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Asked: 2026-05-25T02:20:45+00:00

How can I draw a rectangle with a gradient effect like the one pictured

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How can I draw a rectangle with a gradient effect like the one pictured below using the HTML5 canvas element?

sample

Edit: Thanks for all the feedback. Yes, I have already tried many methods. For example, can I use the createRadialGradient method as @Loktar suggests? Here is some sample code:

<html>
  <head>
    <title>test</title>
      <script type="application/x-javascript">
        function draw() {
          var canvas = document.getElementById("canvas"),
          ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");

          var grad1 = ctx.createRadialGradient(50, 50, 0, 50, 50, 50);
          grad1.addColorStop(0, 'rgba(255, 252, 0, 1)');
          grad1.addColorStop(1, 'rgba(68, 205, 37, 1)');

          ctx.fillStyle = grad1;
          ctx.fillRect(0, 0, 100, 100);
       }
    </script>
  </head>
  <body onload="draw();">
    <div>
      <canvas id="canvas" width="100" height="100"></canvas>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

But the result is not quite what I want:

result

This should be done easily with a method like PathGradientBrush provided by GDI+.
I’m not sure is it possible with the HTML5 canvas element.

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  1. Editorial Team

    You could try to use a combination of linear gradient and clipping. Demo. Code:

    var canvas = document.getElementById("canvas");
var ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");

var outerColor = 'rgba(68,205,37,1)';
var innerColor = 'rgba(255,252,0,1)';

var w = 200;
var h = 50;
canvas.width = w;
canvas.height = h;

function gradient(dir) {
    var grad = ctx.createLinearGradient(dir[0], dir[1], dir[2], dir[3]);

    grad.addColorStop(0, outerColor);
    grad.addColorStop(0.5, innerColor);
    grad.addColorStop(1.0, outerColor);

    return grad;
}

// idea: render background gradient and a clipped "bow"
function background() {
    ctx.fillStyle = gradient([0, 0, 0, h]);
    ctx.fillRect(0, 0, w, h);
}

function bow() {
    ctx.save();

    ctx.beginPath();
    ctx.moveTo(0, 0);
    ctx.lineTo(w, h);
    ctx.lineTo(w, 0);
    ctx.lineTo(0, h);
    ctx.clip();

    ctx.fillStyle = gradient([0, 0, w, 0]);
    ctx.fillRect(0, 0, w, h);

    ctx.restore();
}

background();
bow();
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