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Change the Case of Labels

Change the Case of Labels

Change text case of map labels using the text-transform layout property.

const API_KEY = 'toursprung';

    const map = new maptoolkit.Map({
        container: 'map',
        style: `https://static.maptoolkit.net/styles/toursprung/terrain.json?api_key=${API_KEY}`,
        center: [11.39085, 47.27574],
        zoom: 10,
        attributionControl: { compact: false }
    });

    function setCase(textTransform) {
        if (!map.isStyleLoaded()) return;
        const layers = map.getStyle().layers;
        for (const layer of layers) {
            if (layer.type === 'symbol' && layer.layout && layer.layout['text-field']) {
                map.setLayoutProperty(layer.id, 'text-transform', textTransform === 'none' ? undefined : textTransform);
            }
        }
    }
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <title>Change the Case of Labels – Maptoolkit Maps JS</title>
    <meta property="og:description" content="Change text case of map labels using the text-transform layout property." />
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
    <script src="https://unpkg.com/@maptoolkit/maps@11.0.0-beta.2/dist/maptoolkit.js"></script>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://unpkg.com/@maptoolkit/maps@11.0.0-beta.2/dist/maptoolkit.css" />
    <style>
        html, body { width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
        #map { width: 100%; height: 100%; }
        #controls {
            position: absolute;
            top: 10px;
            left: 10px;
            display: flex;
            gap: 6px;
        }
        #controls button {
            padding: 8px 14px;
            background: #3887be;
            color: white;
            border: none;
            border-radius: 3px;
            cursor: pointer;
            font-size: 13px;
        }
        #controls button:hover { background: #2c6d9e; }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="map"></div>
<div id="controls">
    <button onclick="setCase('none')">Default</button>
    <button onclick="setCase('uppercase')">UPPERCASE</button>
    <button onclick="setCase('lowercase')">lowercase</button>
</div>
<script>
    const API_KEY = 'toursprung';

    const map = new maptoolkit.Map({
        container: 'map',
        style: `https://static.maptoolkit.net/styles/toursprung/terrain.json?api_key=${API_KEY}`,
        center: [11.39085, 47.27574],
        zoom: 10,
        attributionControl: { compact: false }
    });

    function setCase(textTransform) {
        if (!map.isStyleLoaded()) return;
        const layers = map.getStyle().layers;
        for (const layer of layers) {
            if (layer.type === 'symbol' && layer.layout && layer.layout['text-field']) {
                map.setLayoutProperty(layer.id, 'text-transform', textTransform === 'none' ? undefined : textTransform);
            }
        }
    }
</script>
</body>
</html>