Developing Canvas Element

Canvas was initially introduced by Apple for use inside their own Mac OS X Web Kit component in 2004, powering applications like Dashboard widgets and the Safari browser. Later, in 2005 it was adopted in version 1.8 of Gecko browsers, and Opera in 2006, and standardized by the Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group (WHATWG) on new proposed specifications for next generation web technologies.
is an HTML element which can be used to draw graphics using scripting. This can, for instance, be used to draw graphs, make photo composition or simple animations.
Using the element is not very difficult, but you do need a basic understanding of HTML and JavaScript. The element is not supported in some older browsers, but is supported in recent versions of all major browsers.