Rough.js
Create graphics with a hand-drawn, sketchy, appearance
Rough.js launched on March 17, 2018 with 7 votes, #1,066 of 2,954 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.
What it does
Rough.js is a light weight javascript library that lets you draw graphics with a hand-drawn, sketchy, appearance.
Rough.js is a small (<9kB gzipped) graphics library that lets you draw in a sketchy , hand-drawn-like , style. The library defines primitives to draw lines, curves, arcs, polygons, circles, and ellipses. It also supports drawing SVG paths . Core algorithms for drawing lines and ellipse outlines were adapted from handy processing lib. Support development of this project by sponsoring on Github Sponsors . Alternatively, you can also sponsor or Open Collectivefrom roughjs.com
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