Preload map tiles that are outside current map view in Leaflet

Can leaflet use vector tiles?

Leaflet doesn’t support vector tiles by default. For basemaps, it is recommended to use it with traditional raster tiles (Mercator XYZ). Such tiles can be generated on demand for any of the GL styles with the open-source server software called TileServer GL.

What is Tilelayer in leaflet?

Used to load and display tile layers on the map, implements ILayer interface.

How do vector tiles work?

Vector tiles are a way to deliver geographic data in small chunks to a browser or other client application. Vector tiles are similar to raster tiles, but instead of raster images, the data returned is a vector representation of the features in the tile.