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layout: features
title: Features
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<div id="features">

  <h1 style="font-weight: normal">
    <strong>Fabric.js</strong> is a powerful and simple<br>Javascript <strong>HTML5 canvas library</strong>
  </h1>
  <h4 style="margin: 5px !important">Fabric provides <strong>interactive object model</strong> on top of canvas element</h4>
  <h4 style="margin: 5px !important">Fabric also has <strong>SVG-to-canvas</strong> (and <strong>canvas-to-SVG</strong>) parser</h4>
  <div style="position: relative">
    <canvas id="intro-canvas" width="500" height="1850"></canvas>
    <div class="tooltip simple-shapes">
      Using Fabric.js, you can create and populate objects on canvas; objects like <b>simple geometrical shapes</b>
    </div>
    <div class="tooltip complex-shapes">
      or <b>complex shapes</b> consisting of hundreds or thousands of simple paths
    </div>
    <div class="tooltip images">
      or good old <b>images</b>
    </div>
    <div class="tooltip text">
      You can add <b>text</b> and dynamically manipulate its <b>size, alignment, font family</b>, and other properties
    </div>
    <div class="tooltip gradients">
      You can give any shape a <b>gradient</b>
    </div>
    <div class="tooltip filters">
      and apply <b>image filters</b> to images
    </div>
    <div class="tooltip animation">
      There's built-in <b>animation</b> support
    </div>
    <div class="tooltip groups">
      You can <b>group</b> objects together, and manipulate them at the same time
    </div>
    <div class="tooltip shadows">
      You can add <b>shadow</b> to any object. Or make it <b>draggable</b> only by its content. Try this star &rarr;
    </div>
    <div class="tooltip flipping">
      Objects can be easily <b>flipped</b> in any direction. Or <b>locked</b> in movement, scaling, etc.<br> &larr; Try these cats.
    </div>
    <div class="tooltip events">
      There's an extensive <b>event</b> system
    </div>
    <div class="tooltip clipping">
      You can <b>clip</b> any object to any shape
    </div>
    <div class="tooltip patterns">
      or use <b>pattern</b> to fill its content
    </div>
    <div class="tooltip freedrawing">
      and, of course, use <b>free drawing</b> to create anything you like
    </div>
    <div class="tooltip serialization">
      Canvas can be <b>serialized</b> to JSON or SVG, and <b>restored</b> at any time
    </div>
  </div>

  <script>
    (function(){
      fabric.Object.prototype.originX = fabric.Object.prototype.originY = 'center';
      fabric.Object.prototype.transparentCorners = false;

      var canvas = this.__canvas = new fabric.Canvas('intro-canvas');

      // simple shapes
      var rect = new fabric.Rect({ width: 80, height: 60, left: 100, top: 100, fill: '#f55', strokeWidth: 0 })
      var circle = new fabric.Circle({ radius: 30, left: 50, top: 50, fill: 'rgb(50, 205, 50)', strokeWidth: 0 });
      var triangle = new fabric.Triangle({ width: 80, height: 80, left: 150, top: 130, fill: '#55f', strokeWidth: 0 });

      canvas.add(triangle, rect, circle);

      // simple shapes with border
      var rect = new fabric.Rect({ width: 79, height: 59, left: 190, top: 100, fill: '#f55', strokeWidth: 1, stroke: 'black' })
      var circle = new fabric.Circle({ radius: 29.5, left: 140, top: 50, fill: 'rgb(50, 205, 50)', strokeWidth: 1, stroke: 'black' });
      var triangle = new fabric.Triangle({ width: 79, height: 79, left: 240, top: 130, fill: '#55f', strokeWidth: 1, stroke: 'black' });

      canvas.add(triangle, rect, circle);

      // complex shapes
      fabric.loadSVGFromURL('assets/57.svg', function(objects, options) {
        var shape = fabric.util.groupSVGElements(objects, options);
        shape.set({
          left: 400,
          top: 110,
          angle: -15
        })
        .scale(0.3);
        canvas.add(shape);
        canvas.calcOffset();
      });

      // images
      fabric.Image.fromURL('assets/printio.png', function(image) {
        image.set({
          left: 130,
          top: 350,
          angle: 10
        });
        image.scale(0.3).setCoords();
        canvas.add(image);
        canvas.calcOffset();
        canvas.setActiveObject(supportText);

