CartoSVG

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Interactive

CartoSVG uses SVG elements, which are interactive by nature.

Beautiful

The maps are given depth through filters and rich styling possibilities.

Simple

Just copy / paste the exported file into your HTML, and you're done!

Small footprint

The final file size is made as small as possible using diverse optimization techniques, and compresses well.

Features:

  • Multiple projections available, including "satellite"
  • Beautiful and performant SVG filters
  • Custom graticule density
  • Management of custom fonts and how to export them (can be converted to <path>)
  • Custom data binding for choropleth (numerical and categorical) and tooltip
  • Rich intuitive styling customization, including tooltip on hover
  • Drawing of <path> elements, alowing markers and image animations along it