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JavaScript - draw triangle on canvas element

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Majid-Hajibaba

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In this article, we would like to show you how to draw a triangle on an HTML canvas element using JavaScript.

Quick solution:

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function drawTriangle(context, point1, point2, point3, filled) {
    context.beginPath();
    context.moveTo(point1.x, point1.y);
    context.lineTo(point2.x, point2.y);
    context.lineTo(point3.x, point3.y);
    context.closePath();
    filled ? context.fill() : context.stroke();
}

Practical examples

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In this section, we present a practical example of how to create a universal method that draws a triangle for provided points. Additionally, we can specify if the triangle should be filled or not.

1. Unfilled triangle example

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<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
  <style>
    
    #my-canvas { border: 1px solid gray; }
    
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <canvas id="my-canvas" width="200" height="200"></canvas>
  <script>
​
    function drawTriangle(context, point1, point2, point3, filled) {
        context.beginPath();
        context.moveTo(point1.x, point1.y);
        context.lineTo(point2.x, point2.y);
        context.lineTo(point3.x, point3.y);
        context.closePath();
        filled ? context.fill() : context.stroke();
    }
​
​
    // Usage example:
    
    var canvas = document.querySelector('#my-canvas');
    var context = canvas.getContext('2d');
​
/*
        point3
         /*\
        /   \
       /     \
      *-------*
    point1  point2  
*/
    
    const point1 = {x: 30,  y: 180};
    const point2 = {x: 170, y: 160};
    const point3 = {x: 100, y: 30 };
    
    drawTriangle(context, point1, point2, point3);
​
  </script>
</body>
</html>

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2. Filled triangle example

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<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
  <style>
    
    #my-canvas { border: 1px solid gray; }
    
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <canvas id="my-canvas" width="200" height="200"></canvas>
  <script>
​
    function drawTriangle(context, point1, point2, point3, filled) {
        context.beginPath();
        context.moveTo(point1.x, point1.y);
        context.lineTo(point2.x, point2.y);
        context.lineTo(point3.x, point3.y);
        context.closePath();
        filled ? context.fill() : context.stroke();
    }
​
​
    // Usage example:
    
    var canvas = document.querySelector('#my-canvas');
    var context = canvas.getContext('2d');
​
/*
        point3
         /*\
        /   \
       /     \
      *-------*
    point1  point2  
*/
    
    const point1 = {x: 30,  y: 180};
    const point2 = {x: 170, y: 160};
    const point3 = {x: 100, y: 30 };
    
    drawTriangle(context, point1, point2, point3, true);
​
  </script>
</body>
</html>

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3. Triangle filled with specified color

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<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
  <style>
    
    #my-canvas { border: 1px solid gray; }
    
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <canvas id="my-canvas" width="200" height="200"></canvas>
  <script>
​
    function drawTriangle(context, point1, point2, point3, color) {
        context.beginPath();
        context.moveTo(point1.x, point1.y);
        context.lineTo(point2.x, point2.y);
        context.lineTo(point3.x, point3.y);
        context.closePath();
        context.fillStyle = color;
        context.fill();
    }
​
​
    // Usage example:
    
    var canvas = document.querySelector('#my-canvas');
    var context = canvas.getContext('2d');
​
/*
        point3
         /*\
        /   \
       /     \
      *-------*
    point1  point2  
*/
    
    const point1 = {x: 30,  y: 180};
    const point2 = {x: 170, y: 160};
    const point3 = {x: 100, y: 30 };
    
    drawTriangle(context, point1, point2, point3, 'red');
​
  </script>
</body>
</html>