# Map Settings

* [Split Maps](#split-maps)
* [View Maps in 3D](#view-maps-in-3d)
* [Display Legend](#display-legend)

![Map Settings](https://d1a3f4spazzrp4.cloudfront.net/kepler.gl/documentation/m-map-settings-0.png)

## Split Maps

You can display a side-by-side comparison of the same map area with different layers with the Split Map functionality.

![Split Maps](https://d1a3f4spazzrp4.cloudfront.net/kepler.gl/documentation/image36.png)

1. Enable this by clicking the Split Map icon in the top right corner of your map:

![Split Maps Icon](https://d1a3f4spazzrp4.cloudfront.net/kepler.gl/documentation/m-map-settings-split.png)

2. Toggle the layers visible in each map with the layer icon in the top right corner of each map.

![Split Maps Icon](https://d1a3f4spazzrp4.cloudfront.net/kepler.gl/documentation/m-map-settings-layer.png)

![Toggle Layers](https://d1a3f4spazzrp4.cloudfront.net/kepler.gl/documentation/image35.png)

3. Zoom in and out on each map and the other will automatically mimic.

## View Maps in 3D

View your map in 3D by clicking the 3D icon in the top right corner of your map

![View Maps in 3D](https://d1a3f4spazzrp4.cloudfront.net/kepler.gl/documentation/m-map-settings-3d.png)

* **drag**: pan
* **cmd + drag** (mac) or **ctrl + drag** (win): rotate

![Map in 3D](https://d1a3f4spazzrp4.cloudfront.net/kepler.gl/documentation/f-map-styles-7.png)

## Display Legend

Display a legend for visible layers on the map.

![Display Legend](https://d1a3f4spazzrp4.cloudfront.net/kepler.gl/documentation/m-map-settings-legend.png)

![Sample Legend](https://d1a3f4spazzrp4.cloudfront.net/kepler.gl/documentation/image14.png)

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