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Add a Map using HTML
This example demonstrates creating a map using HTML, with thegmp-map element.
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TypeScript
// This example adds a map using web components.asyncfunctioninitMap():Promise<void>{console.log('Maps JavaScript API loaded.');}declareglobal{interfaceWindow{initMap:()=>void;}}window.initMap=initMap;
JavaScript
// This example adds a map using web components.asyncfunctioninitMap(){console.log("Maps JavaScript API loaded.");}window.initMap=initMap;
CSS
HTML
<html> <head> <title>Add a Map using HTML</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" /> <script type="module" src="./index.js"></script> </head> <body> <gmp-map center="37.4220656,-122.0840897" zoom="10" map-id="DEMO_MAP_ID" ></gmp-map> <!-- 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&libraries=maps&v=beta" 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-web-components-maphttps://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples.gitcdjs-samplesnpminpmstart
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Last updated 2025-07-18 UTC.