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Disable map rotation

Prevent users from rotating a map.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <title>Disable map rotation</title>
    <meta property="og:description" content="Prevent users from rotating a map." />
    <meta charset='utf-8'>
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
    <link rel='stylesheet' href='https://unpkg.com/maplibre-gl@5.2.0/dist/maplibre-gl.css' />
    <script src='https://unpkg.com/maplibre-gl@5.2.0/dist/maplibre-gl.js'></script>
    <style>
        body { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
        html, body, #map { height: 100%; }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="map"></div>
<script>
    const map = new maplibregl.Map({
        container: 'map', // container id
        style:
            'https://api.maptiler.com/maps/streets/style.json?key=get_your_own_OpIi9ZULNHzrESv6T2vL', //stylesheet location
        center: [-122.65, 45.52], // starting position
        zoom: 9 // starting zoom
    });

    // disable map rotation using right click + drag
    map.dragRotate.disable();

    // disable map rotation using keyboard
    map.keyboard.disable();

    // disable map rotation using touch rotation gesture
    map.touchZoomRotate.disableRotation();
</script>
</body>
</html>