In this guide, you will learn how to change the visibility and order of layers. You can find basic information about layers in the Introduction to the map style > Layers.

Visibility of layers

The visibility of the layer defines if the layer is displayed on the map. You can hide or show any layer. For example, you might want to hide some layers to make some features of the map stand out.

Follow these steps to change the visibility of the layer:

1. Open a style.
2. Click the Layers tab.
3. Hold the pointer over the layer, which visibility you want to change (for example, POI). Hide Layer appears.
4. Click Hide Layer and notice that the layer is no longer displayed on the map. When the layer is hidden and you hold the pointer over it, Show Layer is shown next to the layer name.
5. To make the layer visible again, hold the pointer over it and click Show Layer.

Order of layers

Each layer of the map contains visual information. The order of the layers determines in which order this information will be painted on the map. The order of layers is represented by the layer list in the Layers tab.

If we consider two layers:

• a layer lower in the list will be displayed on the top
• a layer higher in the list will be displayed at the bottom

For example, map layers responsible for displaying labels and POIs are usually at the bottom of the layer list; therefore, they are displayed over the other layers and are easily readable.

Follow these steps to change the order of the layers.

1. Open a style.
2. Click the Layers tab.
3. Find the layer, which order you want to change (for example, Surface - Motorway & Trunk).
4. Drag the layer to the desired place in the layer list. The order of layers will change. Observe how the order of appearance changes on the map.

Next steps

Since you have learned about the visibility and order of the layer, here are recommendations for the next steps:

• Filtering features (soon)
• Inspect mode (soon)

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