--- title: "Ellipse" docs: "Phaser v4.0.0" url: https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/curves-ellipse site: Phaser - https://phaser.io --- > This page is about the open-source Phaser framework, for writing a game's code by hand. To make a game with AI, use Phaser AE (https://phaser.io/): the desk's tools work with Web MCP, and the CLI works with your own coding agent. See "For AI agents: Phaser AE" at the end of this page. # Ellipse An Ellipse Curve is a smooth curve that describes the path of an ellipse. It can be used to move Game Objects along an elliptical path, generate points distributed around an ellipse, or draw elliptical arcs as part of a Path or Graphics object. You can control the center position, horizontal and vertical radii, start and end angles, rotation, and whether the curve runs clockwise or anti-clockwise. Passing only `xRadius` will create a circle (both radii are equal by default). This curve extends the base `Phaser.Curves.Curve` class and can be used anywhere a Curve is accepted in Phaser, such as `Phaser.Curves.Path` or a `PathFollower` Game Object. See [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipse) for more details. **Constructor** `new Ellipse([x], [y], [xRadius], [yRadius], [startAngle], [endAngle], [clockwise], [rotation])` **Parameters** | name | type | optional | default | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ------- | ----------- | | x | number \| [Phaser.Types.Curves.EllipseCurveConfig](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/typedef/types-curves.md#EllipseCurveConfig) | Yes | 0 | The x coordinate of the ellipse, or an Ellipse Curve configuration object. | | y | number | Yes | 0 | The y coordinate of the ellipse. | | xRadius | number | Yes | 0 | The horizontal radius of ellipse. | | yRadius | number | Yes | 0 | The vertical radius of ellipse. | | startAngle | number | Yes | 0 | The start angle of the ellipse, in degrees. | | endAngle | number | Yes | 360 | The end angle of the ellipse, in degrees. | | clockwise | boolean | Yes | false | Whether the ellipse angles are given as clockwise (`true`) or counter-clockwise (`false`). | | rotation | number | Yes | 0 | The rotation of the ellipse, in degrees. | --- **Scope**: static **Extends** > [Phaser.Curves.Curve](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/curves-curve.md) > Source: [src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L16](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L16) Since: 3.0.0 ## Inherited Members **From [Phaser.Curves.Curve](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/curves-curve.md):** - [active](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/curves-curve.md#active) - [arcLengthDivisions](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/curves-curve.md#arclengthdivisions) - [cacheArcLengths](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/curves-curve.md#cachearclengths) - [defaultDivisions](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/curves-curve.md#defaultdivisions) - [needsUpdate](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/curves-curve.md#needsupdate) - [type](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/curves-curve.md#type) --- ## Public Members ### angle #### angle: number **Description:** The rotation of the ellipse, relative to the center, in degrees. > Source: [src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L545](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L545) Since: 3.14.0 --- ### clockwise #### clockwise: boolean **Description:** `true` if the ellipse rotation is clockwise or `false` if anti-clockwise. > Source: [src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L524](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L524) Since: 3.0.0 --- ### endAngle #### endAngle: number **Description:** The end angle of the ellipse in degrees. > Source: [src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L503](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L503) Since: 3.0.0 --- ### p0 #### p0: [Phaser.Math.Vector2](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/math-vector2.md) **Description:** The center point of the ellipse. Used for calculating rotation. > Source: [src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L80](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L80) Since: 3.0.0 --- ### rotation #### rotation: number **Description:** The rotation of the ellipse, relative to the center, in radians. > Source: [src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L566](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L566) Since: 3.0.0 --- ### startAngle #### startAngle: number **Description:** The start angle of the ellipse in degrees. > Source: [src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L482](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L482) Since: 3.0.0 --- ### x #### x: number **Description:** The x coordinate of the center of the ellipse. > Source: [src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L398](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L398) Since: 3.0.0 --- ### xRadius #### xRadius: number **Description:** The horizontal radius of the ellipse. > Source: [src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L440](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L440) Since: 3.0.0 --- ### y #### y: number **Description:** The y coordinate of the center of the ellipse. > Source: [src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L419](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L419) Since: 3.0.0 --- ### yRadius #### yRadius: number **Description:** The vertical radius of the ellipse. > Source: [src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L461](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L461) Since: 3.0.0 --- ## Inherited Methods **From [Phaser.Curves.Curve](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/curves-curve.md):** - [draw](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/curves-curve.md#draw) - [getBounds](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/curves-curve.md#getbounds) - [getDistancePoints](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/curves-curve.md#getdistancepoints) - [getEndPoint](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/curves-curve.md#getendpoint) - [getLength](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/curves-curve.md#getlength) - [getLengths](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/curves-curve.md#getlengths) - [getPointAt](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/curves-curve.md#getpointat) - [getPoints](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/curves-curve.md#getpoints) - [getRandomPoint](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/curves-curve.md#getrandompoint) - [getSpacedPoints](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/curves-curve.md#getspacedpoints) - [getTangent](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/curves-curve.md#gettangent) - [getTangentAt](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/curves-curve.md#gettangentat) - [getTFromDistance](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/curves-curve.md#gettfromdistance) - [getUtoTmapping](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/curves-curve.md#getutotmapping) - [updateArcLengths](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/curves-curve.md#updatearclengths) --- ## Public Methods ### fromJSON #### \ fromJSON(data) **Description:** Creates a curve from the provided Ellipse