Introducing <​hic-pageflip>: Interactive Pageflip/Flipbook Interface powered by HTML-in-Canvas

https://www.bram.us/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/hic-pageflip.mp4Recording of the demo. ~ Way back in 2005, I first used PageFlip as a Flash component to display pages of images on a website. Ever since, recreating a modern version has been on my backlog to investigate. With the arrival of the experimental HTML-in-Canvas API, we can finally bring it back — this time displaying real HTML. ~ ⚠️👨‍🔬 Experimental Feature! The technology used to power this <hic-pageflip> component is still experimental and is undergoing significant changes. To see the component in action, you need Chrome with chrome://flags#canvas-draw-element enabled. ~ PageFlip? PageFlip is a classic UI pattern that simulates a hyper-realistic, interactive book or magazine: users can click, drag, and peel page corners to flip through content with dynamic lighting, curls, and shadows. It was popularized in 2005–2006 by Iparigrafika who shipped a Flash Component. Screenshot of the (now defunct) PageFlip website…