# How to get smooth lines at an angle

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-get-smooth-lines-at-an-angle/35767>\
**Category:** Coding Questions\
**Created:** [March 15, 2022, 8:02pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-get-smooth-lines-at-an-angle/35767 "2022-03-15T20:02:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![GaryHomewood](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/garyhomewood/32/15912_2.png) [@GaryHomewood](https://discourse.processing.org/u/GaryHomewood)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 8:02pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-get-smooth-lines-at-an-angle/35767/1 "2022-03-15T20:02:27Z")

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Just drawing lines, at some rotations they appear very blurry and pixelated. Is there anything I can do to make them sharper?

Example here:  
[https://editor.p5js.org/GaryHomewood/sketches/hBDmOiOHq](https://editor.p5js.org/GaryHomewood/sketches/hBDmOiOHq)

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**Author:** ![KumuPaul](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/kumupaul/32/13072_2.png) [@KumuPaul](https://discourse.processing.org/u/KumuPaul)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 2:46am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-get-smooth-lines-at-an-angle/35767/2 "2022-03-16T02:46:33Z")

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Using fractional stroke width (i.e. `1.5`) can definitely contribute to blurriness. Otherwise this is just anti-aliasing and that cannot be turned off in 2d mode (see [this question on StackOverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4261090/html5-canvas-and-anti-aliasing)).