# Welcome to the Highcharts Maps JS (highmaps) Options Reference

These pages outline the chart configuration options, and the methods and properties of Highcharts objects.

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# mapView.zoom

The zoom level of a map. Higher zoom levels means more zoomed in. An increase of 1 zooms in to a quarter of the viewed area (half the width and height). Defaults to fitting to the map bounds.

In a `WebMercator` projection, a zoom level of 0 represents the world in a 256x256 pixel square. This is a common concept for WMS tiling software.