Key:entrance

The entrance=* key describes the point where you can go into a building or enclosed area (such as a zoo, theme park, cemetery grounds etc). Different values are used to denote the importance or type of entrance. The entrance node should be placed on the building/area's way (i.e. its outline).

For internal doors, see indoor and Simple Indoor Tagging.

Tagging

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Please use the access=* values to describe who is allowed to enter.

• access=yes The public has an official, legally-enshrined right of access.
• access=delivery Access only for delivering goods to or from a customer.
• access=private Access only with key, keycard or similar. Look here for additional subtags.
• access=no Access is not allowed. (osm-Carto rendering: )

If you don't need a key to go out from a building or restricted area, you can mark this with exit=yes. This tagging has sense, if rules for exit are different from rules for entrance.

Accessibility combinations

• You can use level=* to indicate the floor on which the entrance is located (level=0 aka ground floor is the default)
• Use wheelchair=yes to describe the entrance possibilities for a wheelchair user.
• You can add width=* to indicate small doors for wheelchair routing.
• You can add automatic_door=* to indicate automatic doors for wheelchair users (and the detection method) and to warn visually impaired / blind users.
• You can add door=* to indicate the door type - some door types can be opened by some wheelchair users.
• You can add name=* to identify a specific entrance when there are multiple choices for pick-up or delivery.

Rendering

• OsmAnd shows entrances in its default mappaint style.
• Or use Keep Right's "deprecated tags" for the whole world (go to map).
• OSM2World adds doors to 3D buildings based on entrance=*

Entrances and addresses

Main article: Addresses

If address is related not to whole building, but to individual staircases/entrances, tags entrance=main/staircase/home, addr:housenumber=* and addr:street=* should be added to main entrances to staircases (or to houses). Use ref=* for marking "inner" number of staircase (not to be confused with "outer" address, which some staircases have - for such addresses we should use addr:housenumber=*). addr:housenumber=* is put to one of entrances to staircase, ref=* can be marked to several entrances (also to service entrances to staircases).

Use addr:flats=* for marking all flats inside the staircase, for example, addr:flats=1-20. (This entrance leads to flats/apartments with numbers from 1 to 20 inclusive). If there are gaps in numbering, use semicolons: addr:flats=3-7;10;14;16-18.

If there is only one flat or unit behind the door addr:unit=* is more common. See addr=* for more.

Possible tagging mistakes

See also

• Proposed features/entrance - Proposal/voting page for this tag
• emergency=emergency_ward_entrance - To mark the entrance to an emergency ward
• Proposed features/entrance/door - Proposal/voting page for this tag
• door=* - Kind of door (automatic, hinged, ...)
• amenity=parking_entrance - An entrance to an underground or multi storey parking facility
• amenity=loading_dock - An entrance for loading heavy goods vehicles
• barrier=entrance - An opening or gap in a barrier.
• barrier=gate - A section in a wall or fence which can be opened to allow access.
• Relations of type=building which, for indoor mapping, should at least have one member with the role "entrance"
• exit=* - Marks free exit of a building/restricted area.
• railway=subway_entrance - The entrance point of a subway
• railway=train_station_entrance - The entrance point of a train station

References