Write a 30px high text on the canvas, using the font "Arial":
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <canvas id="myCanvas" width="300" height="180" style="border:1px solid #d3d3d3;"> Your browser does not support the HTML5 canvas tag.</canvas> <script> var c = document.getElementById("myCanvas"); var ctx = c.getContext("2d"); ctx.font = "30px Arial"; ctx.fillText("Hello World", 10, 50); </script>/*from www .j a v a 2 s.c om*/ </body> </html>
The font property sets or gets the current font properties for text content on the canvas.
The font property uses the same syntax as the CSS font property.
Default value: 10px sans-serif
context.font = "italic small-caps bold 12px arial";
Property Values
| Values | Description |
|---|---|
| font-style | font style. Possible values: normal italic oblique |
| font-variant | font variant. Possible values: normal small-caps |
| font-weight | font weight. Possible values: normal bold bolder lighter 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 |
| font-size/line-height | font size and the line-height, in pixels |
| font-family | font family |
| caption | Use the font captioned controls (like buttons, drop-downs, etc.) |
| icon | Use the font used to label icons |
| menu | Use the font used in menus (drop-down menus and menu lists) |
| message-box | Use the font used in dialog boxes |
| small-caption | Use the font used for labeling small controls |
| status-bar | Use the fonts used in window status bar |