle)

The fillStyle() Property (Set the fill color/style)


Syntax

context.shadowColor = color

Property Values

Value Description Play it
color The CSS color value to use for shadows Play it »

Browser Support

The <canvas> element is an HTML5 standard (2014).

shadowColor is supported in all modern browsers:

Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera IE
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 9-11

❮ Canvas Reference
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