# ellipse()
### Example
```python
ellipse(200, 200, 300, 150)
```
### Syntax
```python
ellipse(x, y, width, height)
```
Input
Description
x
x co-ordinate of the center
y
y co-ordinate of the center
width
width of the ellipse (length in x direction)
height
height of the ellipse (length in y direction)
### Description
**ellipse()** draws an ellipse on the canvas, using the inputs to determine the position and dimension of the shape. The width and height of the ellipse must always be parallel to the x-axis and y-axis respectively - this can only be changed separately with a rotation.
## Modes
By default, the **x** and **y** inputs refer to the center of the ellipse.
This can be changed using `ellipseMode()`, with an input of **CENTER**, **CORNERS**, **CORNER**, or **RADIUS**.
#### ellipseMode(CENTER)
This is the default mode. The code:
```python
ellipse(x, y, width, height)
```
will use **(x,y)** as the center coordinates and **width** and **height** as the dimensions.
#### ellipseMode(CORNERS)
This mode is for specifying the coordinates of opposite corners of the ellipse's bounding box. The code:
```python
ellipse(x1, y2, x2, y2)
```
#### ellipseMode(CORNER)
This mode is for specifying the **corner** of the ellipse's bounding box together with the **width** and **height**. The code:
```python
ellipse(x, y, width, height)
```
will use **(x,y)** as the bottom left corner of the ellipse's bounding box and **width** and **height** as the dimensions.
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#### ellipseMode(RADIUS)
This mode is for specifying the **center** of the ellipse together with **half the width** and **half the height**. The code:
```python
ellipse(x, y, wRadius, hRadius)
```
will use **(x,y)** as the center coordinates and **wRadius \* 2** and **hRadius \* 2** as the dimensions.
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