topic Re: How to display scale on a map in ArcGIS Online Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/how-to-display-scale-on-a-map/m-p/1675690#M67506 <P><SPAN>Hi&nbsp;<A target="_blank" rel="noopener">@CarrieORiordan</A>, thank you for your</SPAN>&nbsp;question. The ability to add a scale bar directly within Map Viewer is not currently available, but it is a highly requested feature on our development roadmap for a future release (related <A href="https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/add-map-scale-bar-to-new-map-viewer/idi-p/1169604" target="_self">idea</A>).&nbsp;</P><P>In the meantime, if you need to share a map with a scale bar, I recommend using&nbsp;<A href="https://doc.arcgis.com/en/instant-apps/11.1/customize/interactivity-settings.htm" target="_self">ArcGIS Instant Apps</A>, which would offer the option to configure a scale bar.&nbsp;</P> Fri, 02 Jan 2026 19:08:28 GMT DebapriyaPaul 2026-01-02T19:08:28Z How to display scale on a map https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/how-to-display-scale-on-a-map/m-p/1675683#M67505 <P>Hi, i would like to display the scale on my map. Can you tell me how to do this?</P> Fri, 02 Jan 2026 18:27:06 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/how-to-display-scale-on-a-map/m-p/1675683#M67505 CarrieORiordan 2026-01-02T18:27:06Z Re: How to display scale on a map https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/how-to-display-scale-on-a-map/m-p/1675690#M67506 <P><SPAN>Hi&nbsp;<A target="_blank" rel="noopener">@CarrieORiordan</A>, thank you for your</SPAN>&nbsp;question. The ability to add a scale bar directly within Map Viewer is not currently available, but it is a highly requested feature on our development roadmap for a future release (related <A href="https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/add-map-scale-bar-to-new-map-viewer/idi-p/1169604" target="_self">idea</A>).&nbsp;</P><P>In the meantime, if you need to share a map with a scale bar, I recommend using&nbsp;<A href="https://doc.arcgis.com/en/instant-apps/11.1/customize/interactivity-settings.htm" target="_self">ArcGIS Instant Apps</A>, which would offer the option to configure a scale bar.&nbsp;</P> Fri, 02 Jan 2026 19:08:28 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/how-to-display-scale-on-a-map/m-p/1675690#M67506 DebapriyaPaul 2026-01-02T19:08:28Z