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This template generates a mapframe map, suitable for infoboxes, with minimal user input. This template only works with single features (points, lines, or shapes); use {{maplink}} if more advanced options, such as displaying multiple features, are required.

Usage

Note: When in mainspace, parameter |id= is not required (except to use a different page's data)

Basic

{{Infobox mapframe}}

When used without parameters, or with only |id=, the map will display shape/line features, if they are available at OpenStreet Map.

Basic usage examples

Point feature (Wikidata coordinates):

{{Infobox mapframe |id=Q7270550}}

Lua error in Module:Infobox_mapframe at line 40: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Line feature:

{{Infobox mapframe |id=Q1318331}}

Lua error in Module:Infobox_mapframe at line 40: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Shape feature:

{{Infobox mapframe |id=Q61}}

Lua error in Module:Infobox_mapframe at line 40: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

Using specified coordinates instead of Wikidata

Point feature only, no shapes or lines:

{{Infobox mapframe |coord=}}

Point feature and shape/line feature if available:

{{Infobox mapframe |wikidata=yes |coord=}}

Specify coordinates using the {{Coord}} templates, e.g. |coord={{Coord|32.1|S|116.2|E}}

Specified coordinates examples

Point feature (with coordinates specified, no shape/line feature from Wikidata item):

{{infobox mapframe |coord={{coord|31|56|S|115|58|E}} }}

Lua error in Module:Infobox_mapframe at line 40: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Point feature (with coordinates specified, along with shape/line feature from Wikidata item):

{{infobox mapframe |wikidata=yes |coord={{coord|31|56|S|115|58|E}} }}

Lua error in Module:Infobox_mapframe at line 40: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

Customizing which features are displayed

Inverse shape

{{Infobox mapframe |shape=inverse}}

Replace the shape with an inverse-shape (geomask) by setting |shape=inverse

Inverse shape example
{{Infobox mapframe |id=Q61 |shape=inverse}}

Lua error in Module:Infobox_mapframe at line 40: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

Lua error in Module:Infobox_mapframe at line 40: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

Turn point marker on or off

Force point marker to be displayed:

{{Infobox mapframe |point=on}}

Prevent point marker from being displayed:

{{Infobox mapframe |point=none}}

Turn shape feature off

Prevent shape feature from being displayed:

{{Infobox mapframe |shape=none}}

Turn line feature off

Prevent line feature from being displayed:

{{Infobox mapframe |line=none}}
{{Infobox mapframe |geomask=}}

Set |geomask= to a Wikidata item id (Q-number), or property id (P-number) such as Lua error in Module:Wd at line 633: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). (P17)

Geomask examples

Use the item linked from the Lua error in Module:Wd at line 633: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). (P17) statement as a geomask:

{{Infobox mapframe |id=Q3239281 |geomask=P17}}

Lua error in Module:Infobox_mapframe at line 40: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Use the item Lua error in Module:Wd at line 633: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). (Q1199) as a geomask:

{{Infobox mapframe |id=Q3239281 |geomask=Q1199}}

Lua error in Module:Infobox_mapframe at line 40: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

Setting the zoom level

The zoom level of the map can always be set by an editor via |zoom=. If not explicitly set, the zoom is determined automatically:

Zoom examples

Set zoom manually

{{Infobox mapframe|coord={{coord|37|45|N|119|32|W}}|zoom=8}}

Lua error in Module:Infobox_mapframe at line 178: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

Determine zoom from object length in kilometres or miles

{{Infobox mapframe |id=Q1318331 |length_km=5.6}}
{{Infobox mapframe |id=Q1318331 |length_mi=3.5}}

Lua error in Module:Infobox_mapframe at line 40: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

Determine zoom from object area in square kilometres or square miles

{{Infobox mapframe |id=Q100 |area_km2=232.14}}
{{Infobox mapframe |id=Q100 |area_mi2=89.63}}

Lua error in Module:Infobox_mapframe at line 40: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

Parameters

All parameters are optional.

