JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<canvas id="canvas" width="400" height="400"></canvas>
CSS
/*Simple reset*/
* {margin: 0; padding: 0;}
body {
/*You can use any kind of background here.*/
background: #6b92b9;
}
canvas {
display: block;
}
JavaScript
//canvas init
var canvas = document.getElementById("canvas");
var ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
//canvas dimensions
var W = window.innerWidth;
var H = window.innerHeight;
canvas.width = W;
canvas.height = H;
//snowflake particles
var mp = 25; //max particles
var particles = [];
for (var i = 0; i < mp; i++) {
particles.push({
x: Math.random() * W, //x-coordinate
y: Math.random() * H, //y-coordinate
r: Math.random() * 4 + 1, //radius
d: Math.random() * mp, //density
color: "rgba(" + Math.floor(Math.random()*255) +
", " + Math.floor(Math.random()*255) + ", 255, 0.8)"
})
}
//Lets draw the flakes
function draw() {
ctx.clearRect(0, 0, W, H);
for (var i = 0; i < mp; i++) {
var p = particles[i];
ctx.fillStyle = p.color;
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.moveTo(p.x, p.y);
ctx.arc(p.x, p.y, p.r, 0, Math.PI * 2, true);
ctx.fill();
}
update();
}
//Function to move the snowflakes
//angle will be an ongoing incremental flag. Sin and Cos functions will be applied to it to create vertical and horizontal movements of the flakes
var angle = 0;
function update() {
angle += 0.01;
for (var i = 0; i < mp; i++) {
var p = particles[i];
//Updating X and Y coordinates
//We will add 1 to the cos function to prevent negative values which will lead flakes to move upwards
//Every particle has its own density which can be used to make the downward movement different for each flake
//Lets make it more random by adding in the radius
p.y += Math.cos(angle + p.d) + 1 + p.r / 2;
p.x += Math.sin(angle) * 2;
//Sending flakes back from the top when it exits
//Lets make it a bit more organic and let flakes enter from the left and right also.
if (p.x > W + 5 || p.x < -5 || p.y > H) {
if (i % 3 > 0) //66.67% of the flakes
{
particles[i] = {
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