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Add a Map using HTML

  • This example showcases creating a basic Google Map using HTML and thegmp-map web component.

  • The map is initialized using JavaScript (or TypeScript) with aninitMap function.

  • Sample code provides implementation in both JavaScript and TypeScript, along with the corresponding HTML and CSS.

  • Users can experiment with the example via provided links to JSFiddle and Google Cloud Shell or clone the repository for local execution.

This example demonstrates creating a map using HTML, with thegmp-map element.

Read thedocumentation.

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;
Note: Read theguide on using TypeScript and Google Maps.

JavaScript

// This example adds a map using web components.asyncfunctioninitMap(){console.log("Maps JavaScript API loaded.");}window.initMap=initMap;
Note: The JavaScript is compiled from the TypeScript snippet.

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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Clone Sample

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

Other samples can be tried by switching to any branch beginning withsample-SAMPLE_NAME.

gitcheckoutsample-SAMPLE_NAMEnpminpmstart

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Last updated 2025-11-21 UTC.