Basemap with labels
Use the "ArcGIS:Imagery" basemap key to get Imagery with Labels. A full list of basemap keys can be found here.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<title>Basemap with labels</title>
<meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=1,user-scalable=no" />
<!-- Load Leaflet from CDN -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://unpkg.com/leaflet@1.7.1/dist/leaflet.css"
integrity="sha512-xodZBNTC5n17Xt2atTPuE1HxjVMSvLVW9ocqUKLsCC5CXdbqCmblAshOMAS6/keqq/sMZMZ19scR4PsZChSR7A=="
crossorigin=""/>
<script src="https://unpkg.com/leaflet@1.7.1/dist/leaflet.js"
integrity="sha512-XQoYMqMTK8LvdxXYG3nZ448hOEQiglfqkJs1NOQV44cWnUrBc8PkAOcXy20w0vlaXaVUearIOBhiXZ5V3ynxwA=="
crossorigin=""></script>
<!-- Load Esri Leaflet from CDN -->
<script src="https://unpkg.com/esri-leaflet@3.0.3/dist/esri-leaflet.js"
integrity="sha512-kuYkbOFCV/SsxrpmaCRMEFmqU08n6vc+TfAVlIKjR1BPVgt75pmtU9nbQll+4M9PN2tmZSAgD1kGUCKL88CscA=="
crossorigin=""></script>
<!-- Load Esri Leaflet Vector from CDN -->
<script src="https://unpkg.com/esri-leaflet-vector@3.1.1/dist/esri-leaflet-vector.js"
integrity="sha512-7rLAors9em7cR3/583gZSvu1mxwPBUjWjdFJ000pc4Wpu+fq84lXF1l4dbG4ShiPQ4pSBUTb4e9xaO6xtMZIlA=="
crossorigin=""></script>
<style>
body { margin:0; padding:0; }
#map { position: absolute; top:0; bottom:0; right:0; left:0; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="map"></div>
<script>
var map = L.map('map').setView([37.75, -122.23], 10);
L.esri.Vector.vectorBasemapLayer('ArcGIS:Imagery', {
apikey: apiKey // Replace with your API key - https://developers.arcgis.com
}).addTo(map);
</script>
</body>
</html>