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Leaflet Hash

When a map is panned or zoomed, add the coordinates to the URL.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset=utf-8 />
<title>Leaflet Hash</title>
<meta name='viewport' content='initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=1,user-scalable=no' />
<script src='https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/v3.3.1/mapbox.js'></script>
<link href='https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/v3.3.1/mapbox.css' rel='stylesheet' />
<style>
  body { margin:0; padding:0; }
  #map { position:absolute; top:0; bottom:0; width:100%; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<script src='https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/plugins/leaflet-hash/v0.2.1/leaflet-hash.js'></script>
<div id='map'></div>

<script>
L.mapbox.accessToken = '<your access token here>';
var map = L.mapbox.map('map')
    .setView([38.9, -77.0], 15)
    .addLayer(L.mapbox.styleLayer('mapbox://styles/mapbox/streets-v11'));

var hash = L.hash(map);
</script>
</body>
</html>
to create your own custom map and use it in this example.
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