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// In the following example, markers appear when the user clicks on the map. // Each marker is labeled with a single alphabetical character. var labels = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ'; var labelIndex = 0; function initialize() { var bangalore = { lat: 12.97, lng: 77.59 }; var 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', function(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. var marker = new google.maps.Marker({ position: location, label: labels[labelIndex++ % labels.length], map: map }); } google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);
<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 src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyCkUOdZ5y7hMm0yrcCQoCvLwzdM6M8s5qk"></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>Marker Labels</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> <script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=YOUR_API_KEY"></script> <script> // In the following example, markers appear when the user clicks on the map. // Each marker is labeled with a single alphabetical character. var labels = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ'; var labelIndex = 0; function initialize() { var bangalore = { lat: 12.97, lng: 77.59 }; var 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', function(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. var marker = new google.maps.Marker({ position: location, label: labels[labelIndex++ % labels.length], map: map }); } google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize); </script> </head> <body> <div id="map"></div> </body> </html>