Use any DOM element as bindable markers.
CSS transitions, animations, filters, interactivity, all just work.

High perf, zero deps, ~5KB.

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• Demo and configurations

Quick Start

<canvas
  id="cobe"
  style="width: 500px; height: 500px;"
  width="1000"
  height="1000"
></canvas>

import createGlobe from 'cobe'

let phi = 0
let canvas = document.getElementById("cobe")

const globe = createGlobe(canvas, {
  devicePixelRatio: 2,
  width: 1000,
  height: 1000,
  phi: 0,
  theta: 0,
  dark: 0,
  diffuse: 1.2,
  scale: 1,
  mapSamples: 16000,
  mapBrightness: 6,
  baseColor: [0.3, 0.3, 0.3],
  markerColor: [1, 0.5, 1],
  glowColor: [1, 1, 1],
  offset: [0, 0],
  markers: [
    { location: [37.7595, -122.4367], size: 0.03 },
    { location: [40.7128, -74.006], size: 0.1, color: [1, 0, 0] }, // custom color
  ],
  arcs: [
    {
      from: [37.7595, -122.4367],
      to: [40.7128, -74.006],
      color: [1, 0.5, 0.5], // custom color (optional)
    },
  ],
  arcColor: [1, 0.5, 1],
  arcWidth: 0.5,
  arcHeight: 0.3,
  markerElevation: 0.02,
  onRender: (state) => {
    // Called on every animation frame.
    // `state` will be an empty object, return updated params.
    state.phi = phi
    phi += 0.01
  },
})

// To destroy the instance and bindings:
// `globe.destroy()`

Arcs

Arcs connect two locations on the globe:

arcs: [
  {
    from: [37.7595, -122.4367],
    to: [35.6762, 139.6503],
    color: [1, 0.5, 0.5], // optional, uses arcColor if not set
  },
]

Bindable Markers & Arcs

Markers and arcs can have an id property for CSS Anchor Positioning:

markers: [
  { location: [37.7595, -122.4367], size: 0.03, id: 'sf' },
],
arcs: [
  { from: [37.7595, -122.4367], to: [35.6762, 139.6503], id: 'sf-tokyo' },
]

.marker-label {
  position: absolute;
  position-anchor: --cobe-sf;
  bottom: anchor(top);
  left: anchor(center);
  opacity: var(--cobe-visible-sf, 0);
  filter: blur(calc((1 - var(--cobe-visible-sf, 0)) * 8px));
  transition: opacity 0.3s, filter 0.3s;
}

.arc-label {
  position: absolute;
  position-anchor: --cobe-arc-sf-tokyo;
  bottom: anchor(top);
  left: anchor(center);
  opacity: var(--cobe-visible-arc-sf-tokyo, 0);
}

The globe exposes:

• --cobe-{id} / --cobe-arc-{id} — CSS anchor names for positioning
• --cobe-visible-{id} / --cobe-visible-arc-{id} — visibility variable (0 when behind globe, 1 when visible)

Use the visibility variable to drive opacity, blur, scale, or any CSS property for smooth transitions.

Acknowledgment

This project is inspired & based on the great work of:

• Spherical Fibonacci Mapping, Benjamin Keinert et al.
• https://www.shadertoy.com/view/lllXz4, Inigo Quilez
• https://github.blog/2020-12-21-how-we-built-the-github-globe
• https://github.com/vaneenige/phenomenon
• https://github.com/evanw/glslx

World map asset from:

• https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:World_map_blank_without_borders.svg

License

The MIT License.