  • Basic {{Infobox mapframe}} parameters:
    • id – Id (Q-number) of Wikidata item to use. Default: item for current page
    • wikidata – Set to yes to show all shape/line features from OpenStreetMap. Default: not specified
  • Customise which features are displayed:
  • Other optional parameters:
    • frame-width or width – Frame width. Default: 270
    • frame-height or height – Frame height. Default: 200
    • shape-fill – Color used to fill shape features. Default: #606060
    • shape-fill-opacity – Opacity level of shape fill, a number between 0 and 1. Default: 0.1
    • stroke-color or stroke-colour – Color of line features, and outlines of shape features. Default: #ff0000
      • line-stroke-color or line-stroke-colour – Color of line features. Default: #ff0000
      • shape-stroke-color or shape-stroke-colour – Color of outlines of shape features. Default: #ff0000
    • stroke-width – Width of line features, and outlines of shape features. Default: 2
      • shape-stroke-width – Width of outlines of shape features. Default: 2
      • line-stroke-width – Width of line features. Default: 5
    • marker – Marker symbol to use for coordinates; see mw:Help:Extension:Kartographer/Icons for options. Default: not specified (i.e. blank)
      • Can also be set to blank to override any default marker symbol
    • marker-color or marker-colour – Background color for the marker. Default: #5E74F3
    • geomask-stroke-color or geomask-stroke-colour – Color of outline of geomask shape. Default: #555555
    • geomask-stroke-width – Width of outline of geomask shape. Default: 1
    • geomask-fill – Color used to fill outside geomask features. Default: #606060
    • geomask-fill-opacity – Opacity level of fill outside geomask features, a number between 0 and 1. Default: 0.25
    • zoom – Set the zoom level, from "1" (map of earth) to "18" (maximum zoom in), to be used if the zoom level cannot be determined automatically from object length or area. Default: 10
    • length_km or length_mi or area_km2 or area_mi2 – Determine zoom level by passing in object's length (in kilometres or miles) or area (in square kilometres or square miles). Default: not specified / not specified / not specified / not specified
    • frame-coordinates or frame-coord – Alternate latitude and longitude coordinates for initial placement of map, using {{coord}}. Default: derived from item coordinates
    • type – Set the type of the object, with the same usage as {{coord}}. Default: not specified
    • population – Set the population, useful with type="city", for {{Infobox dim}}. Default: not specified

  • Deprecated parameters
    • Template:Gray – Alternate latitude coordinate for initial placement of map; default is derived from item coordinates
    • Template:Gray – Alternate longitude coordinate for initial placement of map; default is derived from item coordinates

Use within templates

Please use Module:Infobox mapframe#Automatic maps in infoboxes.

FAQ

Module talk:Mapframe/FAQ

Template Data

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox mapframe in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Infobox mapframe

TemplateData documentation used by VisualEditor and other tools

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Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Show mapframe mapmapframe

Specify yes or no to show or hide the map, overriding the default

Default
no
Example
yes
Stringsuggested
Mapframe captioncaption

Caption for the map. If geomask is set, then the default is "Location in <<geomask's label>>"

Stringoptional
Custom mapframecustom

Use a custom map instead of the automatic mapframe. Specify either a {{maplink}} template, or another template that generates a mapframe map, or an image name. If used, other mapframe parameters will be ignored.

Templateoptional
Mapframe Wikidata itemid id qid

Id (Q-number) of Wikidata item to use.

Default
(item for current page)
Stringoptional
Mapframe coordinates coordinates coord coordinates coord

Coordinates to use, instead of any on Wikidata. Use the {{Coord}} template.

Default
(coordinates from Wikidata)
Example
{{Coord|12.34|N|56.78|E}}
Templateoptional
Mapframe shapes from Wikidatawikidata

et to yes to show shape/line features from the wikidata item, if any, when coordinates are specified by parameter

Example
yes
Stringoptional
Mapframe point featurepoint

Override display of mapframe point feature. Turn off display of point feature by setting to "none". Force point marker to be displayed by setting to "on"

Stringoptional
Mapframe shape featureshape

Override display of mapframe shape feature. Turn off by setting to "none". Use an inverse shape (geomask) instead of a regular shape by setting to "inverse"

