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// This example adds a marker to indicate the position of Bondi Beach in Sydney, // Australia. function initMap() { var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map'), { zoom: 4, center: {lat: -33, lng: 151} }); var image = 'https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/full/images/beachflag.png'; var beachMarker = new google.maps.Marker({ position: {lat: -33.890, lng: 151.274}, map: map, icon: image }); }
<div id="map"></div>
/* Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div * element that contains the map. */ #map { height: 100%; } /* Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window. */ html, body { height: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
<!-- Replace the value of the key parameter with your own API key. --> <script async defer src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyCkUOdZ5y7hMm0yrcCQoCvLwzdM6M8s5qk&callback=initMap"> </script>
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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no"> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>Simple Marker Icons</title> <style> /* Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div * element that contains the map. */ #map { height: 100%; } /* Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window. */ html, body { height: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style> </head> <body> <div id="map"></div> <script> // This example adds a marker to indicate the position of Bondi Beach in Sydney, // Australia. function initMap() { var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map'), { zoom: 4, center: {lat: -33, lng: 151} }); var image = 'https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/full/images/beachflag.png'; var beachMarker = new google.maps.Marker({ position: {lat: -33.890, lng: 151.274}, map: map, icon: image }); } </script> <script async defer src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=YOUR_API_KEY&callback=initMap"> </script> </body> </html>