The Digital Press

A new proposal introduces HTML Canvas APIs that allow rendering HTML content directly into canvas elements for both 2D and WebGL contexts, aiming to improve text styling, accessibility, and integration with 3D graphics.

Why it matters: This enables richer, styled text and interactive content inside canvases, enhancing accessibility and visual quality in web apps and games.

The big picture: It addresses longstanding limitations of canvas by allowing HTML layout and rendering within canvas, integrating DOM elements with graphics shaders and 3D scenes.

The stakes: The feature is experimental, with privacy concerns around data leakage and incomplete support for cross-origin iframes and SVG content.

Commenters say: Reactions are mixed, with some worried about complexity and privacy, others appreciating the rationale despite potential recursive rendering challenges.