CanvasRenderingContext2D.fillRect()

The CanvasRenderingContext2D.fillRect() method of the Canvas 2D API draws a filled rectangle at (x, y) position whose size is determined by width and height and whose style is determined by the fillStyle attribute.

Syntax

void ctx.fillRect(x, y, width, height);

Parameters

x
The x axis of the coordinate for the rectangle starting point.
y
The y axis of the coordinate for the rectangle starting point.
width
The rectangle's width.
height
The rectangle's height.

Examples

Using the fillRect method

This is just a simple code snippet which uses the fillRect method.

HTML

<canvas id="canvas"></canvas>

JavaScript

var canvas = document.getElementById("canvas");
var ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
ctx.fillStyle = "green";
ctx.fillRect(10, 10, 100, 100);

// fill the whole canvas
// ctx.fillRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);

Edit the code below and see your changes update live in the canvas:

Playable code
<canvas id="canvas" width="400" height="200" class="playable-canvas"></canvas>
<div class="playable-buttons">
  <input id="edit" type="button" value="Edit" />
  <input id="reset" type="button" value="Reset" />
</div>
<textarea id="code" class="playable-code">
ctx.fillStyle = "green";
ctx.fillRect(10, 10, 100, 100);</textarea>
var canvas = document.getElementById("canvas");
var ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
var textarea = document.getElementById("code");
var reset = document.getElementById("reset");
var edit = document.getElementById("edit");
var code = textarea.value;

function drawCanvas() {
  ctx.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
  eval(textarea.value);
}

reset.addEventListener("click", function() {
  textarea.value = code;
  drawCanvas();
});

edit.addEventListener("click", function() {
  textarea.focus();
})

textarea.addEventListener("input", drawCanvas);
window.addEventListener("load", drawCanvas);

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
WHATWG HTML Living Standard
The definition of 'CanvasRenderingContext2D.fillRect' in that specification.
Living Standard  

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support (Yes) (Yes) (Yes) (Yes) (Yes)
Feature Android Chrome for Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support (Yes) (Yes) (Yes) (Yes) (Yes) (Yes)

See also

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