        // filters
        image.clone(function(clone) {
          clone.set({
            left: 380,
            top: 650
          });
          clone.filters.push(new fabric.Image.filters.Invert());
          clone.applyFilters();
          canvas.add(clone);
        });
      });

      // arrow
      fabric.loadSVGFromURL('assets/156.svg', function(objects, options) {
        var shape = fabric.util.groupSVGElements(objects, options);
        shape.set({
          left: 280,
          top: 500,
          angle: 70,
          scaleX: 2,
          scaleY: 1.5,
          flipY: true
        });

        canvas.add(shape);
        canvas.calcOffset();
      });

      // gradients
      fabric.loadSVGFromURL('assets/gradients/svg_radial_4.svg', function(objects, options) {
        var shape = fabric.util.groupSVGElements(objects, options);
        shape.set({
          left: 380,
          top: 300,
          angle: -15,
          originX: 'center',
          originY: 'center',
        }).scale(0.5);

        canvas.add(shape);
        canvas.calcOffset();
      });
      fabric.loadSVGFromURL('assets/gradients/svg_linear_8.svg', function(objects, options) {
        var shape = fabric.util.groupSVGElements(objects, options);
        shape.set({
          left: 380,
          top: 400,
          angle: 15,
          originX: 'center',
          originY: 'center',
        }).scale(0.75)

        canvas.add(shape);
        canvas.calcOffset();
      });
      var styleU = {
        underline: true,
      };
      var supportText = new fabric.Textbox("This lib is free for everyone.\nSome things are not.\nPeople behind FabricJS acknowledge that Black people have to fight for basic rights, against systemic racism, unequal opportunities and injustice across the 🌎.\nWe know this is wrong and we are 💔. 💪🏽💪🏾💪🏿!", {
        width: 460,
        fontSize: 36,
        fontFamily: 'Helvetica',
        fill: 'white',
        backgroundColor: 'black',
        styles: {
          0: {
            21: styleU,
            22: styleU,
            23: styleU,
            24: styleU,
            25: styleU,
            26: styleU,
            27: styleU,
            28: styleU,
          },
          1: {

          },
        },
        left: 250,
        top: 260,
        textAlign: 'center',
      });

      // text
      var text1 = new fabric.Text('Fabric', {
        left: 90,
        top: 570,
        angle: -5,
        fontFamily: 'Helvetica',
        strokeWidth:0,
        fontSize: 20,
        fill: 'red'
      });
      var text2 = new fabric.Text('has', {
        fontSize: 60,
        left: 170,
        top: 560,
        fontFamily: 'Impact',
        fill: '#eee',
        strokeWidth: 2,
        stroke: 'red'
      });
      var text3 = new fabric.Text('multiline text', {
        left: 140,
        top: 615,
        angle: -5,
        fontFamily: 'Georgia',
        strokeWidth:0,
        fontSize: 20,
        fontWeight: 'bold',
        fill: 'green',
        textBackgroundColor: '#efe'
      });
      var text4 = new fabric.Text('with extensive \ndecoration support', {
        left: 140,
        top: 660,
        angle: -5,
        fontFamily: 'Courier',
        fontSize: 18,
        underline: true,
        strokeWidth:0,
        fill: 'blue',
        textAlign: 'center'
      });
      var text5 = new fabric.Text('and\neven\nalignment', {
        left: 140,
        top: 730,
        angle: 5,
        fontFamily: 'Arial',
        fontStyle: 'italic',
        fontSize: 20,
        strokeWidth:0,
        fill: 'grey',
        textAlign: 'right'
      });
      canvas.add(text1, text2, text3, text4, text5, supportText);
      // shadow and per-pixel drag drop
      fabric.loadSVGFromURL('assets/112.svg', function(objects, options) {
        var shape = fabric.util.groupSVGElements(objects, options);
        shape.set({
          left: 130,
          top: 980,
          angle: -15,
          perPixelTargetFind: true,
          targetFindTolerance: 4,
          hasControls: false,
          hasBorders: false,
          hoverCursor: 'pointer',
          originX: 'center',
          originY: 'center',
        })
        .setShadow({ color: 'rgba(0,0,0,0.5)', offsetX: 10, offsetY: 10, blur: 10 });

        canvas.add(shape);
      });

