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name


One example for name

Description

The name tag is the primary tag used for naming a Element.

Group

Name

Element help

Can be attached on nodesCan be attached on waysCan be attached on areas

Useful combination
Implies


Usage

See also: Names

To provide details of the name for a feature included in OpenStreetMap. See Names for more information on usage.

Values

See below for the main values:



Key Value Element Comment Rendering Photo
name User Defined Node Way Area The common default name. (Note: For disputed areas, please use the name as displayed on e.g. street signs for the name tag. Put all alternatives into either localized name tags (e.g. name:tr/name:el) or the variants (e.g. loc_name/old_name/alt_name). Thank you.)
name:lg User Defined Node Way Area Name in different language eg. name:fr=Londres. See: Bilingual_street_names
alt_name User Defined Node Way Area another name or names by which the feature is known e.g. name=Field Fare Road and alt_name=Fieldfare Road, or name=University Centre and alt_name=Grad Pad
int_name User Defined Node Way Area International name (note: consider using language specific names instead, e.g. name:en=... - see below - International does not (necessarily) mean English
loc_name User Defined Node Way Area Local name
nat_name User Defined Node Way Area National name
official_name User Defined Node Way Area It has been created for country names but we need a clarification for other cases between "name", "int_name", "loc_name" and "official_name". Example: official_name=Principality of Andorra (where "name" is name=Andorra)
old_name User Defined Node Way Area Historical name
reg_name User Defined Node Way Area Regional name

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