# How do I use the canvas element?

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-use-the-canvas-element/1809454>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Tags:** beginner\
**Created:** [March 30, 2022, 11:19am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-use-the-canvas-element/1809454 "2022-03-30T11:19:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![stephane\_golonkaa71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@stephane\_golonkaa71](https://community.thunkable.com/u/stephane_golonkaa71)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2022, 11:19am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-use-the-canvas-element/1809454/1 "2022-03-30T11:19:42Z")

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Thank you for your answer, I used : Set Image1’s Picture to image of Canvas1

Thank you

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**Author:** ![sketch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/sketch/32/109058_2.png) [@sketch](https://community.thunkable.com/u/sketch)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2022, 11:29am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-use-the-canvas-element/1809454/2 "2022-03-30T11:29:58Z")

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What blocks have you used?

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**Author:** ![stephane\_golonkaa71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@stephane\_golonkaa71](https://community.thunkable.com/u/stephane_golonkaa71)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2022, 12:09pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-use-the-canvas-element/1809454/3 "2022-03-30T12:09:14Z")

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Thank you for your answer, I used : Set Image1’s Picture to image of Canvas1

Thank you

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**Author:** ![sketch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/sketch/32/109058_2.png) [@sketch](https://community.thunkable.com/u/sketch)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2022, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-use-the-canvas-element/1809454/4 "2022-03-30T13:59:49Z")

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Hmm that should work.  
What are you trying to do?

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**Author:** ![stephane\_golonkaa71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@stephane\_golonkaa71](https://community.thunkable.com/u/stephane_golonkaa71)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-use-the-canvas-element/1809454/5 "2022-03-30T14:31:18Z")

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I just want to draw on the Canvas then display it on picture. On android it work but no on IOS.

Thank in advance

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**Author:** ![sketch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/sketch/32/109058_2.png) [@sketch](https://community.thunkable.com/u/sketch)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2022, 6:59pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-use-the-canvas-element/1809454/6 "2022-03-30T18:59:29Z")

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Hmm in think this may be a bug then.  
If it works on android then it’s probally An iOS specific bug.

You can report it here:

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**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2022, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-use-the-canvas-element/1809454/7 "2022-03-31T12:00:44Z")

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> [@stephane\_golonkaa71](#):
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> On android it work but no on IOS.

Can you show your blocks?

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**Author:** ![stephane\_golonkaa71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@stephane\_golonkaa71](https://community.thunkable.com/u/stephane_golonkaa71)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2022, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-use-the-canvas-element/1809454/8 "2022-03-31T12:27:28Z")

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**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2022, 12:34pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-use-the-canvas-element/1809454/9 "2022-03-31T12:34:54Z")

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Are you sure it doesn’t work on iPhone?

I have a test phone (iPhone 8) and the same block and another block using `generate JSON from object` and it works.

Check this  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/a/a/aa59f9894af05bbfb42b0d38fde80f2bc6a54beb.png)

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**Author:** ![stephane\_golonkaa71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@stephane\_golonkaa71](https://community.thunkable.com/u/stephane_golonkaa71)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2022, 7:30am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-use-the-canvas-element/1809454/10 "2022-04-01T07:30:01Z")

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Thank for your answer but it doesn’t work on my iPhone 7 maybe it is too old

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/f/0f59f292712368bce16ff80133ae10de8a6f27e8.png) [@system](https://community.thunkable.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2022, 7:30am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-use-the-canvas-element/1809454/11 "2022-06-30T07:30:52Z")

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