HTMLCanvasElement.width

The HTMLCanvasElement.width property is a positive integer reflecting the width HTML attribute of the <canvas> element interpreted in CSS pixels. When the attribute is not specified, or if it is set to an invalid value, like a negative, the default value of 300 is used.

This is one of the two properties, the other being HTMLCanvasElement.height, that controls the size of the canvas.

Syntax

var pxl = canvas.width;
canvas.width = pxl;

Examples

Given this <canvas> element:

<canvas id="canvas" width="300" height="300"></canvas>

You can get the width of the canvas with the following code:

var canvas = document.getElementById('canvas');
console.log(canvas.width); // 300

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
width
1
12
1.5
9
9
3
1
18
4
10.1
1
1.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLCanvasElement/width