Variable label placement
Use text-variable-anchor to allow high priority labels to shift position to stay on the map.
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<head>
<title>Variable label placement</title>
<meta property="og:description" content="Use text-variable-anchor to allow high priority labels to shift position to stay on the map." />
<meta charset='utf-8'>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link rel='stylesheet' href='https://unpkg.com/maplibre-gl@4.7.1/dist/maplibre-gl.css' />
<script src='https://unpkg.com/maplibre-gl@4.7.1/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 places = {
'type': 'FeatureCollection',
'features': [
{
'type': 'Feature',
'properties': {
'description': 'Ford\'s Theater',
'icon': 'theatre'
},
'geometry': {
'type': 'Point',
'coordinates': [-77.038659, 38.931567]
}
},
{
'type': 'Feature',
'properties': {
'description': 'The Gaslight',
'icon': 'theatre'
},
'geometry': {
'type': 'Point',
'coordinates': [-77.003168, 38.894651]
}
},
{
'type': 'Feature',
'properties': {
'description': 'Horrible Harry\'s',
'icon': 'bar'
},
'geometry': {
'type': 'Point',
'coordinates': [-77.090372, 38.881189]
}
},
{
'type': 'Feature',
'properties': {
'description': 'Bike Party',
'icon': 'bicycle'
},
'geometry': {
'type': 'Point',
'coordinates': [-77.052477, 38.943951]
}
},
{
'type': 'Feature',
'properties': {
'description': 'Rockabilly Rockstars',
'icon': 'music'
},
'geometry': {
'type': 'Point',
'coordinates': [-77.031706, 38.914581]
}
},
{
'type': 'Feature',
'properties': {
'description': 'District Drum Tribe',
'icon': 'music'
},
'geometry': {
'type': 'Point',
'coordinates': [-77.020945, 38.878241]
}
},
{
'type': 'Feature',
'properties': {
'description': 'Motown Memories',
'icon': 'music'
},
'geometry': {
'type': 'Point',
'coordinates': [-77.007481, 38.876516]
}
}
]
};
const map = new maplibregl.Map({
container: 'map',
style: 'https://api.maptiler.com/maps/streets/style.json?key=get_your_own_OpIi9ZULNHzrESv6T2vL',
center: [-77.04, 38.907],
zoom: 11.15
});
map.on('load', () => {
// Add a GeoJSON source containing place coordinates and information.
map.addSource('places', {
'type': 'geojson',
'data': places
});
map.addLayer({
'id': 'poi-labels',
'type': 'symbol',
'source': 'places',
'layout': {
'text-field': ['get', 'description'],
'text-variable-anchor': ['top', 'bottom', 'left', 'right'],
'text-radial-offset': 0.5,
'text-justify': 'auto',
'icon-image': ['concat', ['get', 'icon'], '_15']
}
});
map.rotateTo(180, {duration: 10000});
});
</script>
</body>
</html>