Stringoptional
Mapframe widthframe-width width

Frame width in pixels

Default
270
Numberoptional
Mapframe heightframe-height height

Frame height in pixels

Default
200
Numberoptional
Mapframe shape fillshape-fill

Color used to fill shape features

Default
#606060
Stringoptional
Mapframe shape fill opacityshape-fill-opacity

Opacity level of shape fill, a number between 0 and 1

Default
0.1
Numberoptional
Mapframe stroke colorstroke-color stroke-colour

Color of line features, and outlines of shape features

Default
#ff0000
Stringoptional
Mapframe stroke widthstroke-width

Width of line features, and outlines of shape features

Default
2
Numberoptional
Mapframe line stroke colorline-stroke-color line-stroke-colour

Color of line features

Default
#ff0000
Stringoptional
Mapframe line stroke widthline-stroke-width

Width of line features

Default
5
Numberoptional
Mapframe shape stroke colorshape-stroke-color shape-stroke-colour

Color of outlines of shape features

Default
#ff0000
Stringoptional
Mapframe shape stroke widthshape-stroke-width

Width of outlines of shape features

Default
2
Numberoptional
Mapframe markermarker

Marker symbol to use for coordinates; see [[mw:Help:Extension:Kartographer/Icons]] for options

Example
museum
Stringoptional
Mapframe marker colormarker-color marker-colour

Background color for the marker

Default
#5E74F3
Stringoptional
Mapframe geomaskgeomask

Wikidata item to use as a geomask (everything outside the boundary is shaded darker). Can either be a specific Wikidata item (Q-number), or a property that specifies the item to use (e.g. P17 for country, or P131 for located in the administrative territorial entity)

Example
Q100
Page nameoptional
Mapframe geomask stroke colorgeomask-stroke-color geomask-stroke-colour

Color of outline of geomask shape

Default
#555555
Stringoptional
Mapframe geomask stroke widthgeomask-stroke-width

Width of outline of geomask shape

Default
1
Numberoptional
Mapframe geomask fillgeomask-fill

Color used to fill outside geomask features

Default
#606060
Stringoptional
Mapframe geomask fill opacitygeomask-fill-opacity

Opacity level of fill outside geomask features, a number between 0 and 1

Default
0.25
Numberoptional
Mapframe zoomzoom

Set the zoom level, from "1" to "18", to used if the zoom level cannot be determined automatically from object length or area. NB: default may also be set by Kartographer automatically based on the features rendered.

Default
10
Example
12
Numberoptional
Mapframe length (km)length_km

Object length in kilometres, for automatically determining zoom level. ONLY use ONE of the available parameters for length or area

Numberoptional
Mapframe length (mi)length_mi

Object length in miles, for automatically determining zoom level. ONLY use ONE of the available parameters for length or area

Numberoptional
Mapframe area (km^2)area_km2

Object arean square kilometres, for automatically determining zoom level. ONLY use ONE of the available parameters for length or area

Numberoptional
Mapframe area (mi^2)area_mi2

Object area in square miles, for automatically determining zoom level. ONLY use ONE of the available parameters for length or area

Numberoptional
Mapframe frame coordinatesframe-coordinates frame-coord

Alternate latitude and longitude coordinates for initial placement of map, using {{coord}}

Example
{{Coord|12.35|N|56.71|E}}
Templateoptional
Mapframe switcherswitcher

Set to "auto" or "geomasks" or "zooms" to enable Template:Switcher-style switching between multiple mapframes. IF SET TO auto – switch geomasks found in location (P276) and located in the administrative territorial entity (P131) statements on the page's Wikidata item, searching recursively. E.g. an item's city, that city's state, and that state's country. IF SET TO geomasks – switch between the geomasks specified as a comma-separated list of Wikidata items (Q-numbers) in the geomask parameter. IF SET TO zooms – switch between "zoomed in"/"zoomed midway"/"zoomed out", where "zoomed in" is the default zoom (with a minimum of 3), "zoomed out" is 1, and "zoomed midway" is the average.

Stringoptional
Mapframe line featureline

Turn off display of line feature by setting to none. Force display of line by setting to on.

Stringoptional
Mapframe typetype

Type of the object rendered in the mapframe, like with {{coord}}.

Stringoptional

Tracking category

See also