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# @turf/tesselate
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<!-- Generated by documentation.js. Update this documentation by updating the source code. -->
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## tesselate
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Tesselates a polygon or multipolygon into a collection of triangle polygons
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using [earcut][1].
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### Parameters
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* `poly` **[Feature][2]<([Polygon][3] | [MultiPolygon][4])>** the polygon to tesselate
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### Examples
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```javascript
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const poly = turf.polygon([[[11, 0], [22, 4], [31, 0], [31, 11], [21, 15], [11, 11], [11, 0]]]);
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const triangles = turf.tesselate(poly);
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//addToMap
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const addToMap = [poly, triangles]
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```
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Returns **[FeatureCollection][5]<[Polygon][3]>** collection of polygon tesselations
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[1]: https://github.com/mapbox/earcut
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[2]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7946#section-3.2
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[3]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7946#section-3.1.6
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[4]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7946#section-3.1.7
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[5]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7946#section-3.3
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---
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This module is part of the [Turfjs project](https://turfjs.org/), an open source module collection dedicated to geographic algorithms. It is maintained in the [Turfjs/turf](https://github.com/Turfjs/turf) repository, where you can create PRs and issues.
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### Installation
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Install this single module individually:
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```sh
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$ npm install @turf/tesselate
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```
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Or install the all-encompassing @turf/turf module that includes all modules as functions:
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```sh
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$ npm install @turf/turf
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```
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