hiding-features

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>Hiding Map Features With Styling</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="-33.86,151.209" zoom="13">
      <div
        id="style-selector-control"
        class="map-control"
        slot="control-block-start-inline-start">
        <input
          type="radio"
          name="show-hide"
          id="hide-poi"
          class="selector-control" />
        <label for="hide-poi">Hide</label>
        <input
          type="radio"
          name="show-hide"
          id="show-poi"
          class="selector-control"
          checked="checked" />
        <label for="show-poi">Show</label>
      </div>
    </gmp-map>
  </body>
</html>

CSS

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

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

.map-control {
  background-color: #fff;
  border-radius: 5px;
  box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35) 0px 5px 15px;
  margin: 10px;
  padding: 5px;
  font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;
  font-size: small;
  display: block;
}

.selector-control {
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 30px;
  vertical-align: baseline;
}

JavaScript

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

async function init() {
  // Request needed libraries.
  await google.maps.importLibrary('maps');

  // Get the gmp-map element.
  const mapElement = document.querySelector('gmp-map');

  // Get the inner map.
  const innerMap = mapElement.innerMap;

  innerMap.setOptions({
    mapTypeControl: false,
    // A map's styles property can only be set on a raster map.
    renderingType: 'RASTER',
  });

  // Apply new JSON when the user chooses to hide/show features.
  document.getElementById('hide-poi').addEventListener('click', () => {
    innerMap.setOptions({ styles: styles.hide });
  });
  document.getElementById('show-poi').addEventListener('click', () => {
    innerMap.setOptions({ styles: styles.default });
  });
}

const styles = {
  default: [],
  hide: [
    {
      featureType: 'poi.business',
      stylers: [{ visibility: 'off' }],
    },
    {
      featureType: 'transit',
      elementType: 'labels.icon',
      stylers: [{ visibility: 'off' }],
    },
  ],
};

void init();