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JavaScript - draw point on canvas element

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In this article, we would like to show how to draw points on canvas element using JavaScript.

Points drawn on canvas element using JavaScript.

1. Squared points

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To draw squared points we can use fillRect() method.

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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 drawPoint(context, x, y, label, color, size) {
        if (color == null) {
            color = '#000';
        }
        if (size == null) {
            size = 5;
        }
        var radius = 0.5 * size;
        // to increase smoothing for numbers with decimal part
        var pointX = Math.round(x - radius);
        var pointY = Math.round(y - radius);
        context.beginPath();
        context.fillStyle = color;
        context.fillRect(pointX, pointY, size, size);
        context.fill();
        if (label) {
            var textX = Math.round(x);
            var textY = Math.round(pointY - 5);
            context.font = 'Italic 14px Arial';
            context.fillStyle = color;
            context.textAlign = 'center';
            context.fillText(label, textX, textY);
        }
    }
    
    
    // Usage example:
​
    var canvas = document.querySelector('#my-canvas');
    var context = canvas.getContext('2d');
​
    drawPoint(context, 20, 30, 'A', 'red', 1);
    drawPoint(context, 50, 120, 'B', 'blue', 2);
    drawPoint(context, 140, 70, 'C', 'orange', 5);
​
  </script>
</body>
</html>

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2. Rounded points

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To draw rounded points we can use arc() method.

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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 drawPoint(context, x, y, label, color, size) {
        if (color == null) {
            color = '#000';
        }
        if (size == null) {
            size = 5;
        }
        // to increase smoothing for numbers with decimal part
        var pointX = Math.round(x);
        var pointY = Math.round(y);
        context.beginPath();
        context.fillStyle = color;
        context.arc(pointX, pointY, size, 0 * Math.PI, 2 * Math.PI);
        context.fill();
        if (label) {
            var textX = pointX;
            var textY = Math.round(pointY - size - 3);
            context.font = 'Italic 14px Arial';
            context.fillStyle = color;
            context.textAlign = 'center';
            context.fillText(label, textX, textY);
        }
    }
​
    
    // Usage example:
​
    var canvas = document.querySelector('#my-canvas');
    var context = canvas.getContext('2d');
​
    drawPoint(context, 20, 30, 'A', 'red', 1);
    drawPoint(context, 50, 120, 'B', 'blue', 1.7);
    drawPoint(context, 140, 70, 'C', 'orange', 5);
​
  </script>
</body>
</html>