Basemap without labels...no, really without labels

[JoanneMcGraw]

There are a number of posts of people looking for basemaps without labels and replies talking about the various services available. One idea came up a few times suggesting you could load the base of an ESRI Basemap directly and simply not load its corresponding reference layer.

From what I can tell, though, most of bases actually have text (for example, Canvas/World_Light_Gray_Base (MapServer)). I don't suppose there really is a light gray base kicking about somewhere that really doesn't have labels?

Cheers,

jtm

[VenusScott]

Here, here! Really...no labels basemap needed.

[RussRoberts · Accepted solution]

If you want to create your own custom style using the vector basemaps you could disable the labels in your custom style.

How to Customize Esri Vector Basemaps | ArcGIS Blog

[VenusScott]

Oooo...time to play!

Thanks!

[JoanneMcGraw]

Thanks for the suggestion, Russell! Works like a charm.

[deleted-user-sYHsW3p_gN5o]

Hi Russell, Do you know if this exists for the new vector basemaps? I'm trying to find the World topographic maps with no labels.

[MatthewBaber]

Here is a blog on how to do this: Using basemaps without reference layers | ArcGIS Blog

Includes directions specific to light gray canvas. Hope this helps.

[JoanneMcGraw]

Thanks for the link, Matthew, but unfortunately that blog discusses how to add a basemap that does have labels. As I noted in my initial post, many people have already suggested what it does with respect to not including the reference layer, but that was not what I was looking for.

So, to anyone who's looking for a basemap with no labels ("no, really no labels"), you can skip the blog post above. Russell Robers response about Vector Basemaps actually delivered.

Cheers,

jtm

[Marie_Ducharme]

Any evolution on this....almost all the base maps have labels, feels like there is a need/desire for basemaps with NO labels

[tnguyen]

The ArcGIS Vector Tile Style Editor web application allows us to generate new styles that can be used as basemaps in our projects: 

I found this to be the best way: 

https://support.esri.com/en-us/knowledge-base/how-to-customize-default-basemaps-without-labels-00002... 

You can't exactly turn the labels "off", but you can turn layers on and off AND make labels smaller so that they "disappear". 

Hope this helps!