CanvasRenderingContext2D.canvas

The CanvasRenderingContext2D.canvas property is a read-only reference to the HTMLCanvasElement object that is associated with the context. It might be null if there is no association with an <canvas> element.

Syntax

ctx.canvas;

Examples

Given this <canvas> element:

<canvas id="canvas"></canvas>

You can get a reference to the canvas element within the CanvasRenderingContext2D by using the canvas property:

var canvas = document.getElementById('canvas');
var ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
ctx.canvas // HTMLCanvasElement

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of 'CanvasRenderingContext2D.canvas' in that specification.	Living Standard

Browser compatibility

See also

• CanvasRenderingContext2D