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- What is Kibana?
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- Kibana concepts
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- Start and stop Kibana
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- Upgrade Kibana
- Configure security
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- Discover
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- Maps
- Build a map to compare metrics by country or region
- Track, visualize, and alert on assets in real time
- Map custom regions with reverse geocoding
- Heat map layer
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- Plot big data
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- Configure map settings
- Connect to Elastic Maps Service
- Import geospatial data
- Troubleshoot
- Reporting and sharing
- Machine learning
- Graph
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- REST API
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- User session management APIs
- Saved objects APIs
- Data views API
- Index patterns APIs
- Alerting APIs
- Action and connector APIs
- Cases APIs
- Import and export dashboard APIs
- Logstash configuration management APIs
- Machine learning APIs
- Short URLs APIs
- Get Task Manager health
- Upgrade assistant APIs
- Kibana plugins
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- Release notes
- Developer guide
Vector style properties
editVector style properties
editPoint, polygon, and line features support different styling properties.
Point style properties
editYou can add text labels to your Point features by configuring label style properties.
Label |
Specifies label content. |
Label color |
The text color. |
Label size |
The size of the text, in pixels. |
Label border color |
The color of the label border. |
Label border width |
The width of the label border. |
You can symbolize Point features as Circle markers or Icons.
Use Circle marker to symbolize Points as circles.
Border color |
The border color of the point features. |
Border width |
The border width of the point features. |
Fill color |
The fill color of the point features. |
Symbol size |
The radius of the symbol size, in pixels. |
Use Icon to symbolize Points as icons.
Border color |
The border color of the point features. |
Border width |
The border width of the point features. |
Fill color |
The fill color of the point features. |
Symbol orientation |
The symbol orientation rotating the icon clockwise. |
Symbol size |
The radius of the symbol size, in pixels. |
Available icons

Custom Icons
You can also use your own SVG icon to style Point features in your map. In Layer settings open the icon dropdown, and click the Add custom icon button. For best results, your SVG icon should be monochrome and have limited details.
Dynamic styling in Elastic Maps requires rendering SVG icons as PNGs using a signed distance function. As a result, sharp corners and intricate details may not render correctly. Modifying the settings under Advanced Options in the Add custom icon modal may improve rendering.
Manage your custom icons in Map settings.
Polygon style properties
editBorder color |
The border color of the polygon features. |
Border width |
The border width of the polygon features. |
Fill color |
The fill color of the polygon features. |
Label |
Specifies label content. For polygons, the label is positioned at the polygon centroid. For multi-polygons, the label is positioned at the largest polygon centroid. |
Label color |
The text color. |
Label size |
The size of the text, in pixels. |
Label border color |
The color of the label border. |
Label border width |
The width of the label border. |
Line style properties
editBorder color |
The color of the line features. |
Border width |
The width of the line features. |
Label |
Specifies label content. For lines, the label is positioned at the center of the line. For multi-lines, the label is positioned at the center of the longest line. |
Label color |
The text color. |
Label size |
The size of the text, in pixels. |
Label border color |
The color of the label border. |
Label border width |
The width of the label border. |