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  ⠉20th Street Northwest        ⢸   ⡇   ⡇  Butt-Millet Memorial Fountain    ⡠⠊ ⢸         ⢸Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest     ⡇          ⢸    
   ⣿ ⠉⠪⣑⠤⡀   ⢸        ⡇         ⢸   ⠓⠒⠒⠒⠃  ⡇ ⢸        ⢀⠔⠊⠁Washington⠑⠤⡀   ⢀⠎   ⢸         ⡜      ⣿           ⠉⠑⠒⢼⣏⣑⠢⠤⣀⡀⡇     ⡇          ⢸    
   ⣿    ⠑⠪⡑⠢⢄⠜        ⡇         ⢸          ⡇ ⢸      ⢀⠔⠁          ⠠⠤⠤⢤ ⠈⠒⡄⢀⠎    ⢸       ⣀⡀⣇⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣿              ⢸⡇ ⠉⠑⠒⢼⣉⡒⠢⠤⣀⡀⡇          ⢸⠉⠉⠉⠉
  ⣀⣿      ⠈⠑⠥⡑⠤⡀      ⡇         ⢸⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣈⣉⣹      ⡜               ⣸⣀⣀⣀⡘⢎     ⢸       ⠤⠼⡧⠤⠤    ⠸              ⢸⡇    ⢸ ⠈⠉⠒⠤⢌⣯⡒⠢⠤⣀      ⢸    
   ⢸⠒⠒⠒⠂     ⠈⠑⢌⠢⡀    ⡇         ⡇ ⠓17th Street Northwest        ⣀⣀⣀⣀⡇    ⢸     14th Street Northwest           ⢸⡇ 10th Street Northwest⢸⢀⣀⣀⣀
   ⡇⡇           ⠉⠪⣕⢄⡀ ⡇         ⡇            ⢸     ⢇                     ⢸  Oscar Straus Memorial Fountain     ⢸⡇          ⢸⣼     ⠈⠉⠒⠢⠭⣺⡢⠤⢄⣀
⣀⣀⣀⣧⠃        ⢀⣀⣤⠴⠚C Street Northwest⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣸     ⢸                     ⡜     ⢸         ⡇                     ⢸⡇ ⡠⠤⠤⠴     ⢸⢻          ⢸⢸⠛⠒⠤
⠠⠤⢤⢸          ⠉⢠⠤⠤⠤⠤⢤ ⡗⠪⣑⠤⡀     ⡇ ⣀⡖⠒⠚     ⣠⠤⢺      ⠣⡀                  ⡸      ⢸         ⡇⣀⣀                   ⢸⡗⠊ ⡀       ⢸⢸⣀⣀⣰⣒⣒⣒⣒⣆⣀⣀⣸⠃   
 ⡔⢻⢹         ⠈⠉⠉⠙⡍⠉⡏⠉⠉⡇ ⡆⠑⠪⢕⢄⡀  ⡇ ⠃        ⡇ ⢸      ⡜⠑⢄               ⢀⠔⠹⡀     ⢸       ⠒⠒⡏               ⠐⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⢺⡧⠤⠤⠓⠒      ⢸⢸  ⠘⠦⠤⠤⠤⠇  ⢸    
 ⠑⠼⣸        19th Street Northwest          ⡇ ⢸     ⡸   ⠉⠒⠤⢄⡀      ⣀⡠⠤⠒⠁  ⠣⡀    ⢸         ⡇                     ⢸⡇          ⢸⢸          ⢸⠒⠒⠂ 
   ⢸                Virginia Avenue Northwest⢸   ⢀⠔⠁       ⠈⠉⠉⣿⠉⠉⠉⠁       ⠱⡀   ⢸         ⡇                     ⢸⡇          ⢸⢺           ⡇   
   ⢸                  18th Street Northwest⠙⠒⢺  ⠔⠁    Haupt Fountains      ⠈⠢  ⢸         ⡇                     ⢸⡇          ⢸⢸           ⡇   
⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉US 50⣉⣉⠝⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⢹⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉US 50⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⢺⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⡗⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⢲⠒⠒⠒⢲⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⡿⡒⡲⠒⠒⠒⠒⡖⠒⠒⠒⢒⠞US 1⠒⠒⡖⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⡗⠒⠒⠒
                                             ⢸                                 ⢸         ⡇        ⠘⢄⣀⣀⠎       ⣼⡇⡇⡇⢀⠤⠤⠜    ⠈⠒⠒⠊    ⠑⠤⠤⢤  ⡇   
