https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/highlight-showing-individual-polygons-not-merged/m-p/1702828#M88443 <P>I ran into that too.&nbsp; If I remember correctly, it is a compositing behavior in the ArcGIS renderer by design for highlights.&nbsp; The only solution I came up with was creating a Graphics Layer so I can have full control over it.&nbsp; &nbsp;Probably a good one to put in the Ideas section.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> Tue, 19 May 2026 15:11:52 GMT MatthewDriscoll 2026-05-19T15:11:52Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/highlight-showing-individual-polygons-not-merged/m-p/1701646#M88419 <P>When using FeatureLayerView.highlight() and multiple features are highlighted, it appears that the highlight automatically merges neighboring highlights.&nbsp; This makes it look like two neighboring polygons are one polygon.&nbsp; And if a large polygon overlaps a smaller polygon, and both are highlighted, there is no way to tell that the underlying polygon is also highlighted.</P><P>Is there a way to change this behavior so the highlighted polygons don't visibly merge?&nbsp;</P> Tue, 12 May 2026 21:08:57 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/highlight-showing-individual-polygons-not-merged/m-p/1701646#M88419 DanielL 2026-05-12T21:08:57Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/highlight-showing-individual-polygons-not-merged/m-p/1702828#M88443 <P>I ran into that too.&nbsp; If I remember correctly, it is a compositing behavior in the ArcGIS renderer by design for highlights.&nbsp; The only solution I came up with was creating a Graphics Layer so I can have full control over it.&nbsp; &nbsp;Probably a good one to put in the Ideas section.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> Tue, 19 May 2026 15:11:52 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/highlight-showing-individual-polygons-not-merged/m-p/1702828#M88443 MatthewDriscoll 2026-05-19T15:11:52Z