Canvas shadowOffsetX Property

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Example

Draw a rectangle with a shadow placed 20 pixels to the right (from the rectangle's left position):

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JavaScript:

const canvas = document.getElementById("myCanvas");
const ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
ctx.shadowBlur = 10;

ctx.shadowOffsetX = 20;
ctx.shadowColor = "black";
ctx.fillStyle = "red";
ctx.fillRect(20, 20, 100, 80);
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Description

The shadowOffsetX property sets or returns the horizontal distance of the shadow from the shape.

Default value is 0.

ValueDescription
0The shadow is right behind the shape
20The shadow starts 20 pixels right from the shape's left position
-20The shadow starts 20 pixels left from the shape's left position

See Also:

The shadowOffsetY Property (Set shadow y position)

The shadowColor Property (Set shadow color)

The shadowBlur Property (Set shadow blur)

The fillRect() Method (Draw a filled rectangle)

The fillStyle() Property (Set the fill color/style)


Syntax

context.shadowOffsetX = number

Property Values

Value Description Play it
number The horizontal distance to the shadow from the shape Play it »

Browser Support

The <canvas> element is an HTML5 standard (2014).

shadowOffsetX is supported in all modern browsers:

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