                                             ⢸                                 ⢸         ⢸                   ⢰⠏⡇⡇⡇⢸                  ⢸  ⡇⡄  
                                             ⢸                       15th Street Northwest                  ⢠⣿ ⡇⡇⡇⢸                  ⠰⡇ ⡇⢳⠂ 
              Constitution Gardens Pond      ⢸                                 ⠸⡀      ⢸ ⣼             12th Street Northwest      ⠉⢹⢸⡖⠁ ⡇⡎  
                                             ⢸                                  ⠑⢄     ⠈ ⡗⠒⠒⠒⠒⠋⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⣿⠉  ⡇⡇⡇⠘⠚⠒⠓⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒   ⠒⠒⠒⠒⠊⠉⠉⠁  ⡇⡇  
                                             ⢸                                   ⠈⡆   ⣀US 1⠔⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒Madison Drive Northwest⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⡏⠉⠉⠉
                                             ⢸                                    ⠘⡤⠒⠋⠁  ⡇                ⢸⡇    ⡇                       ⡇   
                                             ⢸                                     ⢸     ⡇                ⢸⡇    ⡇                       ⢇   
                                             ⢸                                     ⠈⡆    ⡇                ⠈⡇    ⡇                       ⢸   
        Reflecting Pool          Rainbow Pool⢸                                     ⢀⠇    ⡇           12th Street Expressway             ⠈⡆  
                                             ⢸                                     ⢸     ⡇                 ⠘⡄   ⣇      ⢀⣀⣀⠤⠤⠤⠤⢄⣀⡀        ⢇  
                                            ⢀⡾⡀                           Jefferson Drive Southwest         ⢣   ⣿  ⢀⡠⠔⠊⠁        ⠈⠉⠑⠒⠤⢄⣀⣀⣀⣸⣀⣀
                                         ⢀⠤⠊⢱⠁⢇                                  ⢀⠜    ⠉⠒⡗⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠺⢖⣒⣒⡪⠏⠉⠉⠉⠉⠙⡍⠉⡏⣿⠉⠉⠁                      ⡇ 
                                  17th Street Southwest⠉⠉⠉⠢⡀                    ⡔⠁       ⡗⠒⢢                 ⣣⣀⡇⣿      ⢀                ⣀⣰⠁ 
                             ⠈⠢⢄   ⡠⠊⠁  ⣀⣠⡪⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠭⢦⣀⣀⡀⡜     ⠈⡆                  ⡜         ⡇ ⢸   ⢀       ⢀⢀ ⡀  ⠼⡤⡇⣿      ⢸                ⡇⡿  
          ⡄                     ⠉⠉⡲⢁⡠⠔⠒⠉            ⠈⠑⠲⢤⢤⣤⠤⠼⠤⠤⠤⣀         ⡄⣀⡠⠤⠒⣊⡯⠭⠝⠭⠭⠶⣢⠤⢄⣀⡇ ⠈⡆  ⠸⡄ ⡇⡔⠒⠒⡆⢸⠘⡄⡇  ⠉⢫⡇⣿      ⢸                ⢇⡇  
         ⢀⠗⠒⠒⠒⠂                 ⢀⡠⡵⠁                    ⢱ ⠉⠑⠒Independence Avenue Southwest⡉⠉Independence Avenue Southwest⠉⠉⢹⢹⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⣿⠉⣹⠉⠉⠹
⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⡀  ⡎                  ⣀⡠⠤⠒⠁ ⢣                     ⢰⠁      ⠉⠉⠓⠦⡀ ⢀⣀⠤⠊⠁    ⡇ ⢀       ⡇⡇ ⢠⢤ ⡆     ⢠⢤     ⣀⡀ ⣧⣼⣀⡀        ⢸⢺         ⣿⢀⢿   
⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⢄⣈⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⠉⢻⠉Independence Avenue Southwest⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠶⢥⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠶⣖⣒⠒⠒⠊⠉15th Street Southwest⡇ ⢸⢸ ⡇     ⢸12th Street Southwest⢸⢸         ⣿⢸⢸   
            ⠉⢹⡏⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉                           ⠘⢄       ⠉⠢⢄  ⠈⢆       ⡇         ⡇⡇ ⢸⢸ ⢸   ⡆ ⢸⢸     ⣧⠃ ⢸L'Enfant Plaza Southwest⢸   
             ⢸⠇                                           ⠱⡀        ⠑⢄ ⠘⡄      ⡧⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤ ⣿  ⢸⣸ ⢸⡀  ⡇ ⢸⣸     ⣿  ⢸ ⡷⣄⠱⡀⢣     ⢸⢸         ⣿⣸⣸⣀⣀⣀
             ⢸                                             ⠈⢢         ⠣⡀⠘⡄     ⡇   ⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣿   ⡇  ⡇  ⢱  ⡇     ⢸  ⢸⢀⣓⣛⣦⡱⡈⡆    ⢸⢸         ⡟⣼    
⣆            ⢸                                               ⢣         ⠱⡀⢣     ⡇       ⢰ ⣿⠉C Street Southwest⠉⠉⢹⠁  ⠈⠑⢷⣣    ⢸⢸    ⢀⣀⣀⣀⣀⠇⢹⣀⣠⣤⡶
⠘⡄           ⡎                                               Maine Avenue Southwest  ⠨⠭⢽US 1           ⡇       ⢸     ⠘⡿⣦⡀  ⢸⢸ ⢠⢤⡲⣆⣤⣴⡾⠷⠛⢻⢹⠓⠊⠉
 ⢸           ⢸                                                 ⠑⢄⡀       ⠱⡈⢆   ⡇       ⢸ ⣇⡇            ⡇   12th Street Expressway⠛⠉⠁   ⢸⡜   
 ⡎           ⢸                                                   ⠈⠑⠒⠒⠒⠒⠢⢄⣀⡜⡌⢢  ⡇       ⢸ ⣿⣇⣀D Street Southwest⣀⣸⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀ ⣿⣀⣤⡴⠶⢻⢻⠻⠦⣤⣄⣀⡀    ⢸⡇   
⠋            ⣸                                                             ⠘⢄⠱⡀⡗⠒⡖⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠚⠒⣿⡇                    ⣸⢀⣠⣤⣴⠾⣿⣿⢭⠗⠒⠒⢺⢺⠒⠒⠒⠚⠛⠚⠛⠛⠛⢻⢻⢻⠛⠛⠛
⢄          ⢀⡠⠃⠑⢄                                                            ⠈⠢⡈⡿⡀⠓⠒⠒⢒⡲⣂⣀⢰⢹⡇               ⣀⠤⣒⣺⣽⣾⡻⠟⠛⠉⠉ ⣿⡎   ⢸⢺         ⢸⣸⡎   
⠈⠲⡒⢄    ⢀⠔⠊⠣⡀   ⢱                                                             ⠈⠑⢜⢄  ⡎⠰⡀ ⣿⢸⡇       ⢠⠒⠉⠉⢱⣔⣮⣿⡺⠯⠛⠉⠁⢸      ⣿⡇   ⢸⣸⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⡀ ⢸⣿⡇   
  ⠈⠪⣢ ⢀⠔⠁   ⠈⠑⠤⠔⠊                                                                ⠑⡵⣤⡣⣀⠇ ⣿⡸⡇   ⡠⠔ ⣀⣼⠶⠞⠛⢉⠗⠉      ⠘⡄     ⣿⡇   ⢸⢸       ⡇ ⢸⣿⡇   
    ⠈⠶⡁                                          Tidal Basin                      ⠈⢢⡟⠽⡲⢄⣿⠃⡗⠒⠒⣊⣤⠖⠋⠁ ⠑⠒⠒⠁   ⠒⠲⠒⠒⠒⠒⡇10th Street Southwest⢸⣿⡇   

The same styles are available by name as mapterm-dark and mapterm-light (for --style and Map::from_style). Press m in the viewer to cycle through all the styles below.

