PHP | imagefilledellipse() Function
Last Updated :
11 Jul, 2025
The
imagefilledellipse() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to draw the filled ellipse. It draws the ellipse with
specified center coordinate.
Syntax:
bool imagefilledellipse( $image, $cx, $cy, $width, $height, $color )
Parameters: This function accepts six parameters as mentioned above and described below:
- $image: The imagecreatetruecolor() function is used to create a blank image in a given size.
- $cx: x-coordinate of the center.
- $cy: y-coordinate of the center.
- $width: The ellipse width.
- $height: The ellipse height.
- $color: The fill color. A color identifier created with imagecolorallocate().
Return Value: This function returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
Below programs illustrate the
imagefilledellipse() function in PHP.
Program 1:
php
<?php
// It create the size of image or blank image.
$image = imagecreatetruecolor(500, 300);
// Set the background color of image.
$bg = imagecolorallocate($image, 205, 220, 200);
// Fill background with above selected color.
imagefill($image, 0, 0, $bg);
// Set the color of an ellipse.
$col_ellipse = imagecolorallocate($image, 0, 102, 0);
// Function to draw the filled ellipse.
imagefilledellipse($image, 250, 150, 400, 250, $col_ellipse);
// Output of the image.
header("Content-type: image/png");
imagepng($image);
?>
Program 2:
php
<?php
// It create the size of image or blank image.
$image = imagecreatetruecolor(300, 500);
// Set the background color of image.
$bg = imagecolorallocate($image, 205, 220, 200);
// Fill background with above selected color.
imagefill($image, 0, 0, $bg);
// set color of ellipse.
$col_ellipse = imagecolorallocate($image, 0, 102, 0);
// function to draw the filled ellipse with white color.
imagefilledellipse($image, 150, 250, 250, 400, $col_ellipse);
// output of the image.
header("Content-type: image/png");
imagepng($image);
?>
You can try making a circle too using the same function.
Related Article: PHP | imageellipse() Function
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.imagefilledellipse.php