Understanding Text Rendering in Canvas

Text rendering in Canvas involves displaying text content on the canvas element. This can range from simple text string to more complex typography, including custom fonts, styles, and alignments.

Basics of Text Rendering

To render text on a Canvas, you will typically use the fillText() or strokeText() methods provided by the CanvasRenderingContext2D interface. These methods allow you to draw filled or stroked text, respectively, at a specified position on the canvas.

Example:

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

ctx.font = '18px Arial';
ctx.fillText('The Jat', 50, 50);

In this example, we set the font style using the font property, specify the text content ("The Jat"), and provide the x and y coordinates for positioning the text on the canvas.