var c=document.getElementById("myCanvas");
var canvOK=1;
try {c.getContext("2d");}
catch (er) {canvOK=0;}
if (canvOK==1)
{
var ctx=c.getContext("2d");
ctx.fillStyle="#FF0000";
ctx.fillRect(20,20,100,50);
var grd=ctx.createLinearGradient(140,20,240,70);
grd.addColorStop(0,"black");
grd.addColorStop(1,"white");
ctx.fillStyle=grd;
ctx.fillRect(140,20,100,50);
var grd2=ctx.createLinearGradient(20,90,120,90);
grd2.addColorStop(0,"black");
grd2.addColorStop("0.3","magenta");
grd2.addColorStop("0.5","blue");
grd2.addColorStop("0.6","green");
grd2.addColorStop("0.8","yellow");
grd2.addColorStop(1,"red");
ctx.fillStyle=grd2;
ctx.fillRect(20,90,100,50);
ctx.font="30px Verdana";
var grd3=ctx.createLinearGradient(140,20,240,90);
grd3.addColorStop(0,"black");
grd3.addColorStop("0.3","magenta");
grd3.addColorStop("0.6","blue");
grd3.addColorStop("0.8","green");
grd3.addColorStop(1,"red");
ctx.strokeStyle=grd3;
ctx.strokeText("Smile!",140,120); }
<canvas id="myCanvas" width="270" height="160" style="border:1px solid #c3c3c3;float:left;margin-right:20px;margin-bottom:15px">
Your browser does not support the <canvas> element.
</canvas>