https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/where-is-the-scale-bar-in-arcgis-online/m-p/1685764#M67909 <P>great question - there are some <A href="https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/scale-bar-in-map-viewer/td-p/1320957" target="_self">workarounds listed in this post</A>, or you could use the older version of the map viewer, <A href="https://doc.arcgis.com/en/arcgis-online/reference/view-maps.htm" target="_self">Map Viewer Classic.</A></P><P>I would suggest making a simple app from your map that may have a scale bar widget option.&nbsp; It looks like this was also an <A href="https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/add-map-scale-bar-to-new-map-viewer/idc-p/1576739/highlight/true#M12066" target="_self">enhancement request</A>, that was not being considered.</P> Sun, 22 Feb 2026 02:57:00 GMT ToddW_stl 2026-02-22T02:57:00Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/where-is-the-scale-bar-in-arcgis-online/m-p/1685761#M67907 <P>Where is the scale bar in ArcGIS online? I wish this was automatically visible like Google Earth. I need the scale and the direction on my map, but I don't see either options.</P> Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:34:03 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/where-is-the-scale-bar-in-arcgis-online/m-p/1685761#M67907 MarySnow 2026-02-22T00:34:03Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/where-is-the-scale-bar-in-arcgis-online/m-p/1685762#M67908 <P>I have the Student Version. Is that why I can't see the bar?</P> Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:44:01 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/where-is-the-scale-bar-in-arcgis-online/m-p/1685762#M67908 MarySnow 2026-02-22T00:44:01Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/where-is-the-scale-bar-in-arcgis-online/m-p/1685764#M67909 <P>great question - there are some <A href="https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/scale-bar-in-map-viewer/td-p/1320957" target="_self">workarounds listed in this post</A>, or you could use the older version of the map viewer, <A href="https://doc.arcgis.com/en/arcgis-online/reference/view-maps.htm" target="_self">Map Viewer Classic.</A></P><P>I would suggest making a simple app from your map that may have a scale bar widget option.&nbsp; It looks like this was also an <A href="https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/add-map-scale-bar-to-new-map-viewer/idc-p/1576739/highlight/true#M12066" target="_self">enhancement request</A>, that was not being considered.</P> Sun, 22 Feb 2026 02:57:00 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/where-is-the-scale-bar-in-arcgis-online/m-p/1685764#M67909 ToddW_stl 2026-02-22T02:57:00Z