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JavaScript canvas2d object property: font

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The font property of the JavaScript DOM object returned by the getContext("2d") method applied to the HTML <canvas> element sets / returns the CSS font property for the current text.

 

EXAMPLE:


HTML USED IN THIS EXAMPLE:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html> <!-- Copyright (c) Nematrian Limited 2018 -->
<head></head>
<body>
<span id="element"></span>

<script>
var x2 = document.createElement("CANVAS");
x2.setAttribute("width","200");
x2.setAttribute("height","100");
x2.setAttribute("style","border: 1px solid black");
var c2 = x2.getContext("2d");
c2.strokeStyle = "blue";
c2.font = "40px Verdana";
c2.strokeText("Hello", 10, 50);
document.getElementById("element").appendChild(x2);
</script>

</body>
</html>


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