Key:handrail

Handrails are rails designed to be grasped by the hand so as to provide stability. The handrail key and its variants describe the presence of handrails on steps and paths.

Tags

Define whether there is a handrail at all or not:

• handrail=yes
• handrail=no

Define the position of the handrails (in the direction of the OSM way):

• handrail:left=yes
• handrail:right=yes
• handrail:center=yes

Example

On a way:

• highway=steps
• handrail=yes
• handrail:left=yes
• handrail:center=yes
• handrail:right=yes

See highway=steps for more examples.

An elevator with a handrail in the cabin; which thus has handrail=yes

Gallery

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  Stairway handrails at the bambuseae of Juknogwon, South Korea
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  The Goodwin shopping center. Tyumen, Russia.
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  Handrails on a Korean hiking trail
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  Handrails on a Korean hiking trail

Usage statistics

handrail=yes	handrail=no	handrail:left=*	handrail:center=*	handrail:right=*

See also

• Proposed features/Steps features - proposal for this feature
• highway=steps - For flights of steps on footways and paths
• highway=path - A generic path used by pedestrians, small vehicles, for animal riding or livestock walking. Not designated for use by two-track vehicles. Very broad, non-specific meaning
• ramp=* - Whether a ramp for bicycles, strollers, wheelchairs and/or luggage is built into a stairway
• incline=* - Incline steepness