XRProjectionLayer

Limited availability

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

Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The XRProjectionLayer interface of the WebXR Device API is a layer that fills the entire view of the observer and is refreshed close to the device's native frame rate.

XRProjectionLayer is supported by all XRSession objects (no layers feature descriptor is needed).

To create a new XRProjectionLayer, call XRWebGLBinding.createProjectionLayer(). To present layers to the XR device, add them to the layers render state using XRSession.updateRenderState().

XRProjectionLayer objects don't have an associated XRSpace, because they render to the full frame.

EventTarget XRLayer XRCompositionLayer XRProjectionLayer

Instance properties

Inherits properties from its parent, XRCompositionLayer and EventTarget.

XRProjectionLayer.fixedFoveation

A number indicating the amount of foveation used by the XR compositor for the layer. Fixed Foveated Rendering (FFR) renders the edges of the eye textures at a lower resolution than the center and reduces the GPU load.

XRProjectionLayer.ignoreDepthValues Read only

A boolean indicating that the XR compositor is not making use of depth buffer values when rendering the layer.

XRProjectionLayer.textureArrayLength Read only

The layer's layer count for array textures when using texture-array as the textureType.

XRProjectionLayer.textureHeight Read only

The height in pixels of the color textures of this layer.

XRProjectionLayer.textureWidth Read only

The width in pixels of the color textures of this layer.

Instance methods

Inherits methods from its parents, XRCompositionLayer and EventTarget.

Specifications

Specification
WebXR Layers API Level 1
# xrprojectionlayertype

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
XRProjectionLayer
Experimental
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 147 (Release date: 2026-04-07)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 147 (Release date: 2026-04-10)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – Full support
Opera 131 (Release date: 2026-04-29)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 147 (Release date: 2026-04-07)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – No support
Opera Android
footnote No support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – No support
Samsung Internet
footnote No support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support
deltaPose
Experimental
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 147 (Release date: 2026-04-07)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 147 (Release date: 2026-04-10)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – Full support
Opera 131 (Release date: 2026-04-29)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 147 (Release date: 2026-04-07)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – No support
Opera Android
footnote No support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – No support
Samsung Internet
footnote No support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support
fixedFoveation
Experimental
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 147 (Release date: 2026-04-07)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 147 (Release date: 2026-04-10)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – Full support
Opera 131 (Release date: 2026-04-29)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 147 (Release date: 2026-04-07)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – No support
Opera Android
footnote No support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – No support
Samsung Internet
footnote No support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support
ignoreDepthValues
Experimental
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 147 (Release date: 2026-04-07)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 147 (Release date: 2026-04-10)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – Full support
Opera 131 (Release date: 2026-04-29)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 147 (Release date: 2026-04-07)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – No support
Opera Android
footnote No support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – No support
Samsung Internet
footnote No support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support
textureArrayLength
Experimental
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 147 (Release date: 2026-04-07)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 147 (Release date: 2026-04-10)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – Full support
Opera 131 (Release date: 2026-04-29)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 147 (Release date: 2026-04-07)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – No support
Opera Android
footnote No support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – No support
Samsung Internet
footnote No support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support
textureHeight
Experimental
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 147 (Release date: 2026-04-07)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 147 (Release date: 2026-04-10)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – Full support
Opera 131 (Release date: 2026-04-29)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 147 (Release date: 2026-04-07)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – No support
Opera Android
footnote No support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – No support
Samsung Internet
footnote No support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support
textureWidth
Experimental
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 147 (Release date: 2026-04-07)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 147 (Release date: 2026-04-10)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – Full support
Opera 131 (Release date: 2026-04-29)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 147 (Release date: 2026-04-07)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – No support
Opera Android
footnote No support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – No support
Samsung Internet
footnote No support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support

Legend

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Full support
Full support
No support
No support
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.

See also