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jGoBoard is a pure HTML5 canvas go board that can easily be manipulated via JavaScript. It's designed to be lightweight and easy to use, and you can of course also use only the graphics in a standalone application.

jGoBoard is licensed under Creative Commons 3.0 and it's free to use for non-commercial purposes. For commercial use, please contact the author.

Live Demos

• View Shusaku's ear-reddening game (or large without comments)
• Load your own SGF in the viewer
• Try out the simple demo to see the JavaScript API in action
• Check out the embedding demo to see new embeddable jGoBoard

Usage Examples

<script src="dist/jgoboard.umd.min.js"></script>
<script>
  var jboard = new JGO.Board(19);
  var jsetup = new JGO.Setup(jboard, JGO.BOARD.large);
  jsetup.create('boardContainer');
</script>

import JGO from 'jgoboard';
// or import specific modules for better tree-shaking
import { Board, Setup } from 'jgoboard';

const jboard = new Board(19);
const jsetup = new Setup(jboard, JGO.BOARD.large);
jsetup.create('boardContainer');

const JGO = require('jgoboard');

const jboard = new JGO.Board(19);
const jsetup = new JGO.Setup(jboard, JGO.BOARD.large);
jsetup.create('boardContainer');

More examples in the jGoBoard github.com repository.