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Mapbox Dark

Mapbox Dark is a minimal, dark-colored basemap designed to provide a rich backdrop for data visualizations and night-mode interfaces. Its dark background makes brightly colored data layers highly legible.

Classic style — no longer maintained
Mapbox Dark is a classic style that is no longer actively maintained. It remains available for existing applications.

For new projects, use Mapbox Standard, which includes continuously improving cartography, 3D features, and dynamic lighting.

Access this Style

Use this Style URL to load this style in any Mapbox SDK or library:

mapbox://styles/mapbox/dark-v11

Retrieve the full style JSON via the Styles API:

https://api.mapbox.com/styles/v1/mapbox/dark-v11?access_token=YOUR_MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN
Clone in Studio

Map Preview

Tilesets used in this style:

Common uses​

  • Dark-mode application maps
  • Data visualization overlays where bright colors stand out against a dark background
  • Night-themed dashboards and analytics interfaces

Customization​

Classic styles can be customized in two ways:

  • At runtime in code — use setLayoutProperty and setPaintProperty to show, hide, or restyle individual layers after the map loads. This keeps all style logic in your codebase and is well-suited for dynamic changes driven by user interaction or application state.
  • In Mapbox Studio — clone the style in Mapbox Studio to adjust colors, toggle layers, change fonts, and add custom data sources. The resulting custom style is hosted by Mapbox and referenced by a style URL.

For new projects, consider using Mapbox Standard instead. Standard provides a richer feature set, continuously improving cartography, and a configuration API that replaces direct layer manipulation.

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