Marker Labels
HTML
<div id="map"></div>
<!-- Replace the value of the key parameter with your own API key. -->
<script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyCkUOdZ5y7hMm0yrcCQoCvLwzdM6M8s5qk"></script>
CSS
/* Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div
* element that contains the map. */
#map {
height: 425px;
}
/* Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window. */
html, body {
height: 100%;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
JavaScript
// In the following example, markers appear when the user clicks on the map.
// Each marker is labeled with a single alphabetical character.
var labels = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ';
var labelIndex = 0;
function initialize() {
var bangalore = { lat: 12.97, lng: 77.59 };
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map'), {
zoom: 12,
center: bangalore
});
// This event listener calls addMarker() when the map is clicked.
google.maps.event.addListener(map, 'click', function(event) {
addMarker(event.latLng, map);
});
// Add a marker at the center of the map.
addMarker(bangalore, map);
}
// Adds a marker to the map.
function addMarker(location, map) {
// Add the marker at the clicked location, and add the next-available label
// from the array of alphabetical characters.
let iconMG =
{
path: 'M 0,0 C -2,-20 -10,-22 -10,-30 A 10,10 0 1,1 10,-30 C 10,-22 2,-20 0,0 z',
fillColor: '#00CCBB',
fillOpacity: 1,
strokeColor: '#000',
strokeWeight: 1,
scale: 1,
labelOrigin: new google.maps.Point(0,-28),
};
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: location,
icon: iconMG,
label: labels[labelIndex++ % labels.length],
map: map
});
}
google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);