Styled Maps - Night Mode
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This example demonstrates how to style a Google Map in night mode using a JSON styles array to change the color of map elements.
The night mode style is suitable for dark environments and improves visibility for giving directions or navigating in low-light conditions.
The provided code snippets include TypeScript, JavaScript, CSS, and HTML to implement and display the styled map.
While the styling affects roads, labels, and other map components, it does not change the base imagery in satellite view.
This example styles the map in night mode. It uses colors that are useful forsituations such as giving directions in the dark. In the satellite view, stylingdoes not affect base imagery, but it does affect roads, labels, and other mapcomponents.
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TypeScript
functioninitMap():void{// Styles a map in night mode.constmap=newgoogle.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map")asHTMLElement,{center:{lat:40.674,lng:-73.945},zoom:12,styles:[{elementType:"geometry",stylers:[{color:"#242f3e"}]},{elementType:"labels.text.stroke",stylers:[{color:"#242f3e"}]},{elementType:"labels.text.fill",stylers:[{color:"#746855"}]},{featureType:"administrative.locality",elementType:"labels.text.fill",stylers:[{color:"#d59563"}],},{featureType:"poi",elementType:"labels.text.fill",stylers:[{color:"#d59563"}],},{featureType:"poi.park",elementType:"geometry",stylers:[{color:"#263c3f"}],},{featureType:"poi.park",elementType:"labels.text.fill",stylers:[{color:"#6b9a76"}],},{featureType:"road",elementType:"geometry",stylers:[{color:"#38414e"}],},{featureType:"road",elementType:"geometry.stroke",stylers:[{color:"#212a37"}],},{featureType:"road",elementType:"labels.text.fill",stylers:[{color:"#9ca5b3"}],},{featureType:"road.highway",elementType:"geometry",stylers:[{color:"#746855"}],},{featureType:"road.highway",elementType:"geometry.stroke",stylers:[{color:"#1f2835"}],},{featureType:"road.highway",elementType:"labels.text.fill",stylers:[{color:"#f3d19c"}],},{featureType:"transit",elementType:"geometry",stylers:[{color:"#2f3948"}],},{featureType:"transit.station",elementType:"labels.text.fill",stylers:[{color:"#d59563"}],},{featureType:"water",elementType:"geometry",stylers:[{color:"#17263c"}],},{featureType:"water",elementType:"labels.text.fill",stylers:[{color:"#515c6d"}],},{featureType:"water",elementType:"labels.text.stroke",stylers:[{color:"#17263c"}],},],});}declareglobal{interfaceWindow{initMap:()=>void;}}window.initMap=initMap;
JavaScript
functioninitMap(){// Styles a map in night mode.constmap=newgoogle.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"),{center:{lat:40.674,lng:-73.945},zoom:12,styles:[{elementType:"geometry",stylers:[{color:"#242f3e"}]},{elementType:"labels.text.stroke",stylers:[{color:"#242f3e"}]},{elementType:"labels.text.fill",stylers:[{color:"#746855"}]},{featureType:"administrative.locality",elementType:"labels.text.fill",stylers:[{color:"#d59563"}],},{featureType:"poi",elementType:"labels.text.fill",stylers:[{color:"#d59563"}],},{featureType:"poi.park",elementType:"geometry",stylers:[{color:"#263c3f"}],},{featureType:"poi.park",elementType:"labels.text.fill",stylers:[{color:"#6b9a76"}],},{featureType:"road",elementType:"geometry",stylers:[{color:"#38414e"}],},{featureType:"road",elementType:"geometry.stroke",stylers:[{color:"#212a37"}],},{featureType:"road",elementType:"labels.text.fill",stylers:[{color:"#9ca5b3"}],},{featureType:"road.highway",elementType:"geometry",stylers:[{color:"#746855"}],},{featureType:"road.highway",elementType:"geometry.stroke",stylers:[{color:"#1f2835"}],},{featureType:"road.highway",elementType:"labels.text.fill",stylers:[{color:"#f3d19c"}],},{featureType:"transit",elementType:"geometry",stylers:[{color:"#2f3948"}],},{featureType:"transit.station",elementType:"labels.text.fill",stylers:[{color:"#d59563"}],},{featureType:"water",elementType:"geometry",stylers:[{color:"#17263c"}],},{featureType:"water",elementType:"labels.text.fill",stylers:[{color:"#515c6d"}],},{featureType:"water",elementType:"labels.text.stroke",stylers:[{color:"#17263c"}],},],});}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>Styled Maps - Night Mode</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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