Key:osmc:symbol

+/- osmc:symbol Description Machine-Readable Description of Hiking Path Symbols Group Properties Element help Useful combination type=route route=hiking route=foot Used combinations in World Australia/Oceania Europe (list) Asia (list) Central America (list) South America (list) Africa (list)

Machine-Readable Description of Hiking Path Symbols

This renderer specific tag was invented to automatically render symbols for hiking routes on the OSMC Reit- und Wanderkarte and is understood by the OSMC map generator for Garmin maps. It is also used at CMarqu's hike'n'bike map. The idea is to compose the symbol from different input graphics and text components. This tag is intended to be read by rendering software and, thus, completes rather than invalidates the symbol=* tag which should contain a human-readable description of the symbol.

Syntax of the tag is:

osmc:symbol=waycolor :background :foreground :foreground2 :text:textcolor

with the subparts:

• waycolor: Name of the color in which the the route path itself should be painted. (Please note that the color white is not allowed on the OSMC map.)
• background Graphics describing the background of the symbol. For most symbols a simple single-colored background will suffice but more complex patterns are allowed. (For example: use "white" for a simple white background)
• foreground Main graphics of the symbol, generally a geometric figure and a color, e.g. "blue_bar". The image will be overlayed over the background image and should therefore be partly transparent. This field can be empty if a text symbol is used.
• second foreground A second foreground image can be used to depict multicolor markings.
• text Text to print over the symbol. It should not be longer than 3 letters. Use simple ASCII letters only, exotic ANSI/UTF-8 glyphs are not supported. This and textcolor may be omitted when not needed.
• textcolor Name of the color in which to print the text.

Supparts can be left empty or may be left out if they are unneeded. The minimum configuration is a waycolor and either a foreground or some text and a background.

Examples:

• osmc:symbol=red:white:red_bar:FW:gray
• osmc:symbol=black:black:X29:white
• osmc:symbol=red:white:green_circle:1:black
• osmc:symbol=green:white:green_bar
• osmc:symbol=blue:shell_modern
• osmc:symbol=green:white:yellow_bar:green_stripe

Valid elements for a osmc:symbol are found in this list of symbols.

Please note that, in order to be truly useful to renderers, the number of different values for the subparts should be kept small. Always try to approximate the symbol of your hiking route using existing values first. If you need a frequently used symbol added, contact Nop with suggestions. Don't invent a new tag, simply use text/textcolor or refrain from using osmc:symbol altogether.

Finally, don't just add a osmc:symbol to a hiking route because it looks good on the map. osmc:symbol should always reflect the route symbol that is used as waymarker or on guideposts to give the direction.

Values

waycolor

Label background

	simple	round	circle	frame
black	black		black_circle
blue	blue		blue_circle
brown	brown
green	green	green_round		green_frame
orange	orange
purple	purple
red	red	red_round	red_circle	red_frame
white	white	white_round	white_circle
yellow	yellow		yellow_circle	yellow_frame

Label foreground

Shape	blue	yellow	red	green	black	white
arch			red_arch		black_arch	white_arch
backslash				green_backslash
bar	blue_bar	yellow_bar	red_bar	green_bar	black_bar	white_bar
circle	blue_circle	yellow_circle	red_circle	green_circle	black_circle	white_circle
crest			red_crest		black_crest
cross	blue_cross	yellow_cross	red_cross	green_cross	black_cross	white_cross
diamond	blue_diamond	yellow_diamond	red_diamond	green_diamond	black_diamond	white_diamond
dot	blue_dot	yellow_dot	red_dot	green_dot	black_dot	white_dot
drop			red_drop
drop_line			red_drop_line	green_drop_line
fork	blue_fork	yellow_fork	red_fork	green_fork	black_fork
lower	blue_lower	yellow_lower	red_lower			white_lower
pointer	blue_pointer	yellow_pointer	red_pointer	green_pointer	black_pointer	white_pointer
rectangle	blue_rectangle	yellow_rectangle	red_rectangle	green_rectangle	black_rectangle	white_rectangle
slash	blue_slash			green_slash		white_slash
stripe	blue_stripe	yellow_stripe	red_stripe	green_stripe		white_stripe
triangle	blue_triangle	yellow_triangle	red_triangle	green_triangle	black_triangle	white_triangle
x	blue_x	yellow_x	red_x	green_x		white_x
other shapes					black_rectangle_line black_triangle_line black_red_diamond	white_hiker white_red_diamond white_turned_T

Other shapes

• shell_modern
• shell
• ammonit
• mine
• hiker
• heart
• tower

Label text color

Maps that show osmc:symbol

• Topografische Reit- und Wanderkarte
• Lonvia's World Hiking Map
• Hike & Bike Map (displays the Lonvia overlay)
• Mountain hiking trails in Romania