Customize markers with HTML

The following example shows how to customize markers using HTML and CSS in 3D Maps in Maps JavaScript.

Read the documentation.

JavaScript

CSS

@keyframes marker-bounce {
    0% {
        transform: translateY(0);
    }
    30% {
        transform: translateY(-12px);
    }
    55% {
        transform: translateY(-5px);
    }
    75% {
        transform: translateY(-10px);
    }
    100% {
        transform: translateY(-8px);
    }
}

html,
gmp-map-3d {
    height: 100%;
}

html,
body {
    height: 100%;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

:root {
    --google-blue: #1a73e8;
    --google-gray: #3c4043;
    --google-silver: #dadce0;
    --google-white: #ffffff;
}

.custom-marker {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 8px 16px;
    background-color: var(--google-white);
    color: var(--google-blue);
    border: 1px solid var(--google-silver);
    border-radius: 20px;
    font-family: 'Google Sans', 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 600;
    box-shadow:
        0 4px 6px rgba(60, 64, 67, 0.1),
        0 1px 3px rgba(60, 64, 67, 0.2);
    white-space: nowrap;
    position: relative;
    cursor: default;
    transition:
        background-color 0.3s ease-in-out,
        box-shadow 0.3s ease-in-out;
    user-select: none;
}

.custom-marker:hover {
    background-color: #f8f9fa;
    box-shadow:
        0 8px 16px rgba(60, 64, 67, 0.2),
        0 2px 4px rgba(60, 64, 67, 0.25);
    animation: marker-bounce 0.5s ease-out forwards;
}

.custom-marker::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 100%;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    width: 0;
    height: 0;
    border-left: 8px solid transparent;
    border-right: 8px solid transparent;
    border-top: 8px solid var(--google-silver);
    transition: border-top-color 0.2s ease-in-out;
}

.custom-marker::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 99%;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    width: 0;
    height: 0;
    border-left: 7px solid transparent;
    border-right: 7px solid transparent;
    border-top: 7px solid var(--google-white);
    z-index: 1;
    transition: border-top-color 0.2s ease-in-out;
}

.custom-marker:hover::after {
    border-top-color: #cacdd2;
}

.custom-marker:hover::before {
    border-top-color: #f8f9fa;
}

HTML

<html>
    <head>
        <title>3D Marker HTML</title>
        <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" />
        <script
            async
            src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?loading=async&key=AIzaSyA6myHzS10YXdcazAFalmXvDkrYCp5cLc8&libraries=maps3d"></script>
    </head>
    <body>
        <gmp-map-3d
            center="40.7489,-73.9680,0"
            heading="315"
            tilt="65"
            range="800"
            mode="SATELLITE">
            <gmp-marker position="40.7489,-73.9680" title="UN Headquarters">
                <div class="custom-marker">
                    United Nations Secretariat Building
                </div>
            </gmp-marker>
        </gmp-map-3d>
    </body>
</html>

Try Sample

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. 

  git clone https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/js-api-samples.git
  cd samples/3d-marker-html
  npm i
  npm start