> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.jmapcloud.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.jmapcloud.io/en/jmap-ng/jmap-ng-user-guide/data/data-layers/displaying-layers.md).

# Displaying layers

You can select which layers to display on the map. For a layer to appear, you must first enable the display of the group and subgroups that contain it.

1. **Enable the group**: Toggle the group card's switch to the on position <img src="/files/ns4gobbf3WIVXq1Cdwqv" alt="" data-size="line">.

   <figure><img src="/files/sKmW4mDITpJ2Rl4EqX5G" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

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   **Note:** If a group's display is disabled, its layers will not appear, even if the subgroup's display is enabled. Example: If the ENVIRONMENT group's display is disabled, even if the Ecological Interest subgroup's display is enabled, the group's layers will not appear.\
   This <img src="/files/bcxmQpQjCRCxcJtogqIG" alt="" data-size="line"> icon appears when a layer's display is disabled. Example: Road network.
2. **Enable the layer**: Click <img src="/files/bcxmQpQjCRCxcJtogqIG" alt="" data-size="line"> to enable its display. The hidden icon disappears and the layer appears on the map.

   <figure><img src="/files/fUDVPUuXNTd8KfIKbaoV" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>
3. **Disable the display**: Hover over the layer card and click <img src="/files/X6u3rAhsjeO0YRVUEvJq" alt="" data-size="line">.

## Display Based on Scale

Some layers are configured to display only within a given scale range. Displaying very numerous and small features at a small scale (distant view of a large area) can reduce map readability.

Layers that do not display due to the scale show their name and symbol in a very pale color. When you change the scale, the colors darken, indicating that the layer is displayed (if its display is enabled).

<figure><img src="/files/fSfIwK2NSnuttfFpQ5AC" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>


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