Highcharts Maps Changelog

Highcharts Maps v13.0.2

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 13.0.2 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 13.0.2.

Highcharts Maps v13.0.1

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 13.0.1 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 13.0.1.

Bug fixes

Fixed #24867, tiled web map tiles could stay hidden when a chart or series update interrupted their fade-in animation.
Fixed #21909, panning while zooming on a tiled web map lead to wrong coordinates.

Highcharts Maps v13.0.0

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 13.0.0 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 13.0.0.

Bug fixes

Fixed #24441, ensured tiled web map tiles reload after mapView updates.

Highcharts Maps v12.6.0

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 12.6.0 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 12.6.0.
Added colorAxis.title option, to allow a separate title for each color scale in the legend. See #14107.

Bug fixes

Fixed #24451, ghost elements in map after point update.
Fixed #23723, mapView inset borders were not clipped correctly.
Fixed #23760, data label was hidden when drilled down and up.
Fixed #23541, pie data label distribution froze for equal ranks.

Highcharts Maps v12.5.0

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 12.5.0 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 12.5.0.
Added better default tooltip.pointFormat to the MapPoint series. Closes #23883.

Bug fixes

Fixed #23019, a regression in v12.2.0 causing nullInteraction to break in maps.

Highcharts Maps v12.4.0

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 12.4.0 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 12.4.0.

Highcharts Maps v12.3.0

Sat, 21 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 12.3.0 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 12.3.0.

Highcharts Maps v12.2.0

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 12.2.0 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 12.2.0.

Highcharts Maps v12.1.2

Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 12.1.2 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 12.1.2.

Highcharts Maps v12.1.1

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 12.1.1 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 12.1.1.

Bug fixes

Fixed #17192, Proj4 threw an error, coordinates must be finite numbers, with certain combinations of Highcharts Maps and other charts in the same page..

Highcharts Maps v12.1.0

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 12.1.0 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 12.1.0.

Highcharts Maps v12.0.2

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 12.0.2 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 12.0.2.

Highcharts Maps v12.0.1

Thu, 28 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 12.0.1 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 12.0.1.

Highcharts Maps v12.0.0

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 12.0.0 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 12.0.0.

Bug fixes

Prevent mousewheel capture on maps if they are all zoomed out, so that the user can scroll normally down the page.
Fixed #21546, specific color axis ranges broke map drilldown.

Highcharts Maps v11.4.8

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 11.4.8 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 11.4.8.

Bug fixes

Fixed #21581, the credits.href setting wasn’t respected in Map charts.

Highcharts Maps v11.4.7

Wed, 14 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 11.4.7 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 11.4.7.

Highcharts Maps v11.4.6

Mon, 08 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 11.4.6 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 11.4.6.

Highcharts Maps v11.4.5

Thu, 04 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 11.4.5 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 11.4.5.

Highcharts Maps v11.4.4

Tue, 02 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 11.4.4 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 11.4.4.

Highcharts Maps v11.4.2

Wed, 22 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 11.4.2 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 11.4.2.

Bug fixes

Fixed #13049, hovering reordered DOM elements in maps and heatmaps, causing problems for screen readers.
Fixed #20886, data labels mouse event tracking was broken after drill up.
Fixed #20948, bubble legend created unexpected ticks in map charts.
Fixed #20857, map zooming animation was broken after drilling down.

Highcharts Maps v11.4.3

Wed, 22 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT

No changes, just covering a bad npm upload for v11.4.2.

Highcharts Maps v11.4.1

Thu, 04 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 11.4.1 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 11.4.1.

Highcharts Maps v11.4.0

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 11.4.0 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 11.4.0.

Bug fixes

Fixed #20476, dataLabels were overlapping map navigation buttons.
Fixed #20441, point visibility was reverted after interaction with a map.
Fixed #18857, map animated from top left on any series.update.
Fixed #20231, if mapPoint.name was given, point.name didn’t take effect.

Highcharts Maps v11.3.0

Wed, 10 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 11.3.0 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 11.3.0.

Bug fixes

Fixed #19551, patterns got scaled with their assigned map areas causing inconsistent rendering.
Fixed #20086, a regression where hovering over mapbubble series points would show the tooltip for another point.
Fixed #19676, after drilling up in certain cases the map zoom was inconsistent compared with the initial zoom.

Highcharts Maps v11.2.0

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 11.2.0 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 11.2.0.
Added support for GeoHeatmap interpolation.

Bug fixes

Fixed #19373, map drilldown animation was impossible to disable.
Fixed #19323, setData on Map Series threw an error with the PatternFill module.
Fixed #19190, prevented map display error on drag out of valid coordinates.
Fixed #19175, a regression causing selected points being lost after map zooming or panning.

Highcharts Maps v11.1.0

Mon, 05 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 11.1.0 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 11.1.0.
Added support for tiled web maps.

Bug fixes

Fixed #18017, animation should not change the positions of map points while quick scrolling on the touchpad.
Fixed #18961, map drilldown didn’t work with multiple series.

Highcharts Maps v11.0.1

Mon, 08 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 11.0.1 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 11.0.1.

Bug fixes

Fixed #18925, map drill down was broken for GeoJSON maps.

Highcharts Maps v11.0.0

Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 11.0.0 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 11.0.0.
Added geo heatmap series type for showing concentration of values on a geo map.
Added flow map series type for showing flows or movements between points on a map.

Bug fixes

Fixed #18647, when there was a single data point in the TileMap series, circle and diamond shape tiles didn’t render properly.
Fixed #18004 and #17261, map data labels were misplaced for some shapes.
Fixed #18074, the Draggable Points module didn’t work for mappoint series.
Fixed #18542, panning in zoomed-in Orthographic projection didn’t work.

