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Map Controls
Every way to zoom, pan, search, and filter the interactive map, on desktop, mobile, and keyboard.
Zoom
Mouse, touch, and keyboard
- Scroll wheel: plain scrolling moves the page, not the map (so the map never traps your scroll). Hold Ctrl (Cmd on Mac) and scroll to zoom - a brief hint appears if you scroll over the map without it held.
- + / - buttons:the zoom control in the map's corner works with a click or tap, no modifier needed.
- Double-click: zooms in one level, centered on the click.
- Pinch: on touch devices, pinch to zoom in or out.
- Keyboard: click or tab the map to focus it, then press + or = to zoom in, and - to zoom out.
Pan
Move around the map
- Drag: click and drag (or swipe on touch) to move the map.
- Keyboard: with the map focused, the arrow keys pan up, down, left, and right.
- Near me: the locate button flies the map to your current location (with permission).
Clusters
Pie-chart circles group nearby places
Where pins are close together, they group into a circle showing a count and a color split by place type. Click or tap a cluster to zoom into it; it keeps splitting into smaller clusters and eventually individual pins as you zoom in.
Clicking an individual pin opens a popup with its name, type, and Directions / Copy Link actions. Press Escape, or click elsewhere on the map, to close it.
Search & filter
Narrow down what's shown
- Search box: matches place name or city as you type.
- Category chips: tap one or more to show only those place types; tap again to remove it.
- City select: narrows results to one city at a time.
- Results list: click a result to fly the map to that pin.
- Share: copies a link that reopens the map with your current filters and selection applied.
Keyboard & screen-reader support
Known gaps, being tracked
Cluster markers don't yet announce their contents to screen readers, and the Ctrl+scroll zoom hint has no keyboard-specific messaging. Both are tracked in issue #99. This page will be updated with the keyboard equivalents once that ships.