---
title: Path.start()
---
The `Path.start()` method returns the Point object at the start of the path.
## Signature
```js
Point path.start()
```
:::tip
This method is chainable as it returns the `Path` object
:::
## Example
<Example caption="Example of the Path.start() method">
```js
({ Point, points, Path, paths, snippets, Snippet, part }) => {
points.A = new Point(45, 60)
points.B = new Point(10, 30)
points.BCp2 = new Point(40, 20)
points.C = new Point(90, 30)
points.CCp1 = new Point(50, -30)
paths.demo = new Path()
.move(points.A)
.line(points.B)
.curve(points.BCp2, points.CCp1, points.C)
snippets.end = new Snippet("notch", paths.demo.start())
return part
}
```
</Example>
```
