Customization in EJ2 TypeScript Signature control

15 May 202316 minutes to read

The Signature control draws stroke/path using moveTo() and lineTo() methods to connect one or more points while drawing in canvas. The stroke width can be modified by using its color and width. And the background can be modified by using its background color and background image.

Stroke Width

The variable stroke width is based on the values of maxStrokeWidth, minStrokeWidth and velocity for smoother and realistic signature. The default value of minimum stroke width is set as 0.5, maximum stroke width is set as 2.5 and velocity is set as 0.7.

In the following example, minimum stroke width is set as 0.5, maximum stroke width is set as 3 and velocity is set as 0.7.

import { Signature } from '@syncfusion/ej2-inputs';

let signature: Signature = new Signature({maxStrokeWidth:3, minStrokeWidth: 0.5, velocity: 0.7});
signature.appendTo('#signature');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>EJ2 Signature</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="TypeScript Signature Component" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
    <div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
    <div id='container'>
        <h4>Sign here</h4>
        <div id ="signature-control">
            <canvas id="signature"></canvas>
        </div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>
#container {
    visibility: hidden;
}

#loader {
  color: #008cff;
  font-family: 'Helvetica Neue','calibiri';
  font-size: 14px;
  height: 40px;
  left: 45%;
  position: absolute;
  top: 45%;
  width: 30%;
}

#signature {
  border: 1px solid lightgray;
  height: 100%;
  width: 100%;
}

#signature-control {
  height: 300px;
  width: 550px;
}

Stroke Color

Color of the stroke can be specified by using strokeColor property and it accepts hexadecimal code, RGB, and text. The default value of this property is “#000000”.

import { Signature } from '@syncfusion/ej2-inputs';
import { Button } from '@syncfusion/ej2-buttons';

let signature: Signature = new Signature({});
signature.appendTo('#signature');

let button: Button = new Button({cssClass: 'e-primary'}, '#set');

button.element.onclick = function (e) {
    let color: string = document.getElementById('text').value;
    signature.strokeColor = color;
};
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>EJ2 Signature</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="TypeScript Signature Component" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
    <div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
    <div id='container'>
        <div id="signature-base-control">
            <div id="input">
                <input type="text" id="text" placeholder="Enter the Stroke Color Value" >
                <button id="set">Set Stroke Color</button>
            </div>
            <div id="signature-control">
                <canvas id="signature" style="height: 100%; width: 100%;"></canvas>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>
#container {
    visibility: hidden;
}

#loader {
  color: #008cff;
  font-family: 'Helvetica Neue','calibiri';
  font-size: 14px;
  height: 40px;
  left: 45%;
  position: absolute;
  top: 45%;
  width: 30%;
}

#signature {
  border: 1px solid lightgray;
  height: 100%;
  width: 100%;
}

#signature-control {
  height: 300px;
  width: 550px;
}

Background Color

Background color of a signature can be specified by using backgroundColor property and it accepts hexadecimal code, RGB, and text. The default value of this property is “#ffffff”.

import { Signature } from '@syncfusion/ej2-inputs';
import { Button } from '@syncfusion/ej2-buttons';

let signature: Signature = new Signature({});
signature.appendTo('#signature');

let button: Button = new Button({cssClass: 'e-primary'}, '#set');

button.element.onclick = function (e) {
    let bgColor: string = document.getElementById('text').value;
    signature.backgroundColor = bgColor;
};
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>EJ2 Signature</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="TypeScript Signature Component" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
    <div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
    <div id='container'>
        <div id="signature-base-control">
            <div id="input">
                <input type="text" id="text" placeholder="Enter the Background Color Value" >
                <button id="set">Set Background Color</button>
            </div>
            <div id="signature-control">
                <canvas id="signature" style="height: 100%; width: 100%;"></canvas>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>
#container {
    visibility: hidden;
}

#loader {
  color: #008cff;
  font-family: 'Helvetica Neue','calibiri';
  font-size: 14px;
  height: 40px;
  left: 45%;
  position: absolute;
  top: 45%;
  width: 30%;
}

#signature-control {
  height: 250px;
}

#signature-base-control {
  height: 300px;
  width: 550px;
}

#signature {
  border: 1px solid lightgray;
}

#input {
  margin-bottom: 30px;
}

#text {
  height: 30px;
  width: 300px;
}

Background Image

Background image of a signature can be specified by using backgroundImage property. The background image can be set by either hosting the image in our local IIS or online image.

import { Signature } from '@syncfusion/ej2-inputs';
import { Button } from '@syncfusion/ej2-buttons';

let signature: Signature = new Signature({});
signature.appendTo('#signature');

let button: Button = new Button({cssClass: 'e-primary'}, '#set');

button.element.onclick = function (e) {
    let url: string = document.getElementById('text').value;
    signature.backgroundImage = url;
};
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>EJ2 Signature</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="TypeScript Signature Component" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
    <div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
    <div id='container'>
        <div id="signature-base-control">
            <div id="input">
                <input type="text" id="text" placeholder="Enter the URL of the background Image" >
                <button id="set">Set Background Image</button>
            </div>
            <div id="signature-control">
                <canvas id="signature" style="height: 100%; width: 100%;"></canvas>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>
#container {
    visibility: hidden;
}

#loader {
  color: #008cff;
  font-family: 'Helvetica Neue','calibiri';
  font-size: 14px;
  height: 40px;
  left: 45%;
  position: absolute;
  top: 45%;
  width: 30%;
}

#signature-control {
  height: 250px;
}

#signature-base-control {
  height: 300px;
  width: 550px;
}

#signature {
  border: 1px solid lightgray;
}

#input {
  margin-bottom: 30px;
}

#text {
  height: 30px;
  width: 300px;
}

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