Tag:amenity=bench

amenity = bench
Description
A place for people to sit; allows room for several people.
Rendering in openstreetmap-carto
Group: Amenities
Used on these elements
Useful combination
backrest=yes/no seats=* direction=* material=* colour=*
Wikidata
Q204776
Status: approved
Tools for this tag
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A place for people to sit; allows room for several people. Benches are used for resting for an interval of time. They can be important to people with mobility impairments (e.g. needs a cane or crutches) who need a place to rest for a couple minutes while traveling on foot. Additionally, benches are often a suitable substitute for everyday activities like eating, reading, etc. when a picnic table is not available.

How to Map

Use the tag amenity=bench on a node . A single standalone node would be the most suitable way to map a small detail like a bench most of the time.

Optional

• backrest=yes/no Whether the bench has a backrest to lean against. For people who have problems with their back this could be useful information.
• direction=* Use a compass point (e.g. "NW") or value in degrees (e.g. "315") to indicate the direction which the bench (or a person sitting on it) faces.
• seats=* Number of seats
• colour=* Colour
• material=* What is the bench (seating) made from? e.g. wood, steel, stone.
• operator=* Who maintains the bench?

Examples

Image	Tags
	amenity=bench backrest=yes seats=5 colour=grey material=steel
	amenity=bench backrest=yes material=wood
	amenity=bench backrest=no material=wood
	amenity=bench backrest=yes colour=grey material=wood

Rendering

• OSM Carto -
• Wanderreitkarte - rendered in the online map
• Potlatch 2 - "rendered" with an icon of a bench in the enhanced style of the editing window
• JOSM - rendered with an icon of a backless bench, the special mappaint style Bench can be added

See Also

• bench=yes/no
• leisure=picnic_table
• leisure=bleachers
• amenity=lounger
• playground=youth_bench
• amenity=device_charging_station
• Approved features/Bench
• Proposed features/Bench_detail
• Proposed features/Public Transport#Platform
• MapContrib theme for benches and picnic tables - Simple online editor to add or edit benches.

Related terms: ‹ bench › ‹ seat ›