Map and Quill

The Map and Quill are Items in Hollow Knight. The map charts the various rooms, passages, and chambers within Hallownest.

To start mapping an Area, an incomplete area map must first be purchased from Cornifer. If Cornifer is missed in an area (usually by defeating the area Boss), Iselda will sell the map of that area for a slightly higher price in Dirtmouth.

The entire map can be viewed by pressing INVENTORY and scrolling to the Map page. This can also be accessed by double-tapping QUICK MAP instead of navigating through the menu. Holding down QUICK MAP will open an overlaid map of the current Area, allowing the Knight to walk around in the background while reading the map.

To complete the map, the Quill needs to be purchased from Iselda. After uncharted areas have been explored, a Bench (Hollow Knight) needs to be rested at to update the map. Explored areas of the map appear as coloured segments with solid lines. Most of the time, entering a room will fill the entire room on the map; however, some will only become partially revealed.

The Collector's Map
Acquired in the top of the Tower of Love (after defeating The Collector), this item grants the ability to see all the 46 grubs locations on the map, marked by a pin. This works just like the pins bought from Iselda's shop.

Map Pins
{| class="article-table mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="100%" !Icon !Name & Description !Condition
 * colspan="4"| Other Pins
 * colspan="4"|These pins are placed on the map after achieving specific conditions.
 * colspan="4"|These pins are placed on the map after achieving specific conditions.
 * Map Pin Grub.png
 * Map Pin Grub.png

Collector's Pin
Marks the locations of all Grubs not yet rescued.
 * Defeating The Collector
 * Map Pin Knight.png
 * Map Pin Knight.png

The Knight's Pin
Marks the location of where the Knight is currently.
 * Equipped Wayward Compass
 * Map Pin Shade.png
 * Map Pin Shade.png

Shade's Pin
Marks the location of where the Knight last died as well as being where the Knight's Shade is.
 * When the Knight does not have their Shade
 * Map Pin Black_Egg.png
 * Map Pin Black_Egg.png

Temple of the Black Egg Pin
Marks the location of the Temple of the Black Egg.
 * Inspecting the fountain in the City of Tears
 * Map Pin Watcher.png
 * Map Pin Watcher.png

Dreamers' Pin
Marks the location of all three Dreamers.
 * Inspecting the shrine in the Resting Grounds
 * Map Pin Dream.png
 * Map Pin Dream.png

Dreamgate Pin
Marks the location of where the Dreamgate is currently placed.
 * Having a Dreamgate currently placed
 * Grimm_flame_pin.png
 * Grimm_flame_pin.png

Flame Pin
Marks the locations of all unobtained flames.
 * Taking part in the Grimm Troupe's ritual and wearing Grimmchild
 * }

Trivia

 * In some areas, the map displays the Knight to be in a different location than that it should.
 * The White Palace and Godhome are not displayed on the map. Despite this, the game still registers when a new place in these areas was discovered and will announce an update to the map when sitting on a Bench.

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