control-options

Sample code supporting Google Maps Platform JavaScript API documentation. author(s): Geo Developer IX Documentation Team

HTML

<!doctype html>
<!--
 @license
 Copyright 2026 Google LLC. All Rights Reserved.
 SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-->

<html>
  <head>
    <title>Control Options</title>

    <script>
      // prettier-ignore
      (g=>{var h,a,k,p="The Google Maps JavaScript API",c="google",l="importLibrary",q="__ib__",m=document,b=window;b=b[c]||(b[c]={});var d=b.maps||(b.maps={}),r=new Set,e=new URLSearchParams,u=()=>h||(h=new Promise(async(f,n)=>{await (a=m.createElement("script"));e.set("libraries",[...r]+"");for(k in g)e.set(k.replace(/[A-Z]/g,t=>"_"+t[0].toLowerCase()),g[k]);e.set("callback",c+".maps."+q);a.src=`https://maps.${c}apis.com/maps/api/js?`+e;d[q]=f;a.onerror=()=>h=n(Error(p+" could not load."));a.nonce=m.querySelector("script[nonce]")?.nonce||"";m.head.append(a)}));d[l]?console.warn(p+" only loads once. Ignoring:",g):d[l]=(f,...n)=>r.add(f)&&u().then(()=>d[l](f,...n))})({
            });
    </script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <gmp-map center="-44.03416970075901, 170.4710062642279" zoom="8"></gmp-map>
  </body>
</html>

CSS

/**
 * @license
 * Copyright 2026 Google LLC. All Rights Reserved.
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 */

/* 
 * Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div element
 * that contains the map. 
 */
gmp-map {
  height: 100%;
}

/* 
 * Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window. 
 */
html,
body {
  height: 100%;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

JavaScript

'use strict';
/**
 * @license
 * Copyright 2026 Google LLC. All Rights Reserved.
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 */

// You can set control options to change the default position or style of many
// of the map controls.

async function init() {
  //  Request the needed libraries.
  const [{ MapTypeControlStyle, MapTypeId }, { ControlPosition }] =
    await Promise.all([
      google.maps.importLibrary('maps'),
      google.maps.importLibrary('core'),
    ]);

  const mapElement = document.querySelector('gmp-map');

  const innerMap = mapElement.innerMap;

  innerMap.setOptions({
    mapTypeControl: true,
    mapTypeControlOptions: {
      style: MapTypeControlStyle.DROPDOWN_MENU,
      mapTypeIds: [MapTypeId.ROADMAP, MapTypeId.TERRAIN],
      position: ControlPosition.TOP_CENTER,
    },
  });
}

void init();