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

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# legend.symbolWidth

The pixel width of the legend item symbol. When the `squareSymbol` option is set, this defaults to the `symbolHeight`, otherwise 16.

Note: This option is a default source of color axis width, if the colorAxis.width option is not set.