      // to svg
      var btnEl = document.createElement('button');
      btnEl.innerHTML = 'toSVG';
      btnEl.id = 'to-svg';
      canvas.getElement().parentNode.appendChild(btnEl);
      btnEl.onclick = function() {
        alert(canvas.toSVG());
      };

      // to json
      var btnEl = document.createElement('button');
      btnEl.innerHTML = 'toJSON';
      btnEl.id = 'to-json';
      canvas.getElement().parentNode.appendChild(btnEl);
      btnEl.onclick = function() {
        alert(JSON.stringify(canvas));
      };

      // group
      var ellipse1 = new fabric.Ellipse({
        rx: 80,
        ry: 40,
        fill: '#800080',
        stroke: '#555',
        strokeWidth: 5,
        angle: 30
      });
      var ellipse2 = new fabric.Ellipse({
        rx: 80,
        ry: 40,
        fill: '#FFFF00',
        stroke: '#555',
        strokeWidth: 5,
        angle: -30
      });
      var text = new fabric.Text('I am a group!', {
        fill: '#333',
        fontFamily: 'Helvetica',
        fontSize: 17
      });
      var group = new fabric.Group([ ellipse1, ellipse2, text ], {
        left: 400,
        top: 1000,
        angle: 30
      });
      canvas.add(group);

      // locked, flipped
      fabric.loadSVGFromURL('assets/57.svg', function(objects, options) {
        var shape = fabric.util.groupSVGElements(objects, options);
        shape.set({
          left: 100,
          top: 1200,
          lockScalingX: true,
          lockScalingY: true,
        })
        .scale(0.25);
        shape.opacity = 0.75;
        canvas.add(shape);

        shape.clone(function(clone) {
          clone.set('left', 250);
          clone.flipX = true;
          clone.lockMovementY = true;
          canvas.add(clone);
        });

        shape.clone(function(clone) {
          clone.set('left', 400);
          clone.flipY = true;
          clone.lockMovementX = true;
          canvas.add(clone);
        });
      });

      // events
      (function(){
        var rect = new fabric.Rect({ width: 200, height: 50, fill: '#faa', rx: 10, ry: 10, strokeWidth:0 });
        var text = new fabric.Text('Do stuff with me!', { fontSize: 20, fontFamily: 'Georgia', strokeWidth:0 });
        var group = new fabric.Group([ rect, text ], { left: 250, top: 1320 });
        canvas.add(group).calcOffset();
window.ooo = text;
        group.on('mousedown', function() {
          text.text = 'Mouse down';
          group.dirty = true;
        });
        group.on('mouseup', function() {
          text.text = 'Mouse up';
          group.dirty = true;
        });
        group.on('scaling', function() {
          text.text = 'Scaling';
          group.dirty = true;
        });
        group.on('moving', function() {
          text.text = 'Moving';
          group.dirty = true;
        });
        group.on('rotating', function() {
          text.text = 'Rotating';
          group.dirty = true;
        });
        group.on('mousemove', function() {
          text.text = 'Mouse move';
          group.dirty = true;
        });
        group.on('mouseover', function() {
          text.text = 'Mouse over';
          group.dirty = true;
        });
        group.on('mouseout', function() {
          text.text = 'Mouse out';
          group.dirty = true;
        });
        group.on('skewing', function() {
          text.text = 'skewing';
          group.dirty = true;
        });
      })();

      // clipping
      fabric.Image.fromURL('assets/printio.png', function(image) {
        image.set({
          left: 250,
          top: 1450,
          clipTo: function(ctx) {
            ctx.arc(0, 0, 220, 0, Math.PI * 2, true);
          }
        })
        .scale(0.3);
        canvas.add(image).calcOffset();
      });

      // patterns
      fabric.util.loadImage('assets/retina_wood.png', function(img) {
        var pattern = new fabric.Pattern({
          source: img,
          repeat: 'repeat'
        });
        var text = new fabric.Text('Patterns', {
          fontSize: 150,
          left: 250,
          top: 1600,
          strokeWidth: 2,
          stroke: 'black',
          fontFamily: 'Impact',
          fill: pattern
        });
        canvas.add(text);
      });

