Question: Should I use canvas or SVG?

Is SVG faster than canvas?

And SVG is faster when rendering really large objects, but slower when rendering many objects. A game would probably be faster in Canvas. A huge map program would probably be faster in SVG.

What is the difference between SVG and canvas?

Differences Between SVG and Canvas



SVG is a language for describing 2D graphics in XML. Canvas draws 2D graphics, on the fly (with a JavaScript). SVG is XML based, which means that every element is available within the SVG DOM. You can attach JavaScript event handlers for an element.

Can I put SVG in canvas?

To draw SVG onto canvas, you need to use SVG image. Firstly, use the element which contains the HTML. After that, you need to draw the SVG image into the canvas.

When should I use canvas?

The CANVAS element allows you to add so much more interactivity to your web pages because now you can control the graphics, images, and text dynamically with a scripting language. The CANVAS element helps you turn images, photos, charts, and graphs into animated elements.

When should I use canvas over SVG?

SVG gives better performance with smaller number of objects or larger surface. Canvas gives better performance with smaller surface or larger number of objects. SVG can be modified through script and CSS. Canvas can be modified through script only.

When should you use SVG?

Because SVG files are vector graphics (as opposed to pixel-based raster images), you can resize them without losing image quality. This is especially helpful when you are creating responsive websites that must look good and work well across a wide range of screen sizes and devices.

Is SVG slower than canvas?

SVG becomes slow rendering if it is complex because anything that uses the Document object model (DOM) at great extent will become slow. Canvas provides the high-performance element best suited for rendering faster graphics like image editing, an application that requires pixel manipulation.

Does Google Maps use SVG or canvas?

I found for the distance measurement function, google map use canvas to draw the path and some others use SVG.

Does d3 use canvas?

D3 Modules



For example d3-quadtree or d3-time-format aren’t SVG or Canvas specific as they don’t deal with the DOM or rendering at all. Modules such as d3-hierarchy don’t actually render anything either, but provide the information needed to render in either Canvas or SVG.

Is SVG good for games?

SVG is a good way to package images for your game, Once you have them on the client you can render them to bitmaps and then use them to render your game. The beauty is you get the resolution independent scalability of SVG and small images size.

What is Node canvas?

The node-canvas package is a NodeJS module allows you to create an image programatically. The package uses Cairo 2D graphics library so that you can generate an image in many common formats like JPG, JPEG or PNG.

Should I learn canvas?

Yes definitely worth learning. I don’t believe any AAA games could ever be created without coding. Canvas is supported in all browsers and gives the users of your website a chance to try out something without fancy installations or crashed applications.

Do people still use HTML canvas?

The HTML5 canvas has the potential to become a staple of the web, enjoying ubiquitous browser and platform support in addition to widespread webpage support, as nearly 90% of websites have ported to HTML5.

Is canvas faster than WebGL?

Talking of the speed factor, Canvas slows down to its components. WebGL is greater than Canvas in terms of speed. Generally preferred for 2D rendering and works related. More preferred for 3d though it can also work on 2D.