The CSS Paint API
The CSS Paint API is extremely exciting, not only for what it is, but what it represents, which is the beginning of a very exciting time for CSS. Let’s go over what it is, why we have it and how to start using it.
What is the CSS Paint API?
The API is just one part of a whole suite of new specifications all under the umbrella of what is known as CSS Houdini. Houdini, in essence, gives developers lower level access to CSS itself. No kidding.
The CSS Paint API specifically allows you to call a paint() function wherever you would normally write a value where an image is expected. A common example is the background-image property, where you might use the url() function to a link to an image file, like this:
area {
background-image: url('assets/myimage.jpg');
}
The CSS Paint API allows you t...