Curve Configuration object. **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | data | [Phaser.Types.Curves.JSONEllipseCurve](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/typedef/types-curves.md#JSONEllipseCurve) | No | The JSON object containing this curve data. | **Returns:** [Phaser.Curves.Ellipse](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/curves-ellipse.md) - The ellipse curve constructed from the configuration object. > Source: [src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L612](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L612) Since: 3.0.0 --- ### getPoint #### \ getPoint(t, [out]) **Description:** Returns the point on this curve at the given normalized position `t`, where 0 is the start and 1 is the end. The result accounts for the start angle, end angle, clockwise direction, and rotation of the ellipse. **Tags:** - generic **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | t | number | No | The position along the curve to return. Where 0 is the start and 1 is the end. | | out | [Phaser.Math.Vector2](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/math-vector2.md) | Yes | A Vector2 object to store the result in. If not given will be created. | **Returns:** [Phaser.Math.Vector2](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/math-vector2.md) - The coordinates of the point on the curve. If an `out` object was given this will be returned. > Source: [src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L186](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L186) Since: 3.0.0 --- ### getResolution #### \ getResolution(divisions) **Description:** Returns the resolution of this curve, which is the number of points used to approximate it. For an Ellipse, this is double the requested divisions to provide accurate arc length calculations. **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | divisions | number | No | Optional divisions value. | **Returns:** number - The curve resolution. > Source: [src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L171](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L171) Since: 3.0.0 --- ### getStartPoint #### \ getStartPoint([out]) **Description:** Gets the starting point on the curve. **Tags:** - generic **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | out | [Phaser.Math.Vector2](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/math-vector2.md) | Yes | A Vector2 object to store the result in. If not given will be created. | **Overrides:** Phaser.Curves.Curve#getStartPoint **Returns:** [Phaser.Math.Vector2](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/math-vector2.md) - The coordinates of the point on the curve. If an `out` object was given this will be returned. > Source: [src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L152](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L152) Since: 3.0.0 --- ### setClockwise #### \ setClockwise(value) **Description:** Sets if this curve extends clockwise or anti-clockwise. **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | value | boolean | No | The clockwise state of this curve. | **Returns:** [Phaser.Curves.Ellipse](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/curves-ellipse.md) - This curve object. > Source: [src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L364](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L364) Since: 3.0.0 --- ### setEndAngle #### \ setEndAngle(value) **Description:** Sets the end angle of this curve. **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | value | number | No | The end angle of this curve, in degrees. | **Returns:** [Phaser.Curves.Ellipse](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/curves-ellipse.md) - This curve object. > Source: [src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L347](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L347) Since: 3.0.0 --- ### setHeight #### \ setHeight(value) **Description:** Sets the height of this curve. The vertical radius (`yRadius`) is set to half the given value. **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | value | number | No | The height of this curve. | **Returns:** [Phaser.Curves.Ellipse](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/curves-ellipse.md) - This curve object. > Source: [src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L313](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L313) Since: 3.0.0 --- ### setRotation #### \ setRotation(value) **Description:** Sets the rotation of this curve. **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | value | number | No | The rotation of this curve, in radians. | **Returns:** [Phaser.Curves.Ellipse](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/curves-ellipse.md) - This curve object. > Source: [src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L381](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L381) Since: 3.0.0 --- ### setStartAngle #### \ setStartAngle(value) **Description:** Sets the start angle of this curve. **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | value | number | No | The start angle of this curve, in degrees. | **Returns:** [Phaser.Curves.Ellipse](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/curves-ellipse.md) - This curve object. > Source: [src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L330](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L330) Since: 3.0.0 --- ### setWidth #### \ setWidth(value) **Description:** Sets the width of this curve. The horizontal radius (`xRadius`) is set to half the given value. **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | value | number | No | The width of this curve. | **Returns:** [Phaser.Curves.Ellipse](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/curves-ellipse.md) - This curve object. > Source: [src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L296](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L296) Since: 3.0.0 --- ### setXRadius #### \ setXRadius(value) **Description:** Sets the horizontal radius of this curve. **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | value | number | No | The horizontal radius of this curve. | **Returns:** [Phaser.Curves.Ellipse](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/curves-ellipse.md) - This curve object. > Source: [src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L262](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L262) Since: 3.0.0 --- ### setYRadius #### \ setYRadius(value) **Description:** Sets the vertical radius of this curve. **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | value | number | No | The vertical radius of this curve. | **Returns:** [Phaser.Curves.Ellipse](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/curves-ellipse.md) - This curve object. > Source: [src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L279](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L279) Since: 3.0.0 --- ### toJSON #### \ toJSON() **Description:** JSON serialization of the curve. **Returns:** [Phaser.Types.Curves.JSONEllipseCurve](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/typedef/types-curves.md#JSONEllipseCurve) - The JSON object containing this curve data. > Source: [src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L587](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/curves/EllipseCurve.js#L587) Since: 3.0.0 --- --- ## For AI agents: Phaser AE Phaser AE (Agentic Edition) is how people make games with AI on phaser.io. 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