Control Positioning
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This example demonstrates how to customize the positioning of map controls using the Google Maps JavaScript API.
You can position controls like zoom and map type selection using
mapTypeControlOptionsandzoomControlOptions.The provided code snippets showcase this customization in TypeScript, JavaScript, CSS, and HTML.
The zoom control is positioned on the left, while the map type control is at the top center of the map.
You can explore the sample code via provided links to JSFiddle, Google Cloud Shell, or by cloning and running it locally.
This example demontrates custom positioning of the map controls. The zoomcontrol options are placed on the left of the map and the map type controls areplaced along the top of the map.
Read thedocumentation.
TypeScript
functioninitMap():void{constmap=newgoogle.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map")asHTMLElement,{zoom:12,center:{lat:-28.643387,lng:153.612224},mapTypeControl:true,mapTypeControlOptions:{style:google.maps.MapTypeControlStyle.HORIZONTAL_BAR,position:google.maps.ControlPosition.TOP_CENTER,},zoomControl:true,zoomControlOptions:{position:google.maps.ControlPosition.LEFT_CENTER,},scaleControl:true,streetViewControl:true,streetViewControlOptions:{position:google.maps.ControlPosition.LEFT_TOP,},fullscreenControl:true,});}declareglobal{interfaceWindow{initMap:()=>void;}}window.initMap=initMap;
JavaScript
functioninitMap(){constmap=newgoogle.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"),{zoom:12,center:{lat:-28.643387,lng:153.612224},mapTypeControl:true,mapTypeControlOptions:{style:google.maps.MapTypeControlStyle.HORIZONTAL_BAR,position:google.maps.ControlPosition.TOP_CENTER,},zoomControl:true,zoomControlOptions:{position:google.maps.ControlPosition.LEFT_CENTER,},scaleControl:true,streetViewControl:true,streetViewControlOptions:{position:google.maps.ControlPosition.LEFT_TOP,},fullscreenControl:true,});}window.initMap=initMap;
CSS
/* * Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div element * that contains the map. */#map{height:100%;}/* * Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window. */html,body{height:100%;margin:0;padding:0;}
HTML
<html> <head> <title>Control Positioning</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" /> <script type="module" src="./index.js"></script> </head> <body> <div></div> <!-- The `defer` attribute causes the script to execute after the full HTML document has been parsed. For non-blocking uses, avoiding race conditions, and consistent behavior across browsers, consider loading using Promises. See https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/load-maps-js-api for more information. --> <script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyB41DRUbKWJHPxaFjMAwdrzWzbVKartNGg&callback=initMap&v=weekly" defer ></script> </body></html>
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Git and Node.js are required to run this sample locally. Follow theseinstructions to install Node.js and NPM. The following commands clone, install dependencies and start the sample application.
gitclone-bsample-control-positioninghttps://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples.gitcdjs-samplesnpminpmstart
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Last updated 2025-11-21 UTC.