Key:material
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Describes the main material of a physical feature. ![]() |
Group: Properties |
Used on these elements |
Documented values: 2 |
Status: de facto |
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material=* – describes the main material of a physical feature.
It is most commonly used to describe the material of monuments, memorials, statues, walls, fences, but can be used for any other physical object except those listed below, which use other tags:
- building façade → building:material=*
- roof of a building → roof:material=*
- surface of roads → surface=* for values such as surface=asphalt or surface=mud
- For surface=sett / surface=unhewn_cobblestone and other similar you can add detailed material like material=concrete / material=granite - do not use surface=granite or surface=marble and similar as it blocks adding standard surface=* denoting their shape[1]
- For surface=paving_stones there is paving_stones:material=* tag
- what is inside, for example a storage tank → content=*.
Common values
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material | wood | ![]() |
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material | palm_leaves | ![]() |
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material | bamboo | ![]() |
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material | metal | Unspecified ![]() It is better to use a more accurate value if you know what metal it is. |
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material | aluminium | ![]() |
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material | brass | ![]() |
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material | bronze | ![]() |
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material | iron | ![]() |
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material | metal_grid | Metal grid (depending on the model also called wire mesh or wire grid, comparable is also perforated metal) is a specific type of material=metal. It is often used for seats and backrests of benches, sometimes also for outdoor tables. | ![]() | ||
material | steel | ![]() |
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material | weathering_steel | ![]() |
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material | reinforced_concrete | ![]() |
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material | concrete | ![]() |
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material | dry_stone | ![]() |
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material | rock | ![]() |
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material | stone | ![]() Use a more precise value if you know which stone it is (see the following lines). |
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material | granite | ![]() |
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material | basalt | ![]() |
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material | andesite | ![]() |
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material | marble | ![]() |
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material | slate | ![]() |
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material | sand | ![]() |
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material | sandstone | ![]() |
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material | limestone | ![]() |
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material | plaster | ![]() |
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material | epoxy | ![]() a family of resins that may replace wood or concrete to mold or cast several industrial, urban or domestic appliances |
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material | glass | ![]() |
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material | brick | ![]() |
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material | plastic | ![]() |
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material | tyres | ![]() |
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material | adobe | ![]() |
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material | soil | ![]() Often used in combination with man_made=embankment. |
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material | rammed_earth | ![]() |
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material | Masonry is not a material. Please use other values. | ||||
material | user defined | All commonly used values according to Taginfo |
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