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title: "AttributionControl | JavaScript maps SDK"
description: "Documentation for MapTiler SDK"
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# Class AttributionControl

An `AttributionControl` control presents the map's attribution information. By default, the attribution control is expanded (regardless of map width).

#### Example[](#example)

```typescript
let map = new Map({attributionControl: false})
    .addControl(new AttributionControl({
        compact: true
    }));
```

#### See[](#see)

[Change the default position for attribution](https://maplibre.org/maplibre-gl-js/docs/examples/change-the-default-position-for-attribution/)

#### Hierarchy ([View Summary](https://docs.maptiler.com/sdk-js/api-reference/hierarchy/#Externals.AttributionControl))

-   AttributionControl
    -   [AttributionControl](https://docs.maptiler.com/sdk-js/api-reference/classes/AttributionControl/)

#### Implements

-   [IControl](https://docs.maptiler.com/sdk-js/api-reference/interfaces/IControl/)

##### Index

### Constructors[](#constructors)

[constructor](#constructor)

### Properties[](#properties)

[options](#options) [styleId](#styleid) [styleOwner](#styleowner)

### Methods[](#methods)

[getDefaultPosition](#getdefaultposition) [onAdd](#onadd) [onRemove](#onremove)

## Constructors[](#constructors-1)

### constructor[](#constructor)

-   new AttributionControl(options?: [AttributionControlOptions](https://docs.maptiler.com/sdk-js/api-reference/types/Externals.AttributionControlOptions/)): AttributionControl[](#constructorattributioncontrol)
    
    #### Parameters
    
    -   `Optional`options: [AttributionControlOptions](https://docs.maptiler.com/sdk-js/api-reference/types/Externals.AttributionControlOptions/)
        
        the attribution options
        
    
    #### Returns AttributionControl
    

## Properties[](#properties-1)

### options[](#options)

options: [AttributionControlOptions](https://docs.maptiler.com/sdk-js/api-reference/types/Externals.AttributionControlOptions/)

### styleId[](#styleid)

styleId: string

### styleOwner[](#styleowner)

styleOwner: string

## Methods[](#methods-1)

### getDefaultPosition[](#getdefaultposition)

-   getDefaultPosition(): [ControlPosition](https://docs.maptiler.com/sdk-js/api-reference/types/ControlPosition/)[](#getdefaultposition-1)
    
    Optionally provide a default position for this control. If this method is implemented and [Map.addControl](https://docs.maptiler.com/sdk-js/api-reference/classes/Map/#addcontrol) is called without the `position` parameter, the value returned by getDefaultPosition will be used as the control's position.
    
    #### Returns [ControlPosition](https://docs.maptiler.com/sdk-js/api-reference/types/ControlPosition/)
    
    a control position, one of the values valid in addControl.
    
    Implementation of [IControl](https://docs.maptiler.com/sdk-js/api-reference/interfaces/IControl/).[getDefaultPosition](https://docs.maptiler.com/sdk-js/api-reference/interfaces/IControl/#getdefaultposition)
    

### onAdd[](#onadd)

-   onAdd(map: [MapLibreMap](https://docs.maptiler.com/sdk-js/api-reference/classes/MapLibreMap/)): [HTMLElement](https://docs.maptiler.com/sdk-js/api-reference/interfaces/Externals.HTMLElement/)[](#onadd-1)
    
    Register a control on the map and give it a chance to register event listeners and resources. This method is called by [Map.addControl](https://docs.maptiler.com/sdk-js/api-reference/classes/Map/#addcontrol) internally.
    
    #### Parameters
    
    -   map: [MapLibreMap](https://docs.maptiler.com/sdk-js/api-reference/classes/MapLibreMap/)
        
        the Map this control will be added to
        
    
    #### Returns [HTMLElement](https://docs.maptiler.com/sdk-js/api-reference/interfaces/Externals.HTMLElement/)
    
    The control's container element. This should be created by the control and returned by onAdd without being attached to the DOM: the map will insert the control's element into the DOM as necessary.
    
    Implementation of [IControl](https://docs.maptiler.com/sdk-js/api-reference/interfaces/IControl/).[onAdd](https://docs.maptiler.com/sdk-js/api-reference/interfaces/IControl/#onadd)
    

### onRemove[](#onremove)

-   onRemove(): void[](#onremove-1)
    
    Unregister a control on the map and give it a chance to detach event listeners and resources. This method is called by [Map.removeControl](https://docs.maptiler.com/sdk-js/api-reference/classes/Map/#removecontrol) internally.
    
    #### Returns void
    
    Implementation of [IControl](https://docs.maptiler.com/sdk-js/api-reference/interfaces/IControl/).[onRemove](https://docs.maptiler.com/sdk-js/api-reference/interfaces/IControl/#onremove)