---
title: "Types.Curves"
docs: "Phaser v4.1.0"
url: https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/typedef/types-curves
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.

# Types.Curves

## EllipseCurveConfig

### \<static> EllipseCurveConfig

| name | type | optional | default | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ------- | ----------- |
| x | number | Yes | 0 | The x coordinate of the ellipse. |
| y | number | Yes | 0 | The y coordinate of the ellipse. |
| xRadius | number | Yes | 0 | The horizontal radius of the ellipse. |
| yRadius | number | Yes | 0 | The vertical radius of the 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 | Sets if the ellipse rotation is clockwise (true) or anti-clockwise (false) |
| rotation | number | Yes | 0 | The rotation of the ellipse, in degrees. |

**Type**: object

**Member of**: Phaser.Types.Curves
> Source: [src/curves/typedefs/EllipseCurveConfig.js#L1](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/curves/typedefs/EllipseCurveConfig.js#L1)  


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## JSONCurve

### \<static> JSONCurve

| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| type | string | No | The type of the curve |
| points | Array.\<number> | No | The arrays of points like `[x1, y1, x2, y2]` |

**Type**: object

**Member of**: Phaser.Types.Curves
> Source: [src/curves/typedefs/JSONCurve.js#L1](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/curves/typedefs/JSONCurve.js#L1)  
Since: 3.0.0

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## JSONEllipseCurve

### \<static> JSONEllipseCurve

| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| type | string | No | The type of the curve. |
| x | number | No | The x coordinate of the ellipse. |
| y | number | No | The y coordinate of the ellipse. |
| xRadius | number | No | The horizontal radius of ellipse. |
| yRadius | number | No | The vertical radius of ellipse. |
| startAngle | number | No | The start angle of the ellipse, in degrees. |
| endAngle | number | No | The end angle of the ellipse, in degrees. |
| clockwise | boolean | No | Sets if the ellipse rotation is clockwise (true) or anti-clockwise (false) |
| rotation | number | No | The rotation of ellipse, in degrees. |

**Type**: object

**Member of**: Phaser.Types.Curves
> Source: [src/curves/typedefs/JSONEllipseCurve.js#L1](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/curves/typedefs/JSONEllipseCurve.js#L1)  
Since: 3.0.0

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## JSONPath

### \<static> JSONPath

| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| type | string | No | The type of the path. |
| x | number | No | The X coordinate of the curve's starting point. |
| y | number | No | The Y coordinate of the path's starting point. |
| autoClose | boolean | No | The path is auto closed. |
| curves | Array.\<[Phaser.Types.Curves.JSONCurve](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/typedef/types-curves.md#JSONCurve)> | No | The list of the curves |

**Type**: object

**Member of**: Phaser.Types.Curves
> Source: [src/curves/typedefs/JSONPath.js#L1](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/curves/typedefs/JSONPath.js#L1)  
Since: 3.0.0

---

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