--style takes any MapLibre style:

Terminal window
mapterm --style liberty # OpenFreeMap names: liberty, positron, bright, dark, fiord
mapterm --style https://example.com/style.json
mapterm --style ./my-style.json
mapterm --style liberty
⣿⣿⣿⣎⡌⠈⠈⠈⠈⡫⡇Ⓑ⣁18th St NW at C St NW       ⡇   ⡇   ⠐⡳⡥⠁   ⢸⢽⠨       ⣸⣿⣼⣀          ⠅   ⢴⡆ ⠑⢜⢹⡿⠊⠁⡀  
⣿⡂⡎⠙Ⓑ⣾Virginia Ave NW at 19th St NW      ⡇   ⡇⢀⠐⢊⠔⠹⣐    ⢸⢽⠨      ⠒⢒⣿⠸⠐⠐⠐⠠⠠⠠⠠⢠⠠⠐⠐⢅  ⠘⠚⠓⠓⠒⢒⢺Ⓑ⠤12t…
⣿⣢⠇⠄⠄⠄⠏⢾⢖⢜⡇⠅        ⢒⡿⠒⣿⣺   ⠠⡹   ⠉⠒⠬⢔⡠⠠⢠⠠⣧⠤⠤⣒⡧⠥⠒⠁  ⠣⣂   ⢸⢽⠨       ⡐⣿⠌       ⢰   ⠆       ⢐⢸⡯  ⢄⣤ 
⣿⣢⡧⣄⢀⡀⡀⡥⡈⠻⣿⢗⢄⡀      ⢰⡟ ⣿⣺  ⣐⠕⠁       ⠈⠉⠩⣿⡯⠉⠉⠁⡇      ⠱⡣  ⢸⢽⠨       ⡂⣿Ⓑ 14th St NW at Constitutio…
18th Street Northwest⠹⠲⣿⢾⣤⣴⣡⣠⣠⣠⣠Haupt Fountains⣄⣄⣄⣄⣄Ⓑ⣌Constitution Ave NW at 15th St NW⠠⢸⢸⡯⡄⠄⠄⠄⠄
⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿50⣿⡿⡿⡿⡿⡿⡿⡿⡿⡿⡿⡿⡿⡿⡿⣿⡿⣿⡿⡿⣿⡿⡿50⣿⡿⡿⡿⡿⡿⡿⣿⣿⣻Constitution Avenue Northwest⢿⣿⣿⣿⡿⡿⡿1
⢅⠁⠁⠁⠁⠁⠁⠉⢁⠅⠵⠅⡉⠁⠁⠁⠁⠅⠁⡡⠡⠯⠩⣿⣿⠒⠠⢄        ⠨⠨⠏⠜⠤⡟⠌⠯⠨⡇          ⠅⣿⠨ ⠈⠂⡄⠔⠈ ⠨⣿⢸⢤⡅     ⢙⢿⣦⣞⡞⠁     ⡅⣼⣿⡇⡯⢠⠴⠴⠜
⠠⠐⡀   ⠄⠊⠁⠁⠁⠁⠂⢥   ⠅⠐   ⠨⣿⣿   ⠑           ⢨⡇   ⡇          ⠅⣿⠨ ⣠⡣⢂⢚  ⠨⣿⢸  ⢀⣀⡒⠙⠘⠘⠑⠑⠉⠉⠉⠉⠈⡒⡜⠁⢰⢟⣿⡇⡯⢺   
⠒⠒⠚⢻⠓⠓⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠺⡷⠷⠗⢖⠒⠒⠒⢺⣿⣿⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠚⠲⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⢺⡗⠒⠒⠒⡗⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⣓1⢸⢐⢸⠁  ⠁⢷⢺⣿⢸⠒⠒⢺⠺⡒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⡖⡞⢻⣿⢒⣿⡗⣿⢺⠖⠒⠒
               ⢇⣀⣅⢰⡀  ⢸⣿⣿       ⠁⢄       ⣇   ⡇          ⠜⡻⡘⣔⢸    ⣽⢸⣿⢸  ⠘⢚⣂⣀⣀⣀⣀⣠⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣇⢀⣿⡇⢐⣿⡇⣿⢸⢸ ⡇
⠖⠒⠒⠲⢒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⣒⠾⠶⠶⠗⠒⠒⠲⠒⢚⣿⣿⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠚⢒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⣿⠒⡒⠒⡗⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⢲⠓⠳⢗⢜⡯⡏⠌⢌⣿⡩⢘⣿⢺⠒⠒⠚⠿⠛⠺⠚⠚⠚⠺⠚⠚⠚⠺⠚⠛⣿⠛⠒⢒⣿⡗⣟⠚⠚⢒⢓
