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Adds support for switching the language of your map style in Mapbox GL JS maps.

Requires mapbox-gl-js. For other platforms, such as Android and iOS, see this help document.

Multiple language supported with style transforms

Automatic style transformations for different languages

Switch language based on user agent

Switch language based on user agent

Usage

mapbox-gl-language is a Mapbox GL JS plugin that you can easily add on top of your map.

When using a CDN

    <script src='https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/plugins/mapbox-gl-language/v1.0.0/mapbox-gl-language.js'></script>

When using modules

Check how to use Mapbox GL JS in a module bundler.

npm install --save mapbox-gl @mapbox/mapbox-gl-language

import mapboxgl from 'mapbox-gl';
import MapboxLanguage from '@mapbox/mapbox-gl-language';

Example

mapboxgl.accessToken = 'YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN';
const map = new mapboxgl.Map({
    container: 'map',
    style: 'mapbox://styles/mapbox/streets-v10',
    center: [-77.0259, 38.9010],
    zoom: 9
});

// Add RTL support if you want to support Arabic
// mapboxgl.setRTLTextPlugin('https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/plugins/mapbox-gl-rtl-text/v0.10.1/mapbox-gl-rtl-text.js');

const language = new MapboxLanguage();
map.addControl(language);

Check examples/ for more usage examples.

API

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Table of Contents

MapboxLanguage

Create a new Mapbox GL JS plugin that modifies the layers of the map style to use the text-field that matches the browser language. As of Mapbox GL Language v1.0.0, this plugin no longer supports token values (e.g. {name}). v1.0+ expects the text-field property of a style to use an expression of the form ['get', 'name_en'] or ['get', 'name']; these expressions can be nested. Note that get expressions used as inputs to other expressions may not be handled by this plugin. For example:

["match",
  ["get", "name"],
  "California",
  "Golden State",
  ["coalesce",
    ["get", "name_en"],
    ["get", "name"]
  ]
]

Only styles based on Mapbox v8 styles are supported.

Parameters

setLanguage

Explicitly change the language for a style.

Parameters

Returns object the modified style

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Develop

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npm install
npm run test

Languages

Showcasing the languages supported by Mapbox Streets.

Supported Styles

You can configure the plugin to support your own custom style using style transforms and custom language fields. By default, this plugin works best with official Mapbox styles or styles derived from official Mapbox styles. The styles must be based on Mapbox v8 styles: