Line Join Style

In this chapter you will learn:

  1. How to control line join style

Control line join style

The lineJoin property determines how lines that join one another are drawn.

There are three values:

  • round,
  • bevel
  • miter.

The default value is miter.

<!DOCTYPE HTML><!--from  j  av  a 2 s . c om-->
<html>
<head>
<style>
canvas {
      border: thin solid black;
      margin: 4px
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
      <canvas id="canvas" width="500" height="500"> 
      Your browser doesn't support the <code>canvas</code> element 
      </canvas>
      <script>
            var ctx = document.getElementById("canvas").getContext("2d");
            ctx.lineWidth = 20;
            ctx.lineJoin = "round";
            ctx.strokeRect(20, 30, 100, 100);
            ctx.lineJoin = "bevel";
            ctx.strokeRect(160, 20, 100, 100);
            ctx.lineJoin = "miter";
            ctx.strokeRect(300, 30, 130, 100);
      </script>
</body>
</html>

Click to view the demo

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What you will learn in the next chapter:

  1. How to set linecap
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