Basic animations - Web APIs | MDN« Previous Next » Since we're using JavaScript to control <canvas> elements, it's also very easy to make (interactive) animations. In this chapter we will take a look at how to do some basic animations. Probably the biggest limitation is, that once a shape gets drawn, it stays that way. If we need to move it we have to redraw it and everything that was drawn before it. It takes a lot of time to re