⠈⠈⠈⠒⠔⠘⠐⠠⠠⠠⠐⡂⠁⢠⣤⠤⣤⠥⠤⠤⠤⠵⢴⣿⣿         ⠐      ⣿ ⡀⠥⡗⠈⠈⠈15th Street Northwest⠚⡚⡚⡚⡚⡚⡚⡚⣚⡚⡚⡚⡚⡚⣚⡟⡚⡚⡚⣟⡟⡟⠺⠺⠲⠲
      ⠐⠠⠠⠐⠊⠂⠢⢼⣸⠉⢀⢨⢀⡀  ⢐⣿⣿           ⠑   ⠠⡗⡨⠔⠒⡧  ⢀⡠⠠⠐⠐⠐⠄⣈⡢⡀ ⠐⢻⡮⡗⠛⠋⠈⢸⣿⢸         ⢐     ⢸⡇   ⢐⡇     
⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠶⠖⠖⠖⢖⠖⠖⠞⡮⢫⡥⣼⡰⡌⠒⠂⠲⣿⢻⠂⠂⠂⠂⠂⠂⠂⠂⠂⠂⠂⠂⠂⠂⡳⠁⡇   ⡇ ⡘⠂        ⠉⠢⢒⠋⢹⢂   ⢸⣿⢸⡀⡀⡀⡀⡀⡀⡀⡀⡀⣐⡠⠠⠠⠠⠠⢸⡧⠠⠠⠠⠠⣷⠠⠠⠠⠠⠠
⠠⠠⠠⠠⠠⠠⠠⠠⠠⠠⠨⠂⠂⠂⡗⠯⠁ ⠐⡱⠔⠔⠼⣿⢸             ⡐  ⡇   ⡇⡔⠉⠉⠑⡀        ⠘⡀⠨⣶   ⢸⣿⢸         ⢐     ⠈⡇    ⣗     
           Rainbow Pool⣿⢸             ⢂  ⡇   ⡇⢅  ⣀⠃        ⢀⠃⢨⢇⠂  ⢽⣿⢸         ⢐⢀⢀⢀⢀⢀⢀⢳⢀⢀⢀⢀⣗⢀⢀⢀⢀⢀
⠐⠐⠐⠐⠐⠐⠐⠐⠐⠐⢐⠂⠂⠂⡗⠅⡦⣀⡠⡾⠉⠈⠨⣿⢸       ⢀⢀⢀⢀⢀⢀⢀⢂⡀⡇   ⡇ ⢣⢁⠃       ⢀⠤⢆⠇⢼⢰   ⢽⣿⢸⠈⠈⠈⠈⠈⠈⠈⠈⠈⢘      ⠘⡄⠤⠤⢠⣗    ⢀
⠐⠐⠐⠐⠐⠐⠐⠈⠈⠈⠘⠈⠈⠈⡟⠌⢑⣹⡙⠔⠊⠨⢨⣿⣹⠈⠈⠈⠈⠈⠈⠈    ⡰⠉  ⠉⣗⠄⠄⠄⡇⠐⠂⠁⠂⠄⠤⠄⡀⠄⢄⠎⠅ ⠠⣬⣟⡦⢄1⡀⢽⣿⣸⡀⡀⡀⡀⡀⡀⡀⡀⡀⣐⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⢧⠤⢤⢰⣿⣀⠤⢠⡲⣜
              ⡏⢢⣀⠸⣠⢴⠮⠪⣿⣟⣿⣂          ⡆    ⡇⠉⠒⠤⣇    ⢀⣀⢀⠔⠊ ⡐⠁⠠⢻⢜⠊ ⠁⣂⠋⢿⣿⢺⠲⡲Jefferson Drive Southwest
            17th Street Southwest⠉⢙⡉⠦⡀   ⡇   ⡇⠈⠉⠈⠈⠠    ⡜ ⠘⡕⠁⣐⠠⠒⠈  ⢽⣿⢺⣢⣂⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣱⠴⠼⠴⢴⣚⣀⣀⣀⣀⣈⣻⣗⣿⣿⡂  ⠁ 
⢘⠈⠈⠉⠬⠋⠈⠉⠪⢌⠈⠈⠈⡭⣏⠡⢐⣁⣤⣴⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿⢶⣤⣀⡁⡞⠠⠠⢀⣰⠊⠈⡆  ⡇   ⡇    ⠨  ⠰⠩⡀⢠⣞⣰⣢⣡⣂⢀   ⢽⣿⢐⢸⠒ ⠤⢠⡠⢠⢸    ⢄⢀ ⡀ ⠈⠽⣴⣿⣿⡂    
⣐         ⠉⠉⡾⢃⡷⡾⢟⡹⠬⠋⠉      ⠙⠓⠫⢟⡟⡳⢦⣤⣬⣾⡾⠷⠷⣶⣷⣤⣄⣀⡇⡀⡀⡀⡀⡈⣄⣴⣦⡶⣿⣿⡿⣿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣷⣷⣶⣽⣿Ⓑ⠌Independence Ave SW at 14…
⢚        ⠐⢈⣠⣷⢟⠝⠊⠁              ⠈⠑⢗⢻⡏⠹⠛⠳Independence Avenue Southwest⣿⢛⢛⢻⢛Ⓑ⢛Independence Ave SW …
⣐⣀⣀⡀⡀⣀⣄⣥⠶⠞⠋ ⣿⣝⢆⡀               ⢀⣀⢎⣼⡗     ⡇⠉⠙⠳⡧⣀⣀⣠⣤⣤⠮⠋⠁  ⢐⡇⡇⢀      ⣺⣿⣗ ⢠⢤ ⡆     ⢠⢤     ⣀⡀⠨⣧⣽⣀⡀⣀  
⠛⠛⠛⠛⢛⣉⣉⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣼⡾⣷⣾⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣾⡾⣿⡶⡶⡶⡶⣶⣶⣷⣶⡟⠛⡟⠛15th Street Southwest⣗ ⢸⢸ ⡇     ⢸⢸     ⡇⡇⠨⣿⣟⣿⡘⠲⡀ 
⠿⠿⢿⡿⠏⠋⠉⠁⠁⠉⠁ ⣀⠖⢢⠜               ⠘⢆⣈⠽⢄     ⡏⠉⠛⠷⣧⣀ ⠘⣦      ⢐⡇⣳⠍⠉     ⣺⣿⣗ ⢸⢸ ⢸   ⡆ ⢸⢸     ⣧⠃⠈⢼⣿⡌⢷⡀⠱⡀
