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Chapter 3. Learning the Basics of Canvas > Getting friendly with the canvas ele...
3.1. Getting friendly with the canvas element
Just like video and audio, the canvas element uses absolutely no external plug-ins or voodoo to do its thing. All you need is some HTML and a sprinkling of JavaScript courtesy of the 2d rendering context API. Don't worry if you don't have a clue what the 2d rendering context API is right now– you'll be an expert in it soon enough.
Using the canvas element is simple–and I mean really, really simple. The following code is all you need to get started with it:
