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Customize advanced markers

  • This example demonstrates how to customize Google Maps markers using the Advanced Markers and PinElement classes.

  • You can add title text, scale markers, and change the color of the background, border, and glyph.

  • It also shows how to hide the glyph for a cleaner look, providing flexibility in marker design.

  • The provided code snippets in TypeScript, JavaScript, CSS, and HTML offer a comprehensive implementation guide.

  • To run the sample locally, you need Git and Node.js installed, then follow the cloning and installation instructions.

This example shows how to customize markers in the following ways:

  • Add title text
  • Scale the marker
  • Change the background color
  • Change the border color
  • Change the glyph color
  • Hide the glyph

Read thedocumentation.

TypeScript

constparser=newDOMParser();constmapElement=document.querySelector('gmp-map')asgoogle.maps.MapElement;asyncfunctioninitMap(){// Request needed libraries.const{Map}=(awaitgoogle.maps.importLibrary('maps'))asgoogle.maps.MapsLibrary;const{AdvancedMarkerElement,PinElement}=(awaitgoogle.maps.importLibrary('marker'))asgoogle.maps.MarkerLibrary;// Each PinElement is paired with a marker to demonstrate setting each parameter.// Default marker with title text (no PinElement).constmarkerWithText=newAdvancedMarkerElement({position:{lat:37.419,lng:-122.03},title:'Title text for the marker at lat: 37.419, lng: -122.03',});mapElement.append(markerWithText);// Adjust the scale.constpinScaled=newPinElement({scale:1.5,});constmarkerScaled=newAdvancedMarkerElement({position:{lat:37.419,lng:-122.02},});markerScaled.append(pinScaled);mapElement.append(markerScaled);// Change the background color.constpinBackground=newPinElement({background:'#FBBC04',});constmarkerBackground=newAdvancedMarkerElement({position:{lat:37.419,lng:-122.01},});markerBackground.append(pinBackground);mapElement.append(markerBackground);// Change the border color.constpinBorder=newPinElement({borderColor:'#137333',});constmarkerBorder=newAdvancedMarkerElement({position:{lat:37.415,lng:-122.035},});markerBorder.append(pinBorder);mapElement.append(markerBorder);// Change the glyph color.constpinGlyph=newPinElement({glyphColor:'white',});constmarkerGlyph=newAdvancedMarkerElement({position:{lat:37.415,lng:-122.025},});markerGlyph.append(pinGlyph);mapElement.append(markerGlyph);constpinTextGlyph=newPinElement({//@ts-ignoreglyphText:'T',glyphColor:'white',});constmarkerGlyphText=newAdvancedMarkerElement({position:{lat:37.415,lng:-122.015},});markerGlyphText.append(pinTextGlyph);mapElement.append(markerGlyphText);// Hide the glyph.constpinNoGlyph=newPinElement({//@ts-ignoreglyphText:'',});constmarkerNoGlyph=newAdvancedMarkerElement({position:{lat:37.415,lng:-122.005},});markerNoGlyph.append(pinNoGlyph);mapElement.append(markerNoGlyph);}initMap();
Note: Read theguide on using TypeScript and Google Maps.

JavaScript

constparser=newDOMParser();constmapElement=document.querySelector('gmp-map');asyncfunctioninitMap(){// Request needed libraries.const{Map}=(awaitgoogle.maps.importLibrary('maps'));const{AdvancedMarkerElement,PinElement}=(awaitgoogle.maps.importLibrary('marker'));// Each PinElement is paired with a marker to demonstrate setting each parameter.// Default marker with title text (no PinElement).constmarkerWithText=newAdvancedMarkerElement({position:{lat:37.419,lng:-122.03},title:'Title text for the marker at lat: 37.419, lng: -122.03',});mapElement.append(markerWithText);// Adjust the scale.constpinScaled=newPinElement({scale:1.5,});constmarkerScaled=newAdvancedMarkerElement({position:{lat:37.419,lng:-122.02},});markerScaled.append(pinScaled);mapElement.append(markerScaled);// Change the background color.constpinBackground=newPinElement({background:'#FBBC04',});constmarkerBackground=newAdvancedMarkerElement({position:{lat:37.419,lng:-122.01},});markerBackground.append(pinBackground);mapElement.append(markerBackground);// Change the border color.constpinBorder=newPinElement({borderColor:'#137333',});constmarkerBorder=newAdvancedMarkerElement({position:{lat:37.415,lng:-122.035},});markerBorder.append(pinBorder);mapElement.append(markerBorder);// Change the glyph color.constpinGlyph=newPinElement({glyphColor:'white',});constmarkerGlyph=newAdvancedMarkerElement({position:{lat:37.415,lng:-122.025},});markerGlyph.append(pinGlyph);mapElement.append(markerGlyph);constpinTextGlyph=newPinElement({//@ts-ignoreglyphText:'T',glyphColor:'white',});constmarkerGlyphText=newAdvancedMarkerElement({position:{lat:37.415,lng:-122.015},});markerGlyphText.append(pinTextGlyph);mapElement.append(markerGlyphText);// Hide the glyph.constpinNoGlyph=newPinElement({//@ts-ignoreglyphText:'',});constmarkerNoGlyph=newAdvancedMarkerElement({position:{lat:37.415,lng:-122.005},});markerNoGlyph.append(pinNoGlyph);mapElement.append(markerNoGlyph);}initMap();
Note: The JavaScript is compiled from the TypeScript snippet.

CSS

/* * Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div element * that contains the map. */gmp-map{height:100%;}/* * Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window. */html,body{height:100%;margin:0;padding:0;}

HTML

<html>    <head>        <title>Advanced Marker Basic Customization</title>        <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" />        <script type="module" src="./index.js"></script>        <!-- prettier-ignore -->        <script>(g=>{var h,a,k,p="The Google Maps JavaScript API",c="google",l="importLibrary",q="__ib__",m=document,b=window;b=b[c]||(b[c]={});var d=b.maps||(b.maps={}),r=new Set,e=new URLSearchParams,u=()=>h||(h=new Promise(async(f,n)=>{await (a=m.createElement("script"));e.set("libraries",[...r]+"");for(k in g)e.set(k.replace(/[A-Z]/g,t=>"_"+t[0].toLowerCase()),g[k]);e.set("callback",c+".maps."+q);a.src=`https://maps.${c}apis.com/maps/api/js?`+e;d[q]=f;a.onerror=()=>h=n(Error(p+" could not load."));a.nonce=m.querySelector("script[nonce]")?.nonce||"";m.head.append(a)}));d[l]?console.warn(p+" only loads once. Ignoring:",g):d[l]=(f,...n)=>r.add(f)&&u().then(()=>d[l](f,...n))})        ({key: "AIzaSyA6myHzS10YXdcazAFalmXvDkrYCp5cLc8", v: "weekly"});</script>    </head>    <body>        <gmp-map            center="37.419,-122.02"            zoom="14"            map-id="4504f8b37365c3d0"></gmp-map>    </body></html>

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Git and Node.js are required to run this sample locally. Follow theseinstructionsto install Node.js and NPM. The following commands clone, install dependencies and start the sample application.

gitclonehttps://github.com/googlemaps-samples/js-api-samples.gitcdsamples/advanced-markers-basic-stylenpminpmstart

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