Key:window

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Description
Marks the location of a window. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: properties
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesshould not be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)may be used on relations
Useful combination
See also
Status: in use

The key window=* is mostly used with the value yes to mark the location of a window or with the value skylight to mark the location of a skylight.

It is also used to indicate that a building or building part has or does not have windows[1].

Combination

Key Value Definition

Base tag

window yes
window no there are no windows on this building, building:part or door
window skylight skylight / rooflight
window * the function/type of the window (e.g. display_window)

Measurements

window:height length value the height of a window (i.e. the space between the top and the bottom of the window)
window:breast length value the breast of a window (i.e. the space between the ground of the floor and the bottom of the window). An alternative would be to use min_height=* as already in use for buildings.
window:width length value the width of a window

Shape and Structure

window:shape rectangle/circle/semicircle/triangle/diamond/… The main shape of the window
window:top:shape rectangle/semicircle/triangle/arc/… The shape of the upper end of the window. The bottom can be tagged similarly with window:bottom:shape=*.
window:panes 2x2, 3x2 the number and arrangement of panes (horizontal x vertical)
window:shutter no/left/right/both whether there are one-sided or two-sided shutters. If no shutter-related tag is present, then it is assumed that the windows don't have shutters. (The directions are seen from the inside of the building.)

Materials and Colours

window:material glass, glass_brick, stained_glass, plastic, no, ... material the window is made of
window:colour Key:colour syntax colour of the window
window:frame:material wood, plastic, ... material the frame is made of
window:frame:colour Key:colour syntax colour of the frame
window:shutter:material wood, plastic, ... material the shutters are made of
window:shutter:colour Key:colour syntax color of the the shutters

Gallery

Skylight

Image Tags Description / notes

Fixed unit skylight

Venting Solar Powered Glass Skylight.jpg A venting skylight powered by an onboard solar panel operated by a remote control to vent warm air from inside.
Skylight Münster Arkaden.JPG
Skylight w cuppola.jpg Fixed unit skylight, roof view
Velux GGL-7 Center-Pivot Roof Window, 1986 Model.jpg Fixed unit skylights, interior view

Retractable skylight

20-foot-by-20-foot-bi-parking retractable-skylight.jpg A large (20' x 20') steel and glass retractable skylight, seen from the roof. Note the steel tracks that the skylight rolls on, to retract.
20-foot-by-20-foot-bi-parking retractable-skylight-from-interior.jpg The same retractable skylight, seen from the interior. This is a bi-parting skylight, meaning that it parts in the middle to open.
Bi-parting-over-stationary-ridge-skylight.jpg This ridge skylight wraps over the highest point of the roof - the ridgeline.
Steel-and-glass-skylight-with-architectural-detail.jpg This is that same skylight, from the inside. Steel allows large spans, without a grid of supporting tubes and cables.

Tubular daylight device

750Dome.png Active daylighting uses a tubular daylight device—TDD
Liverpool Central Library New 08.jpg TDD skylight on the roof terrace


Rendering

See also

References