The CanvasRenderingContext2D.canvas property is a read-only reference to the HTMLCanvasElement object that is associated with a given context. It might be null if there is no associated <canvas> element.
ctx.canvas;
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
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| HTML Living Standard The definition of 'CanvasRenderingContext2D.canvas' in that specification. | Living Standard |
| Desktop | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | |
| Basic support | Yes | 12 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge Mobile | Firefox for Android | Opera for Android | iOS Safari | Samsung Internet | |
| Basic support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/CanvasRenderingContext2D/canvas