Right-to-Left Languages

  • This example demonstrates how to display a Google Map of Cairo, Egypt with the map language set to Arabic.

  • It utilizes the Google Maps JavaScript API with language and region parameters to localize the map display.

  • The sample code showcases the implementation in both JavaScript and TypeScript, offering flexibility for developers.

  • The HTML structure sets the text direction to right-to-left (rtl) to support the Arabic language display.

  • Users can interact with the map, with a marker positioned over Cairo that displays an info window containing the city's name in Arabic when clicked.

This example creates a map that renders a map of Cairo, Egypt in Arabic.

Read the documentation.

TypeScript

// This example displays a map with the language set to Arabic and the
// regions set to Egypt. These settings are specified in the HTML script
// element when loading the Google Maps JavaScript API.
// Setting the language shows the map in the language of your choice.
// Setting the region biases the geocoding results to that region.
// In addition, the page's html element sets the text direction to
// right-to-left.
function initMap(): void {
  const cairo = { lat: 30.064742, lng: 31.249509 };

  const map = new google.maps.Map(
    document.getElementById("map") as HTMLElement,
    {
      scaleControl: true,
      center: cairo,
      zoom: 10,
    }
  );

  const infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow();

  infowindow.setContent("<b>القاهرة</b>");

  const marker = new google.maps.Marker({ map, position: cairo });

  marker.addListener("click", () => {
    infowindow.open(map, marker);
  });
}

declare global {
  interface Window {
    initMap: () => void;
  }
}
window.initMap = initMap;
index.ts

JavaScript

// This example displays a map with the language set to Arabic and the
// regions set to Egypt. These settings are specified in the HTML script
// element when loading the Google Maps JavaScript API.
// Setting the language shows the map in the language of your choice.
// Setting the region biases the geocoding results to that region.
// In addition, the page's html element sets the text direction to
// right-to-left.
function initMap() {
  const cairo = { lat: 30.064742, lng: 31.249509 };
  const map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), {
    scaleControl: true,
    center: cairo,
    zoom: 10,
  });
  const infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow();

  infowindow.setContent("<b>القاهرة</b>");

  const marker = new google.maps.Marker({ map, position: cairo });

  marker.addListener("click", () => {
    infowindow.open(map, marker);
  });
}

window.initMap = initMap;
index.js

CSS

/* 
 * 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.css

HTML

<html dir="rtl">
  <head>
    <title>Right-to-Left Languages</title>

    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" />
    <script type="module" src="./index.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div id="map"></div>

    <!-- 
      The `defer` attribute causes the script to execute after the full HTML
      document has been parsed. For non-blocking uses, avoiding race conditions,
      and consistent behavior across browsers, consider loading using Promises. See
      https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/load-maps-js-api
      for more information.
      -->
    <script
      src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyB41DRUbKWJHPxaFjMAwdrzWzbVKartNGg&callback=initMap&v=weekly&language=ar&region=EG"
      defer
    ></script>
  </body>
</html>
index.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 -b sample-map-rtl https://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples.git
  cd js-samples
  npm i
  npm start

Other samples can be tried by switching to any branch beginning with sample-SAMPLE_NAME. 

  git checkout sample-SAMPLE_NAME
  npm i
  npm start