Examples

Here are some examples of map styles for inspiration.

ChatGPT Experiment

This style was created by ChatGPT after I gave it the FreePaperMaps Wiki. It's a good showcase of features, although it's by no means comprehensive.

Reveal code

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<style>
  <!-- General Settings -->
  <setting k="background-color" v="#e5e3df"/>
  <setting k="attribution-font" v="Arial"/>
  <setting k="attribution-font-size" v="4pt"/>
  <setting k="attribution-bg-color" v="#ffffff"/>
  <setting k="attribution-text-color" v="#777777"/>
  <setting k="attribution-position" v="bottom-right"/>
  <setting k="attribution-text" v="Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors"/>

  <!-- Feature Selection -->
  <selectors>
    <!-- Roads -->
    <way id="motorway"><tag k="highway" v="motorway"/></way>
    <way id="trunk"><tag k="highway" v="trunk"/></way>
    <way id="primary"><tag k="highway" v="primary"/></way>
    <way id="secondary"><tag k="highway" v="secondary"/></way>
    <way id="tertiary"><tag k="highway" v="tertiary"/></way>
    <way id="residential"><tag k="highway" v="residential"/></way>
    <way id="service"><tag k="highway" v="service"/></way>
    <way id="footway"><tag k="highway" v="footway"/></way>
    <way id="path"><tag k="highway" v="path"/></way>

    <!-- Buildings -->
    <way id="building"><tag k="building" v=""/></way>

    <!-- Land use -->
    <way id="park"><tag k="leisure" v="park"/></way>
    <way id="forest"><tag k="landuse" v="forest"/></way>
    <way id="residential-area"><tag k="landuse" v="residential"/></way>
    <way id="industrial"><tag k="landuse" v="industrial"/></way>
    <way id="commercial"><tag k="landuse" v="commercial"/></way>

    <!-- Water -->
    <way id="water"><tag k="natural" v="water"/></way>
    <way id="river"><tag k="waterway" v="river"/></way>
    <way id="stream"><tag k="waterway" v="stream"/></way>

    <!-- Points of Interest -->
    <node id="bus_stop"><tag k="highway" v="bus_stop"/></node>
    <node id="school"><tag k="amenity" v="school"/></node>
    <node id="hospital"><tag k="amenity" v="hospital"/></node>
  </selectors>

  <!-- Drawing Layers -->
  <layers>
    <!-- Land Use Areas -->
    <polyline ref="residential-area" fill="#f5f5f5" stroke="#dddddd" thickness="0.1"/>
    <polyline ref="industrial" fill="#eeeeee" stroke="#cccccc" thickness="0.1"/>
    <polyline ref="commercial" fill="#fefefe" stroke="#cccccc" thickness="0.1"/>
    <polyline ref="park" fill="#cdeccd" stroke="#a0dca0" thickness="0.1"/>
    <polyline ref="forest" fill="#bde6b1" stroke="#89c98f" thickness="0.1"/>

    <!-- Water -->
    <polyline ref="water" fill="#aadaff" stroke="#7fcfff" thickness="0.1"/>
    <polyline ref="river" stroke="#7fcfff" thickness="1.5" cap="round"/>
    <polyline ref="stream" stroke="#aadaff" thickness="0.8" cap="round"/>

    <!-- Roads (bottom to top for layering) -->
    <polyline ref="path" stroke="#d3d3d3" thickness="0.5" cap="round" join="round"/>
    <polyline ref="footway" stroke="#d3d3d3" thickness="0.5" cap="round" join="round"/>
    <polyline ref="service" stroke="#ffffff" thickness="0.8" cap="round" join="round"/>
    <polyline ref="residential" stroke="#ffffff" thickness="1.5" cap="round" join="round"/>
    <polyline ref="tertiary" stroke="#f8f4e3" thickness="2" cap="round" join="round"/>
    <polyline ref="secondary" stroke="#f2e9bc" thickness="2.4" cap="round" join="round"/>
    <polyline ref="primary" stroke="#f0d084" thickness="3" cap="round" join="round"/>
    <polyline ref="trunk" stroke="#e8924d" thickness="3.5" cap="round" join="round"/>
    <polyline ref="motorway" stroke="#b46a9c" thickness="4" cap="round" join="round"/>

    <!-- Buildings -->
    <polyline ref="building" fill="#dcdcdc" stroke="#aaaaaa" thickness="0.4" join="miter"/>

    <!-- Points of Interest -->
    <nodeshape ref="bus_stop" vertices="4" radius="1.5mm" fill="#0055ff" stroke="#ffffff" thickness="0.3"/>
    <nodeshape ref="school" vertices="3" radius="2mm" fill="#ffff88" stroke="#aaaa00" thickness="0.4"/>
    <nodeshape ref="hospital" vertices="4" radius="2mm" fill="#ffaaaa" stroke="#ff4444" thickness="0.4"/>
  </layers>
</style>