HTML canvas shadowOffsetX Property

Last Updated : 9 Jun, 2023

The canvas shadowOffsetX property is used to set or return the horizontal distance of the shadow from the shape. This property holds a positive or negative value where a positive value indicates the shadow to the right and negative value indicates the shadow to the left. Syntax:

context.shadowOffsetX=number

Property Values:

  • number: It is used to set a positive or negative number which represents the horizontal distance of the shadow.

Example-1: 

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>
        HTML canvas shadowOffsetX Property
    </title>
</head>

<body>
    <canvas id="GFG"
            width="500"
            height="300">
  </canvas>

    <script>
        var x = document.getElementById("GFG");
        var context = x.getContext("2d");
        context.shadowBlur = 20;
      
        // set horizontal distance.
        context.shadowOffsetX = 40;
        context.shadowColor = "blue";
        context.fillStyle = "green";
        context.fillRect(50, 50, 350, 200);
        context.stroke();
    </script>

</body>

</html>

Output: Example-2: 

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>
        HTML canvas shadowOffsetX Property
    </title>
</head>

<body>
    <canvas id="GFG"
            width="500"
            height="300">
  </canvas>

    <script>
        var x = 
            document.getElementById("GFG");
        var context = x.getContext("2d");
        context.shadowBlur = 5;
        context.shadowOffsetX = 40;
        context.shadowColor = "rgb(0, 153, 0)";
        context.fillStyle = "rgb(255, 0, 255)";
        context.fillRect(50, 50, 350, 200);
        context.stroke();
    </script>

</body>

</html>

Output: Supported Browsers:

  • Google Chrome
  • Internet Explorer 9.0
  • Firefox
  • Safari
  • Opera
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