Markers with Image Icons

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 /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;
index.ts

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 /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;
index.js

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;
}

style.css

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 id= "map" ></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 /maps/documentation/javascript/load-maps-js-api
for more information.
-->
<script
src= "https://maps.googleapis /maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyB41DRUbKWJHPxaFjMAwdrzWzbVKartNGg&callback=initMap&v=weekly"
defer
></script>
</body>
</html>
index.html

Try Sample

Clone Sample

Git and Node.js are required to run this sample locally. Follow theseinstructionsto install Node.js and NPM. The following commands clone, install dependencies and start the sample application. 

gitclone-bsample-icon-simplehttps://github /googlemaps/js-samples.git
cdjs-samples
npmi
npmstart

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gitcheckoutsample-SAMPLE_NAME
npmi
npmstart