---
title: showsScale
framework: mapkitjs
role: symbol
role_heading: Interface Property
path: mapkitjs/mapconstructoroptions/showsscale
---

# showsScale

A feature visibility setting that allows you to determine when to display the map’s scale.

## Declaration

```data
showsScale?: FeatureVisibility;
```

## Discussion

Discussion The default value is mapkit.FeatureVisibility.Hidden. See FeatureVisibility for other values that determine when the map shows the scale. See MapKit’s showsScale for more information about how the values determine when to show the scale.

## See Also

### Setting the map’s appearance and controls

- [colorScheme](mapkitjs/mapconstructoroptions/colorscheme.md)
- [mapType](mapkitjs/mapconstructoroptions/maptype.md)
- [padding](mapkitjs/mapconstructoroptions/padding.md)
- [showsMapTypeControl](mapkitjs/mapconstructoroptions/showsmaptypecontrol.md)
- [isRotationEnabled](mapkitjs/mapconstructoroptions/isrotationenabled.md)
- [showsCompass](mapkitjs/mapconstructoroptions/showscompass.md)
- [isZoomEnabled](mapkitjs/mapconstructoroptions/iszoomenabled.md)
- [showsZoomControl](mapkitjs/mapconstructoroptions/showszoomcontrol.md)
- [isScrollEnabled](mapkitjs/mapconstructoroptions/isscrollenabled.md)