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What is the maximum size for an HTML canvas?

Create great visualization in HTML.

In Chrome (v. 18), the maximum canvas size is 32,768 pixels. Is there a way to display a larger canvas?

Where does this limit come from?

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32,768 = 2 15 and 2 15 - 1 = 32,767 - this is the largest number a short int.

Therefore, Google Chrome probably uses a data type short intto store element sizes <canvas>.

If you want to display larger elements <canvas>, you can try using a few. You should also consider a different implementation technique if you really need ~ 33k pixels!

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