      // free drawing
      var path = {"type":"path","originX":"center","originY":"center","left":173,"top":1800,"width":232,"height":49,"fill":null,"overlayFill":null,"stroke":"#aaf","strokeWidth":10,"strokeDashArray":null,"scaleX":1,"scaleY":1,"angle":0,"flipX":false,"flipY":false,"opacity":1,"selectable":true,"hasControls":true,"hasBorders":true,"hasRotatingPoint":true,"transparentCorners":true,"TargetFind":false,"shadow":{"color":"#aaf","blur":0,"offsetX":0,"offsetY":0},"visible":true,"path":[["M",0,42],["Q",0,42,0,42],["Q",0,42,0.5,42],["Q",1,42,1,41.5],["Q",1,41,3,39],["Q",5,37,10.5,31],["Q",16,25,24.5,18],["Q",33,11,37,8],["Q",41,5,45.5,2.5],["Q",50,0,52.5,0],["Q",55,0,57,0],["Q",59,0,60,3],["Q",61,6,64,19.5],["Q",67,33,68,37],["Q",69,41,69.5,44],["Q",70,47,71.5,48],["Q",73,49,76,49],["Q",79,49,85.5,44],["Q",92,39,100.5,33],["Q",109,27,113.5,23],["Q",118,19,125.5,16],["Q",133,13,139.5,13.5],["Q",146,14,149,17.5],["Q",152,21,153.5,24],["Q",155,27,156.5,29.5],["Q",158,32,160.5,32.5],["Q",163,33,166,32],["Q",169,31,172,27.5],["Q",175,24,179,20.5],["Q",183,17,185.5,14.5],["Q",188,12,189.5,12],["Q",191,12,192.5,12],["Q",194,12,195.5,15],["Q",197,18,199,19.5],["Q",201,21,203,22.5],["Q",205,24,207.5,24],["Q",210,24,214.5,23.5],["Q",219,23,222.5,20.5],["Q",226,18,229,15.5],["L",232,13]],"pathOffset":{"x":116,"y":24.5}};

      fabric.Path.fromObject(path, function(path) {
        canvas.add(path);

        path.clone(function(clone) {
          clone.stroke = '#afa';
          clone.angle = 180;
          clone.top -= 50;
          clone.left += 150;
          canvas.add(clone);
        });
      });

    })();


    // animation
    fabric.Image.fromURL('assets/ladybug.png', function(image) {
      image.set({
        left: 50,
        top: 840,
        angle: 10,
        opacity: 0.1
      })
      .scale(0.6);

      __canvas.add(image);

      this.__image = image;
    });

    function animate() {
      var isStart = Math.round(__image.left) === 50;
      __image && __image.animate({
        'left': isStart ? 400 : 50,
        opacity: isStart ? 1 : 0.1,
        angle: isStart ? 100 : 10,
        scaleX: isStart ? 1 : 0.6,
        scaleY: isStart ? 1 : 0.6
      }, {
        duration: 1500,
        onChange: __canvas.requestRenderAllBound,
        onComplete: animate
      });
    }

    window.onscroll = function() {
      if (typeof __image === 'undefined') return;
      animate();
      window.onscroll = null;
    };
  </script>

  <h3>Other features include</h3>
  <ul style="width: 250px; text-align: left; margin: 0 auto">
    <li>Subclassing</li>
    <li>Touch devices support</li>
    <li>Node.js support <em>(and npm package)</em></li>
  </ul>

  <p class="next-steps">
    <a href="/demos">Check out <b>demos</b></a>
    <a href="/fabric-intro-part-1">Read <b>introduction</b></a><br />
    <a href="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/fabric.js/4.1.0/fabric.min.js">Download version <b>4.1.0</b></a>
    <a href="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/fabric.js/3.6.6/fabric.min.js">or older version <b>3.6.6</b></a>
  </p>

</div>

<div id="printio-lab-project">
  <a href="http://printio.ru">Printio.ru</a> Lab Project
</div>
<div id="changelog">
  <a href="/changelog"><b>Read the CHANGELOG</b></a>
</div>