WebGLRenderingContext: frontFace() method

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

The WebGLRenderingContext.frontFace() method of the WebGL API specifies whether polygons are front- or back-facing by setting a winding orientation.

Syntax

js
frontFace(mode)

Parameters

mode

A GLenum type winding orientation. The default value is gl.CCW. Possible values:

  • gl.CW: Clock-wise winding.
  • gl.CCW: Counter-clock-wise winding.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

js
gl.frontFace(gl.CW);

Specifications

Specification
WebGL Specification
# 5.14.3

Browser compatibility

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See also