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title: "The minimap - Charted wiki"
description: "The square map in the corner: turning, zoom, the lines under it, and when it steps away."
url: https://voxelsprout.com/charted/wiki/minimap
---

[Charted](https://voxelsprout.com/charted) [Wiki](https://voxelsprout.com/charted/wiki)The minimap

# The minimap

The square map in the corner: turning, zoom, the lines under it, and when it steps away.

A square map in the corner that turns with you, on a soft shadow so it sits loose from the world. New ground fades in as you explore, and underground it fades over to the cave you are in.

Clip: The minimap turning and filling in during a flight over new land. Video: https://voxelsprout.com/media/charted/minimap-flight.mp4

## Turning or north up

By default the map turns so the way you face is always up, with **N** on the edge pointing north, in red. Turn off [**Turn with me**](https://voxelsprout.com/charted/wiki/settings#setting-turn-with-me) and north stays up while the arrow turns. [**Compass letters**](https://voxelsprout.com/charted/wiki/settings#setting-compass-letters) shows or hides N, E, S and W.

## Zoom and enlarge

* \[zooms out and \] zooms in, from far out to close.
* Hold Z for a big minimap in the middle of the screen, without opening the world map. Let go and it goes back.

## Lines under it

[![The minimap close up, with lines under it](https://voxelsprout.com/media/charted/minimap.webp)](https://voxelsprout.com/media/charted/minimap.webp)

Each line is a switch of its own under **Lines under the map** on the settings' Minimap tab. The digits of the coordinates stay in fixed places, so they don't jump as they count.

| Line                                                                                | Shows                                                                       | Default               |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------- |
| [**Coordinates**](https://voxelsprout.com/charted/wiki/settings#setting-coordinates)                       | Where you are: X, Y and Z                                                   | On                    |
| [**Direction**](https://voxelsprout.com/charted/wiki/settings#setting-direction)                           | The way you face: north, southeast and so on                                | Off                   |
| [**Time of day**](https://voxelsprout.com/charted/wiki/settings#setting-time-of-day)                       | The time in the world as a clock: 6:00 is sunrise, 18:00 sunset             | Off                   |
| [**Biome**](https://voxelsprout.com/charted/wiki/settings#setting-biome)                                   | The biome you stand in                                                      | Off                   |
| [**Other side of a portal**](https://voxelsprout.com/charted/wiki/settings#setting-other-side-of-a-portal) | In the Overworld, where you would be in the Nether, and the other way round | Off, under More lines |
| [**Light level**](https://voxelsprout.com/charted/wiki/settings#setting-light-level)                       | The block light where you stand; yellow at 0, where mobs can spawn          | Off, under More lines |
| [**Day count**](https://voxelsprout.com/charted/wiki/settings#setting-day-count)                           | How many days the world has been going; the first day is day 0              | Off, under More lines |
| [**Speed**](https://voxelsprout.com/charted/wiki/settings#setting-speed)                                   | Blocks a second while flying, gliding or riding                             | Off, under More lines |

## When it steps away

* In an inventory or another menu ([**Hide in menus**](https://voxelsprout.com/charted/wiki/settings#setting-hide-in-menus)). Chat keeps it.
* While you hold Tab for the player list ([**Hide while the player list is open**](https://voxelsprout.com/charted/wiki/settings#setting-hide-while-the-player-list-is-open)).
* With F1, with the rest of the HUD.
* A key of your own shows or hides it: **Show or hide the minimap**, not set by default. See [Keys and commands](https://voxelsprout.com/charted/wiki/keys-and-commands).

Potion effect icons move to its left instead of pushing it down, and game notifications such as advancements slide in below it.

## Move, resize, another corner

1. Open the settings: `/charted config`, or Charted in Mod Menu.
2. Go to the **HUD** tab and open the layout.
3. Drag the minimap where you want it, or resize it from its edge.
* **Show the minimap default On:** The small map in the corner of the screen.
* **Turn with me default On:** The map turns so the way you face is always up.
* **Compass letters default On:** N, E, S and W on the edge, north in red.
* **Opacity default 100%:** Lower lets the world show through.

## Next, you may want to

* [Show mobs on itThe radar](https://voxelsprout.com/charted/wiki/radar)
* [See the caves undergroundCaves, the Nether and the End](https://voxelsprout.com/charted/wiki/caves-nether-end#cave-view)
* [Every minimap settingSettings](https://voxelsprout.com/charted/wiki/settings#minimap)

[Previous Getting started](https://voxelsprout.com/charted/wiki/getting-started) [Next The world map](https://voxelsprout.com/charted/wiki/world-map)

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