--- title: "How to set a uniform point style" description: "Draw every point on a layer with the same marker, colour, outline, and size. Pick a marker type, set its controls, and click Save." sidebar: label: "Set a uniform point style" --- A uniform point style draws every feature on a point layer the same way, regardless of attributes. Open the layer's `Style` tab, choose a marker type, configure the controls available for that marker, and click `Save`. **[See it on an example map](https://mangomap-staging.com/examples-staging/maps/zlnhacsa/singapore-style-lab)** Open the Singapore Style Lab. In the legend, turn on `Places — Uniform`. Turn off `Places — Icons`. Every place is an orange circle of one size. ## Before you start - The layer must be a point layer. For lines and polygons, see [How to set a uniform style on a line layer](/docs/styling-layers/set-a-uniform-line-style) and [How to set a uniform style on a polygon layer](/docs/styling-layers/set-a-uniform-polygon-style). - You need edit access to the map. - Decide on a marker type: - **`Circle`** — a filled circle. Supports fill colour, outline (stroke), and size. - **`Icon`** — a built-in pin / symbol picked from the icon library. Supports fill colour, size, and rotation. - **`Custom Icon`** — an uploaded image you select via the `Select icon` button. See [How to upload a custom point icon](/docs/styling-layers/upload-a-custom-point-icon). - **`Heatmap`** — a density gradient instead of individual points. Not a uniform style; see [How to make a heatmap from a point layer](/docs/styling-layers/make-a-heatmap). ## Open the Style tab In the layer panel, select your point layer. Click the `Style` tab. ## Pick the marker type `Marker type` is the first dropdown in the Style tab. Pick `Circle`, `Icon`, or `Custom Icon`. Here it is on `Circle`, with the controls for a single colour below it: Style section of the Places — Uniform layer with Marker type set to Circle and its preview, Colour markers by set to Single colour, the orange fill colour swatch, the outline colour swatch and outline width slider at 1.5 px, Size markers by set to Uniform size, the size slider at 5 px with the Vary size by zoom level button, and the Save button For `Icon`, click `Select Icon` next to the dropdown. The `Select Marker` drawer opens. Search or browse by category, pick an icon, and click `Save` in the drawer. Select Marker drawer open beside the Places — Icons Style section, with Search markers, the Nature and Transportation icon groups, the Weight dropdown set to Fill, and the Cancel and Save buttons; the panel shows Marker type Icon, the Select Icon button, and the icon rotation slider For `Custom Icon`, a `Select icon` button appears in the same place — click it to open the custom-icon drawer (with upload, replace, and delete affordances). See [How to upload a custom point icon](/docs/styling-layers/upload-a-custom-point-icon). The marker preview to the left of the dropdown updates when you change a value. ## Leave the colour driver on Single colour The next control is `Colour markers by`. Default is `Single colour` — leave it there for a uniform style. Picking a field instead turns the layer into a category- or quantity-driven style — see [How to style features by category](/docs/styling-layers/style-by-category) or [How to style features by quantity](/docs/styling-layers/style-by-quantity). On `Circle` markers, `Colour by zoom` changes the colour as viewers zoom — see [How to change marker colour by zoom level](/docs/styling-layers/colour-markers-by-zoom). ## Pick a fill colour Click the `Fill colour` swatch. Pick a hex value or a preset chip. The colour applies to every feature on the layer. For `Circle`, the colour fills the circle. For `Icon`, it tints the built-in glyph. An uploaded `Custom Icon` uses the colours in the image itself. ## Set opacity For `Circle` and `Icon`, set the transparency in the `Fill colour` picker. These markers have no separate opacity slider for a single colour. Use lower opacity when markers overlap. For `Custom Icon`, the picker is hidden. Use the `Opacity` slider or number box below `Marker type` instead, from 0 to 100%. Switching to `Custom Icon` sets the opacity to 100%. If you switch back to `Circle` or `Icon`, set the transparency again. ## (Circle only) Configure the outline When `Marker type` is `Circle`, an `Outline colour` picker and an `Outline width` slider (0–6 px) appear next to `Fill colour`. A thin dark outline helps light-coloured markers stand out on a bright basemap. Set the width to `0` for a pure-fill look. The outline section is hidden for `Icon` and `Custom Icon` marker types — those don't have a separate stroke. ## (Icon only) Set rotation For `Icon` marker type, a degree input lets you rotate the icon (range 0–360°, step 5°). Useful when the icon has a directional component (an arrow, a compass marker, a wind indicator). Rotation isn't available for `Custom Icon` — the uploaded image is rendered as-is. ## Set the size For `Circle` and `Icon`, the size slider controls the marker diameter from 2–50 px. Leave `Size markers by` on `Uniform size` to use one size for every marker. You can instead choose a numeric field to make a proportional-symbol map; see [How to size points by a number](/docs/styling-layers/size-points-by-a-number). For `Circle` markers, the `Vary size by zoom level` button next to the slider makes markers grow or shrink as viewers zoom. See [How to vary marker size by zoom level](/docs/styling-layers/vary-marker-size-by-zoom). Size controls are hidden for `Custom Icon`. To change its global size or size-by field, configure the setting while `Circle` or `Icon` is selected, then switch back to `Custom Icon`. The setting remains applied. ## Save Click `Save` at the bottom of the panel. The map redraws with the new style. If you switch tabs or close the panel before clicking `Save`, your changes are discarded. See [Troubleshooting: my style change isn't appearing on the map](/docs/styling-layers/troubleshoot-style-not-applying) if the map doesn't update. ## Related - [Point layer style controls](/docs/styling-layers/point-style-reference) — the canonical list of every point control by marker type. - [How to upload a custom point icon](/docs/styling-layers/upload-a-custom-point-icon) — for the `Custom Icon` marker type. - [How to make a heatmap from a point layer](/docs/styling-layers/make-a-heatmap) — for the `Heatmap` marker type. - [How to size points by a number](/docs/styling-layers/size-points-by-a-number) — size markers by a numeric field (proportional / bubble map). - [How to vary marker size by zoom level](/docs/styling-layers/vary-marker-size-by-zoom) — circle markers that grow or shrink as viewers zoom. - [How to change marker colour by zoom level](/docs/styling-layers/colour-markers-by-zoom) — circle markers that change colour as viewers zoom. - [How to style features by category](/docs/styling-layers/style-by-category) — for one colour per text value or numeric code. - [How to style features by quantity](/docs/styling-layers/style-by-quantity) — for graduated colour by numeric field. - [How to set the zoom range a layer is visible at](/docs/styling-layers/set-layer-zoom-visibility) - [How layer styling works in MangoMap](/docs/styling-layers/concepts-layer-styling)