HTML canvas strokeText() Method

Introduction

Write "Hello world!" and "Test!" with gradient on the canvas, using strokeText():

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<canvas id="myCanvas" width="300" height="180" style="border:1px solid #d3d3d3;">
Your browser does not support the HTML5 canvas tag.</canvas>

<script>
var c = document.getElementById("myCanvas");
var ctx = c.getContext("2d");

ctx.font = "20px Georgia";
ctx.strokeText("Hello World!", 10, 50);

ctx.font = "30px Verdana";

// Create gradient
var gradient = ctx.createLinearGradient(0, 0, c.width, 0);
gradient.addColorStop("0", "magenta");
gradient.addColorStop("0.5", "blue");
gradient.addColorStop("1.0", "red");

// Fill with gradient
ctx.strokeStyle = gradient;/*  ww w  . j  av a  2s  .co m*/
ctx.strokeText("Test!", 10, 90);
</script>

</body>
</html>

The strokeText() method draws text with no fill on the canvas.

The default color of the text is black.

Use the font property to specify font and font size.

Use the strokeStyle property to render the text in another color/gradient. 

context.strokeText(text, x, y, maxWidth);

Parameter Values

Parameter Description
text Specifies the text that will be written on the canvas
x The x coordinate where to start painting the text (relative to the canvas)
y The y coordinate where to start painting the text (relative to the canvas)
maxWidth Optional. The maximum allowed width of the text, in pixels



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