EXT_shader_texture_lod extension

Limited availability

This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

The EXT_shader_texture_lod extension is part of the WebGL API and adds additional texture functions to the OpenGL ES Shading Language which provide the shader writer with explicit control of LOD (Level of detail).

WebGL extensions are available using the WebGLRenderingContext.getExtension() method. For more information, see also Using Extensions in the WebGL tutorial.

Note: This extension is only available to WebGL1 contexts. In WebGL2, the functionality of this extension is available on the WebGL2 context by default. It requires GLSL #version 300 es.

GLSL built-in functions

The following new functions can be used in GLSL shader code, if this extension is enabled:

c
vec4 texture2DLodEXT(sampler2D sampler, vec2 coord, float lod)
vec4 texture2DProjLodEXT(sampler2D sampler, vec3 coord, float lod)
vec4 texture2DProjLodEXT(sampler2D sampler, vec4 coord, float lod)
vec4 textureCubeLodEXT(samplerCube sampler, vec3 coord, float lod)
vec4 texture2DGradEXT(sampler2D sampler, vec2 P, vec2 dPdx, vec2 dPdy)
vec4 texture2DProjGradEXT(sampler2D sampler, vec3 P, vec2 dPdx, vec2 dPdy)
vec4 texture2DProjGradEXT(sampler2D sampler, vec4 P, vec2 dPdx, vec2 dPdy)
vec4 textureCubeGradEXT(samplerCube sampler, vec3 P, vec3 dPdx, vec3 dPdy)

Examples

Enabling the extensions:

js
gl.getExtension("EXT_shader_texture_lod");

Shader code that avoids artifacts when wrapping texture coordinates:

html
<script type="x-shader/x-fragment">
  #extension GL_EXT_shader_texture_lod : enable
  #extension GL_OES_standard_derivatives : enable

  uniform sampler2D myTexture;
  varying vec2 texCoord;

  void main(){
    gl_FragColor = texture2DGradEXT(myTexture, mod(texCoord, vec2(0.1, 0.5)),
                                    dFdx(texCoord), dFdy(texCoord));
  }
</script>

Specifications

Specification
WebGL EXT_shader_texture_lod Khronos Ratified Extension Specification

Browser compatibility

desktop mobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
EXT_shader_texture_lod
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 38 (Release date: 2014-10-07)
footnote Full support
Edge – No support
Edge 17 – 18 (Release date: 2018-04-30)
footnote Removed in 79 and later
Edge – Full support
Edge 93 (Release date: 2021-09-02)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 47 (Release date: 2016-06-07)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 25 (Release date: 2014-10-15)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 8 (Release date: 2014-10-16)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 38 (Release date: 2014-10-08)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 25 (Release date: 2014-10-16)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 8 (Release date: 2014-09-17)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 3 (Release date: 2015-04-10)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 38 (Release date: 2014-10-08)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 8 (Release date: 2014-09-17)
footnote Full support

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See also