Highcharts Maps v10.3.3

Fri, 20 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 10.3.3 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 10.3.3.
Added new linecap option for maps.
Added new option, mapView.fitToGeometry.

Bug fixes

Fixed #18137, border width was not resetting after hover.
Fixed #18166, border or line width set on point was not scaling on zoom in map and mapline series.
Fixed #17925, zooming issues with Maps on mobile.
Fixed #17238, panning on y axis was inverted in maps using custom SVG path as map data.

Highcharts Maps v10.3.2

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 10.3.2 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 10.3.2.

Bug fixes

Fixed #17355, keyboard navigation for map zooming and panning no longer worked.
Fixed #18012, custom colorKey didn’t work on mapbubble series.
Fixed #17918, zooming to insets in TopoJSON maps was not working.
Fixed #17734, offline exporting to PDF failed for maps.
Fixed #17907, a regression causing data labels on the far side on an orthographic world projection to stick.

Highcharts Maps v10.3.0

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 10.3.0 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 10.3.0.
Better default value for legend.valueDecimals for color axis with data classes. Now it preserves the decimals of the from and to settings by default.
Improved the UX on legend items when using a color axis with data classes. Hovering now renders other map areas as inactive, and clicking the legend item renders them as null rather than completely hiding them.

Highcharts Maps v10.2.1

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 10.2.1 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 10.2.1.

Highcharts Maps v10.2.0

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 10.2.0 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 10.2.0.

Bug fixes

Fixed #17105, issues with mapline.lineWidth and map.borderWidth options and state settings.
Fixed #17279, mappoint fill color didn’t work with NaN values.
Fixed #17012, toggling allAreas did not correctly update the bounds of the map.
Fixed #17013, map view did not fit correctly to bounds after running Series.setData.
Fixed #17205, the marker cluster of coinciding points was causing an infinite loop on click.

Highcharts Maps v10.1.0

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 10.1.0 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 10.1.0.
Added official support and API for the Spider Map (mapbubble series with line). See #17023.

Bug fixes

Fixed #16598, addPoint() not adding point to map.
Fixed #17139, chart.proj4 option didn’t work.
Fixed missing accessible description of map titles with TopoJSON maps.
Fixed #17057, addPoint() wasn’t working correctly after series.update({}, false);.
Fixed #17082, zooming out to zoom level 0 didn’t work (the view was bouncing back).
Fixed #16782, point’s joinBy was wrong when updating data with an unsorted order.

Highcharts Maps v10.0.0

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 10.0.0 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 10.0.0.
Added native support for TopoJSON in the chart.map and series.mapData options.
Moved existing translation functions from Chart to MapView, and added new functions MapView.pixelsToLonLat and MapView.lonLatToPixels. Added lon and lat properties directly to mouse event arguments.
Added new map series option, map.affectsMapView.

Bug fixes

Default joinBy added for mapbubble.
Fixed #16722, container size preventing map rotation.
Fixed #16896, hovering over mapbubble with shared tooltip caused an error.
Fixed #15782, export hamburger icon hiding behind mapNavButtons.
Fixed #15374, maps series.joinBy update didn’t work.
Fixed #11636, updating series.mapData didn’t work correctly.

Highcharts Maps v9.3.3

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT

The change listed under Highcharts 9.3.3 above also applies to Highcharts Maps 9.3.3.

Highcharts Maps v9.3.2

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 9.3.2 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 9.3.2.

Bug fixes

Fixed #14267, tilemap.tileShape set to square threw an error into the console.
Fixed #16549, a regression causing arrow navigation in map-like series types not to work.

Highcharts Maps v9.3.1

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 9.3.1 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 9.3.1.
Added LambertConformalConic projection, commonly used in national maps.

Bug fixes

Fixed a regression in Highcharts Maps, geographic maps were not visible in exported images.
Fixed #16541, the solid-gauge module was generating error with Maps.
Fixed #16534, mappoint point didn’t update its position when zooming.

Highcharts Maps v9.3.0

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 9.3.0 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 9.3.0.
Improved map geometry by removing axes and implementing a MapView class. The MapView includes, currently as a beta feature, client side projection. Part of the improved geometry is the new series.data.geometry option to make it easier working with GeoJSON.

Upgrade notes

Programmatically zooming the map by running Axis.setExtremes() no longer works. Instead, use MapView.setView.

Bug fixes

Fixed #15656, resolved broken mouse scroll on some browsers.

Highcharts Maps v9.2.2

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 9.2.2 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 9.2.2.

Highcharts Maps v9.2.1

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 9.2.1 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 9.2.1.

Highcharts Maps v9.2.0

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 9.2.0 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 9.2.0.

Highcharts Maps v9.1.2

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 9.1.2 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 9.1.2.

Highcharts Maps v9.1.1

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 9.1.1 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 9.1.1.

Highcharts Maps v9.1.0

Tue, 04 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 9.1.0 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 9.1.0.

Bug fixes

Fixed #15605, trackpad zooming in maps was too fast and unpredictable.
Fixed #15406, responsive rule broke map navigation.

Highcharts Maps v9.0.1

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 9.0.1 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 9.0.1.

Highcharts Maps v9.0.0

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 9.0.0 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 9.0.0.

Bug fixes

Fixed #13981, no map displayed when using marker clusters and empty data array.
Fixed #14343, cluster marker image animation had wrong position.

Highcharts Maps v8.2.2

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 8.2.2 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 8.2.2.

Highcharts Maps v7.2.2

Mon, 24 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 7.2.2 above also apply to Highmaps 7.2.2.

Highcharts Maps v8.2.0

Thu, 20 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Most changes listed under Highcharts 8.2.0 above also apply to Highcharts Maps 8.2.0.

Bug fixes

Fixed #13302, marker cluster image symbol not displayed after zooming.