Tag:amenity=bench

amenity = bench

Description

A place for people to sit, allowing room for one or more people.

Rendering in OSM Carto

Group: amenities

Used on these elements

Useful combination

backrest=yes/no
armrest=yes/no
seats=*
material=*
colour=*
direction=*

Status: approved

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A place for people to sit, allowing room for one or more people. Benches are used for resting for a period of time. They can be particularly important to older people or those with restricted mobility who need a place to sit or lean while traveling. Additionally, benches are often used for everyday activities like reading or eating when a picnic table is not available.

How to map

Use the tag amenity=bench on a node (typical) or a way (if tagging a unusually long bench or series of connected benches).

Tags used in combination

backrest=yes/no – Whether the bench has a backrest (or backrests). This provides useful information for older people or those with restricted mobility. People can use backrests to support them as they use the bench.
armrest=yes/no – Whether the bench has any armrests. This provides useful information for older people or those with restricted mobility. People can use armrests to lean against and to help them get on and off the bench.
seats=* – An estimate of the number of people that can comfortably sit on the bench.
material=* – What the bench's seating is made from? e.g. wood, metal, concrete...
colour=* – The main colour of the bench (the paint colour if it is painted, or the colour of the underlying material)
direction=* – The direction that the bench (or a person sitting on it) faces. Use a compass point (e.g. "NW") or value in degrees (e.g. "315"). Can be used on benches mapped as nodes or lines .
side=left/right – For complex benches mapped as lines where direction=* is insufficient or confusing, side=* can be used to indicate where the bench faces, based on the line direction.
two_sided=yes – Whether the bench can be sat on from both sides.
length=* – The length of the bench.
covered=yes – Whether the bench is covered.
operator=* – The operator that is responsible for the bench.
historic=memorial + memorial=bench - Used if the bench is a memorial.
inscription=* – Any inscription or dedication on the bench. (Sometimes in connection with historic=memorial, memorial=bench or memorial=yes; or start date start_date=* information)
openbenches:id=* – The entry ID of a memorial bench on Open Benches.
bench:type=* – The type of the bench.
wheelchair=* – Whether the bench is suitable to be used with a wheelchair.

Examples

Image	Tags
	`amenity=bench` `backrest=yes` `armrest=yes` `seats=4` `material=wood`
	`amenity=bench` `backrest=yes` `armrest=no` `seats=4` `material=wood` - note that this tag describes the seat, not the frame (which is metal)
	`amenity=bench` `backrest=no` `armrest=no` `seats=4` `material=wood` - note that this tag describes the seat, not the legs (which are brick)
	`amenity=bench` `backrest=yes` `armrest=yes` `seats=4` `material=metal`
	`amenity=bench` `backrest=yes` `armrest=yes` (there is still an armrest available for an actual person to use) `seats=2` (an estimate of the space available for actual people to sit on this bench) `historic=memorial` `memorial=bench`
	`amenity=bench` `backrest=yes` `armrest=yes` `seats=8` `two_sided=yes` Alternatively, this particular feature could be mapped as two adjacent bench nodes using `direction=*`.
	`amenity=bench` `backrest=yes` `armrest=no` `seats=4` `colour=blue`
	A node with `natural=tree` or `man_made=planter`. For the bench: either add `bench=yes` to the tree/planter or make a closed way with `amenity=bench`
	An accessible bench which a person in a wheelchair could transfer on to. `amenity=bench` `wheelchair=yes` `backrest=yes` `armrest=yes` `seats=4`
	`amenity=bench` `armrest=yes` `backrest=yes` `material=wood` `seats=2` (the pedals make it difficult for more people to use this bench) `pedals=yes`
	Note, this is a bus stop that incorporates a bench. `highway=bus_stop` `bench=yes`