Pixijs Scene Graphics

Graphics is the vector-drawing leaf of the PixiJS v8 scene graph. The v8 API follows a shape-then-style pattern: draw a shape or path with rect, circle, moveTo, etc., then apply fill and/or stroke. Every method returns this for chaining, and the drawing instructions live on a GraphicsContext that can be shared between instances.

Assumes familiarity with pixijs-scene-core-concepts. Graphics is a leaf: do not nest children inside it. Wrap multiple Graphics objects in a Container to group them.

Quick Start

const g = new Graphics();

g.rect(10, 10, 200, 100)
  .fill({ color: 0x3498db, alpha: 0.8 })
  .stroke({ width: 3, color: 0x2c3e50 });

g.circle(300, 60, 40).fill(0xe74c3c);

g.moveTo(50, 200)
  .lineTo(200, 200)
  .bezierCurveTo(250, 250, 100, 300, 50, 250)
  .closePath()
  .fill(0x6c5ce7);

app.stage.addChild(g);

Related skills: pixijs-scene-core-concepts (scene graph basics), pixijs-scene-container (group graphics with other objects), pixijs-scene-core-concepts/references/masking.md (Graphics as a stencil mask), pixijs-filters (effects), pixijs-performance (batching, cacheAsTexture).

Constructor options

All Container options (position, scale, tint, label, filters, zIndex, etc.) are also valid here — see skills/pixijs-scene-core-concepts/references/constructor-options.md.

Leaf-specific options added by GraphicsOptions:

The constructor also accepts a GraphicsContext instance as its sole argument (new Graphics(ctx)), which is shorthand for new Graphics({ context: ctx }).

Core Patterns

Shape-then-fill workflow

const g = new Graphics();

g.rect(10, 10, 200, 100)
  .fill({ color: 0x3498db, alpha: 0.8 })
  .stroke({ width: 3, color: 0x2c3e50 });

g.circle(150, 200, 40).fill(0xe74c3c);
g.roundRect(300, 10, 150, 80, 12).fill(0x2ecc71);
g.poly([0, 0, 60, 0, 30, 50], true).fill(0x9b59b6);
g.star(400, 200, 5, 40, 20, 0).fill(0xf39c12);
g.ellipse(100, 350, 60, 30).fill(0x1abc9c);

fill() accepts a FillInput: a color number/string, { color, alpha, texture, matrix, textureSpace }, a FillGradient, a FillPattern, or a Texture. When filling with a texture, textureSpace controls coordinate mapping:

• 'local' (default): texture is scaled to fit each shape's bounding box (normalized 0-1 coordinates).
• 'global': texture position/scale are relative to the Graphics object's coordinate system, shared across all shapes.
• Atlas sub-textures: 'global' honors the frame origin and rotation, so a shape drawn at the frame's size matches a Sprite of that frame. 'local' maps the whole source image; pass a matrix that targets the frame's region of the source, or renderer.generateTexture() the frame first.

FillInput also supports a nested fill subfield: a FillStyle options object can embed a FillGradient or FillPattern under its fill key, which applies the gradient or pattern alongside the color, alpha, texture, and matrix modifiers on the outer object.

stroke() accepts a color, a FillGradient, a FillPattern, or a StrokeStyle object that combines all FillStyle keys (color, alpha, texture, matrix, fill, textureSpace) with stroke attributes:

Strokes can use the same gradients and patterns as fills via fill: gradient or texture: tex:

const grad = new FillGradient({
  end: { x: 1, y: 0 },
  colorStops: [
    { offset: 0, color: 0xff0000 },
    { offset: 1, color: 0x0000ff },
  ],
});
g.rect(0, 0, 200, 100).stroke({
  width: 8,
  fill: grad,
  join: "round",
  cap: "round",
});

Both fill() and stroke() can be called after the same shape; calling stroke() immediately after fill() reuses the same path.

Advanced shape primitives

g.regularPoly(100, 100, 50, 6, 0).fill(0x3498db);
g.roundPoly(250, 100, 50, 5, 10).fill(0xe74c3c);
g.chamferRect(350, 50, 100, 80, 15).fill(0x2ecc71);
g.filletRect(500, 50, 100, 80, 15).fill(0x9b59b6);
g.roundShape(
  [
    { x: 50, y: 250, radius: 20 },
    { x: 150, y: 250, radius: 5 },
    { x: 150, y: 350, radius: 10 },
    { x: 50, y: 350, radius: 15 },
  ],
  10,
).fill(0xf39c12);

Holes with cut()

g.rect(0, 0, 200, 200).fill(0x00ff00).circle(100, 100, 50).cut();

cut() subtracts the current active path from the previously drawn fill or stroke. Rules:

• The hole must be completely inside the target shape. Holes that overlap edges or sit outside the shape will not render correctly because the renderer triangulates with the hole as an interior boundary.
• cut() looks back at up to the last two instructions. When you fill() and then stroke() the same path, a single cut() adds the hole to the stroke first; a second cut() adds it to the fill underneath.
• After cut(), the active path resets so you can start the next shape with moveTo, rect, etc.
• cut() applies to strokes too — g.rect(...).stroke(...).circle(...).cut() cuts a hole through the stroke outline.

Punch multiple holes with a single cut() by drawing several shapes into the active path before calling it. Each shape accumulates into the same hole path:

const g = new Graphics();

g.rect(350, 350, 150, 150).fill(0x00ff00);

// Draw three circles into the active path, then cut them all in one call
g.circle(375, 375, 25);
g.circle(425, 425, 25);
g.circle(475, 475, 25);
g.cut();

If you need holes on separate filled shapes, give each shape its own fill() and matching cut():

g.rect(0, 0, 100, 100).fill(0x3498db);
g.circle(50, 50, 20).cut(); // hole in the rect

g.rect(120, 0, 100, 100).fill(0xe74c3c);
g.circle(170, 50, 20).cut(); // hole in the second rect

Calling cut() on a shape that already has a hole adds to the existing hole path rather than replacing it. Use this to layer holes additively.

Paths and complex shapes

g.moveTo(50, 50)
  .lineTo(200, 50)
  .bezierCurveTo(250, 100, 250, 150, 200, 200)
  .quadraticCurveTo(100, 250, 50, 200)
  .closePath()
  .fill({ color: 0x6c5ce7, alpha: 0.7 })
  .stroke({ width: 2, color: 0xdfe6e9 });