YouTipMet Canvas Beginpath
# HTML canvas beginPath() Method
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## Example
Draw two paths on the canvas; green and purple:
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var c=document.getElementById("myCanvas");
var ctx=c.getContext("2d");
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.lineWidth="5";
ctx.strokeStyle="green"; // Green path
ctx.moveTo(0,75);
ctx.lineTo(250,75);
ctx.stroke(); // Draw it
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.strokeStyle="purple"; // Purple path
ctx.moveTo(50,0);
ctx.lineTo(150,130);
ctx.stroke(); // Draw it
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## Browser Support
The beginPath() method is supported in Internet Explorer 9, Firefox, Opera, Chrome, and Safari.
**Note:** Internet Explorer 8 and earlier versions do not support the element.
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## Definition and Usage
The beginPath() method begins a path, or resets the current path.
**Tip:** Use the methods moveTo(), lineTo(), quadricCurveTo(), bezierCurveTo(), arcTo(), and arc() to create paths.
**Tip:** Use the [stroke()](#) method to actually draw the path on the canvas.
| JavaScript syntax: | _context_.beginPath(); |
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