Maps API v3 SVG icons

Create a marker with an SVG icon

by upsidown

HTML

<script src="http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false"></script>
<div id="map-canvas"></div>
If nothing happens when you click on the map, please check that the example SVG image used in this example is still available (https://dev.w3.org/SVG/tools/svgweb/samples/svg-files/aa.svg) and if not, replace it with another valid URL.

CSS

#map-canvas { 
height: 400px; 
}

JavaScript

var map;
var polyLine;
var polyOptions;

function initialize() {
    
    var mapOptions = {
        zoom: 5,
        mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP,
        center: new google.maps.LatLng(0,0)
    };

    map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map-canvas'), mapOptions);
    
    google.maps.event.addListener(map, 'click', function(event) {

        addPoint(event);
    });
}

function addPoint(event) {

    var icon = {
        url: "https://dev.w3.org/SVG/tools/svgweb/samples/svg-files/aa.svg",
        anchor: new google.maps.Point(25,50),
        scaledSize: new google.maps.Size(50,50)
    }

    var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
        position: event.latLng,
        map: map,
        draggable: false,
        icon: icon,
        zIndex : -20
    });
}

initialize();