Markers with Image Icons
Page Summary
google.maps.Markeris deprecated, withgoogle.maps.marker.AdvancedMarkerElementbeing the recommended replacement for enhanced functionalities.This example demonstrates customizing a Google Maps marker with a beach flag image icon.
The provided code snippets showcase the implementation in TypeScript and JavaScript, along with the necessary CSS and HTML for displaying the map and marker.
To run the sample locally, Git and Node.js are required, with instructions for cloning the repository, installing dependencies, and starting the application.
As of February 21st, 2024 (v3.56), google.maps.Marker is deprecated. We encourage you to transition to the newgoogle.maps.marker.AdvancedMarkerElement class. Advanced markers provide substantial improvements over the legacygoogle.maps.Marker class. The minimum version of the Maps JavaScript API withgoogle.maps.marker.AdvancedMarkerElement is 3.53.2. At this time, google.maps.Marker is not scheduled to be discontinued.
This example replaces the default marker with a custom flag icon.
Read thedocumentation.
TypeScript
// This example adds a marker to indicate the position of Bondi Beach in Sydney,// Australia.functioninitMap():void{constmap=newgoogle.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map")asHTMLElement,{zoom:4,center:{lat:-33,lng:151},});constimage="https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/full/images/beachflag.png";constbeachMarker=newgoogle.maps.Marker({position:{lat:-33.89,lng:151.274},map,icon:image,});}declareglobal{interfaceWindow{initMap:()=>void;}}window.initMap=initMap;
JavaScript
// This example adds a marker to indicate the position of Bondi Beach in Sydney,// Australia.functioninitMap(){constmap=newgoogle.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"),{zoom:4,center:{lat:-33,lng:151},});constimage="https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/full/images/beachflag.png";constbeachMarker=newgoogle.maps.Marker({position:{lat:-33.89,lng:151.274},map,icon:image,});}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>Simple Marker Icons</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-icon-simplehttps://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples.gitcdjs-samplesnpminpmstart
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gitcheckoutsample-SAMPLE_NAMEnpminpmstart
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Last updated 2025-12-11 UTC.