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Markers with SVG and Font

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Page Summary

google.maps.Marker is deprecated, with google.maps.marker.AdvancedMarkerElement being the recommended replacement for enhanced functionality.
This example demonstrates how to use custom markers with Material Icons and Font Awesome icons in Google Maps.
The sample code showcases marker implementation using both TypeScript and JavaScript, with the option to run it locally or in Google Cloud Shell.
You need Git and Node.js installed to run this sample locally by cloning the repository and installing the dependencies.

This example demonstrates using the Material Icons and Font Awesome Icons with a Marker.

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TypeScript

import{faBus}from"@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
functioninitMap():void{
constcenter={lat:36.6163,lng:-100.605};
constmap=newgoogle.maps.Map(
document.getElementById("map")asHTMLElement,
{
zoom:15,
center,
}
);
// use a FontAwesome svg
newgoogle.maps.Marker({
position:{lat:36.6163,lng:-100.61},
map,
icon:{
path:faBus.icon[4]asstring,
fillColor:"#0000ff",
fillOpacity:1,
anchor:newgoogle.maps.Point(
faBus.icon[0]/2,// width
faBus.icon[1]// height
),
strokeWeight:1,
strokeColor:"#ffffff",
scale:0.075,
},
title:"FontAwesome SVG Marker",
});
// use a Material Icon as font
newgoogle.maps.Marker({
position:{lat:36.6163,lng:-100.6},
map,
label:{
text:"\ue530",// codepoint from https://fonts.google.com/icons
fontFamily:"Material Icons",
color:"#ffffff",
fontSize:"18px",
},
title:"Material Icon Font Marker",
});
}
declareglobal{
interfaceWindow{
initMap:()=>void;
}
}
window.initMap=initMap;index.ts

JavaScript

import{faBus}from"@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
functioninitMap(){
constcenter={lat:36.6163,lng:-100.605};
constmap=newgoogle.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"),{
zoom:15,
center,
});
// use a FontAwesome svg
newgoogle.maps.Marker({
position:{lat:36.6163,lng:-100.61},
map,
icon:{
path:faBus.icon[4],
fillColor:"#0000ff",
fillOpacity:1,
anchor:newgoogle.maps.Point(
faBus.icon[0]/2,// width
faBus.icon[1],// height
),
strokeWeight:1,
strokeColor:"#ffffff",
scale:0.075,
},
title:"FontAwesome SVG Marker",
});
// use a Material Icon as font
newgoogle.maps.Marker({
position:{lat:36.6163,lng:-100.6},
map,
label:{
text:"\ue530",// codepoint from https://fonts.google.com/icons
fontFamily:"Material Icons",
color:"#ffffff",
fontSize:"18px",
},
title:"Material Icon Font Marker",
});
}
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>Markers with SVG and Fonts</title>
 <link
 href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/icon?family=Material+Icons"
 rel="stylesheet"
 />
 <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.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>index.html

Clone Sample

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

gitclone-bsample-marker-modernhttps://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples.git
cdjs-samples
npmi
npmstart

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

gitcheckoutsample-SAMPLE_NAME
npmi
npmstart