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Add a pattern to a polygon

Use fill-pattern to draw a polygon from a repeating image pattern.

const map = new maplibregl.Map({
    container: 'map',
    style: 'https://demotiles.maplibre.org/style.json',
    zoom: 1
});

map.on('load', async () => {
    // Add GeoJSON data
    map.addSource('source', {
        'type': 'geojson',
        'data': {
            'type': 'Feature',
            'properties': {},
            'geometry': {
                'type': 'Polygon',
                'coordinates': [
                    [
                        [-30, -25],
                        [-30, 35],
                        [30, 35],
                        [30, -25],
                        [-30, -25]
                    ]
                ]
            }
        }
    });

    // Load an image to use as the pattern
    const image = await map.loadImage('https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Cat_silhouette.svg/60px-Cat_silhouette.svg.png');
    // Declare the image
    map.addImage('pattern', image.data);

    // Use it
    map.addLayer({
        'id': 'pattern-layer',
        'type': 'fill',
        'source': 'source',
        'paint': {
            'fill-pattern': 'pattern'
        }
    });
});

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<html lang="en">
<head>
    <title>Add a pattern to a polygon</title>
    <meta property="og:description" content="Use fill-pattern to draw a polygon from a repeating image pattern." />
    <meta property="og:created" content="2025-06-25" />
    <meta charset='utf-8'>
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
    <link rel='stylesheet' href='https://unpkg.com/maplibre-gl@5.24.0/dist/maplibre-gl.css' />
    <script src='https://unpkg.com/maplibre-gl@5.24.0/dist/maplibre-gl.js'></script>
    <style>
        body { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
        html, body, #map { height: 100%; }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="map"></div>

<script>
    const map = new maplibregl.Map({
        container: 'map',
        style: 'https://demotiles.maplibre.org/style.json',
        zoom: 1
    });

    map.on('load', async () => {
        // Add GeoJSON data
        map.addSource('source', {
            'type': 'geojson',
            'data': {
                'type': 'Feature',
                'properties': {},
                'geometry': {
                    'type': 'Polygon',
                    'coordinates': [
                        [
                            [-30, -25],
                            [-30, 35],
                            [30, 35],
                            [30, -25],
                            [-30, -25]
                        ]
                    ]
                }
            }
        });

        // Load an image to use as the pattern
        const image = await map.loadImage('https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Cat_silhouette.svg/60px-Cat_silhouette.svg.png');
        // Declare the image
        map.addImage('pattern', image.data);

        // Use it
        map.addLayer({
            'id': 'pattern-layer',
            'type': 'fill',
            'source': 'source',
            'paint': {
                'fill-pattern': 'pattern'
            }
        });
    });
</script>
</body>
</html>