> [!WARNING]
> As of February 21st, 2024 (v3.56), google.maps.Marker is deprecated. We encourage you to
> transition to the new `google.maps.marker.AdvancedMarkerElement` class. Advanced
> markers provide substantial improvements over the legacy `google.maps.Marker` class.
> The minimum version of the Maps JavaScript API with `google.maps.marker.AdvancedMarkerElement`
> is 3.53.2. At this time, google.maps.Marker is not scheduled to be discontinued.
>
> [Learn more](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/advanced-markers/migration.md.txt)

This example creates a map where each click by the user creates a marker that's
labeled with a single alphabetic character.

Read the [documentation](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/markers.md.txt#marker_labels).
<iframe src="https://geo-devrel-javascript-samples.web.app/samples/marker-labels/app/dist/" allow="fullscreen; "></iframe>

### TypeScript

```typescript
// In the following example, markers appear when the user clicks on the map.
// Each marker is labeled with a single alphabetical character.
const labels = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
let labelIndex = 0;

function initMap(): void {
  const bangalore = { lat: 12.97, lng: 77.59 };
  const map = new google.maps.Map(
    document.getElementById("map") as HTMLElement,
    {
      zoom: 12,
      center: bangalore,
    }
  );

  // This event listener calls addMarker() when the map is clicked.
  google.maps.event.addListener(map, "click", (event) => {
    addMarker(event.latLng, map);
  });

  // Add a marker at the center of the map.
  addMarker(bangalore, map);
}

// Adds a marker to the map.
function addMarker(location: google.maps.LatLngLiteral, map: google.maps.Map) {
  // Add the marker at the clicked location, and add the next-available label
  // from the array of alphabetical characters.
  new google.maps.Marker({
    position: location,
    label: labels[labelIndex++ % labels.length],
    map: map,
  });
}

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

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** Read the [guide](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/using-typescript.md.txt) on using TypeScript and Google Maps.

### JavaScript

```javascript
// In the following example, markers appear when the user clicks on the map.
// Each marker is labeled with a single alphabetical character.
const labels = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
let labelIndex = 0;

function initMap() {
  const bangalore = { lat: 12.97, lng: 77.59 };
  const map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), {
    zoom: 12,
    center: bangalore,
  });

  // This event listener calls addMarker() when the map is clicked.
  google.maps.event.addListener(map, "click", (event) => {
    addMarker(event.latLng, map);
  });
  // Add a marker at the center of the map.
  addMarker(bangalore, map);
}

// Adds a marker to the map.
function addMarker(location, map) {
  // Add the marker at the clicked location, and add the next-available label
  // from the array of alphabetical characters.
  new google.maps.Marker({
    position: location,
    label: labels[labelIndex++ % labels.length],
    map: map,
  });
}

window.initMap = initMap;
```

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** The JavaScript is compiled from the TypeScript snippet.

### CSS

```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;
}
```

### HTML

```html
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Marker Labels</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"
      defer
    ></script>
  </body>
</html>
```

### Clone Sample


Git and Node.js are required to run this sample locally. Follow these [instructions](https://docs.npmjs.com/downloading-and-installing-node-js-and-npm) to install Node.js and NPM. The following commands clone, install dependencies and start the sample application.

```javascript
  git clone -b sample-marker-labels 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`.

```javascript
  git checkout sample-SAMPLE_NAME
  npm i
  npm start
```