⡨⣊⣁⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠴⠤⠚⠁                   ⠑⠢⡱⡀   ⡇   ⡏⠑⢵⡀⠘⣧     ⢐⡷⣿⠥⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⣺⣿⣗ ⢸⣸ ⢸⡀  ⡇ ⢸⣸     ⣿  ⢽⢐⡷⣌⢷⡀⢇
⠉⠁                                  ⠈⢪⣢  ⡇   ⡇  ⢫⣆⠘⣧    ⣘⡏⣺  ⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣾⣿⣿⠠⠠⡧⠠⠠⡧⠠⠠⢱⠠⢀⣧⢀⢀⢀⢀⢀⢸⢀⢀⣽⢴⣓⣛⣦⡳⡘
                                      ⣗⢣ ⡇   ⡇  ⠈⢿⣆⢻⡄   ⣒⡇⣺      ⢰⣺⣿⣿C Street Southwest⠩⠩⢿⢹⠈⠈⠈⠑⣷
                                      ⠘Maine Avenue Southwest  ⠨⠭⢽⣺⣿⣗           ⠡⡯       ⢽⢐    ⠸

A character cell has one foreground color, one background color, and a character. So mapterm uses:

  • Colors and opacity. Opacity is blended with the background, since cells have no alpha; imagery’s raster-opacity too, in cell-color mode.
  • Fills as cell backgrounds, lines as braille dots: one dot wide, two dots for lines over 6 px wide and three over 14 px. Dashed lines (line-dasharray) come out dotted, and the pattern stays put while you pan.
  • Labels from text-field, with bold and italic picked from text-font, text-transform, text-anchor, text-variable-anchor, text-offset and symbol-sort-key. Road names repeat along the road every symbol-spacing. Labels never overlap; higher-priority ones win.
  • Icons as one-cell symbols: a point’s icon-image becomes ✚ hospital, ✈ airport, ⋔ restaurant, ◡ café, Ⓑ bus stop and so on, when mapterm knows the icon. The built-in style shows points of interest from zoom 15.
  • Filters and zoom ranges, with full expressions, evaluated at the current zoom.

Blur, patterns, hillshading, sprites and 3D extrusions are skipped. When a style uses an expression mapterm doesn’t support, that one property falls back to its default (or the layer is hidden, for a filter), and the problem is noted rather than guessed at. The exact list is in the style support reference.