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Ink

Limited availability

This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The Ink interface of the Ink API provides access to DelegatedInkTrailPresenter objects for the application to use to render ink strokes.

Instance methods

requestPresenter() Experimental

Returns a Promise that fulfills with a DelegatedInkTrailPresenter object to handle rendering strokes.

Example

async function inkInit() {
  const ink = navigator.ink;
  let presenter = await ink.requestPresenter({ presentationArea: canvas });

  // …
}

Specifications

Specification
Ink API>
# ink-interface>

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Opera Safari Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet WebView Android WebView on iOS
Ink 94 93 No 80 No 94 No 66 No 17.0 94 No
requestPresenter 94 93 No 80 No 94 No 66 No 17.0 94 No

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