---
title: name
framework: mapkitjs
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: mapkitjs/route/name
---

# name

The name assigned to the route.

## Declaration

```data
name: string;
```

## Discussion

Discussion Display name to the user so they can distinguish one route from another. MapKit JS localizes this string according to the Directions object’s language value.

## See Also

### Route details

- [steps](mapkitjs/route/steps.md)
- [distance](mapkitjs/route/distance.md)
- [expectedTravelTime](mapkitjs/route/expectedtraveltime.md)
- [transportType](mapkitjs/route/transporttype.md)
- [hasTolls](mapkitjs/route/hastolls.md)