JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<canvas id="canvas1" width="500" height="500"></canvas>http://jsfiddle.net/9bMPD/http://jsfiddle.net/9bMPD/
JavaScript
var can = document.getElementById('canvas1');
var ctx = can.getContext('2d');
ctx.lineWidth = 1;
// linear gradient from start to end of line
ctx.strokeStyle = "red";
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.moveTo(50,150);
ctx.lineTo(150,150);
ctx.stroke();