Pixijs 2d

PixiJS 2D Rendering Skill

Fast, lightweight 2D rendering engine for creating interactive graphics, particle effects, and canvas-based applications using WebGL/WebGPU.

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When to Use This Skill

Trigger this skill when you encounter:

• "Create 2D particle effects" or "animated particles"
• "2D sprite animation" or "sprite sheet handling"
• "Interactive canvas graphics" or "2D game"
• "UI overlays on 3D scenes" or "HUD layer"
• "Draw shapes programmatically" or "vector graphics API"
• "Optimize rendering performance" or "thousands of sprites"
• "Apply visual filters" or "blur/displacement effects"
• "Lightweight 2D engine" or "alternative to Canvas2D"

Use PixiJS for: High-performance 2D rendering (up to 100,000+ sprites), particle systems, interactive UI, 2D games, data visualization with WebGL acceleration.

Don't use for: 3D graphics (use Three.js/R3F), simple animations (use Motion/GSAP), basic DOM manipulation.

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Core Concepts

1. Application & Renderer

The entry point for PixiJS applications:

import { Application } from 'pixi.js';

const app = new Application();