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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.
This example creates five markers which are accessible. The first marker receives focus when tab is pressed; you can then use the arrow keys to move between markers. Press tab again to continue moving through the rest of the map controls. If a marker has an info window, you can open it by clicking, or by pressing the enter key or space bar. When the info window closes, focus will return to the associated marker.
Read the documentation.
TypeScript// The following example creates five accessible and
// focusable markers.
function initMap(): void {
const map = new google.maps.Map(
document.getElementById("map") as HTMLElement,
{
zoom: 12,
center: { lat: 34.84555, lng: -111.8035 },
}
);
// Set LatLng and title text for the markers. The first marker (Boynton Pass)
// receives the initial focus when tab is pressed. Use arrow keys to
// move between markers; press tab again to cycle through the map controls.
const tourStops: [google.maps.LatLngLiteral, string][] = [
[{ lat: 34.8791806, lng: -111.8265049 }, "Boynton Pass"],
[{ lat: 34.8559195, lng: -111.7988186 }, "Airport Mesa"],
[{ lat: 34.832149, lng: -111.7695277 }, "Chapel of the Holy Cross"],
[{ lat: 34.823736, lng: -111.8001857 }, "Red Rock Crossing"],
[{ lat: 34.800326, lng: -111.7665047 }, "Bell Rock"],
];
// Create an info window to share between markers.
const infoWindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow();
// Create the markers.
tourStops.forEach(([position, title], i) => {
const marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position,
map,
title: `${i + 1}. ${title}`,
label: `${i + 1}`,
optimized: false,
});
// Add a click listener for each marker, and set up the info window.
marker.addListener("click", () => {
infoWindow.close();
infoWindow.setContent(marker.getTitle());
infoWindow.open(marker.getMap(), marker);
});
});
}
declare global {
interface Window {
initMap: () => void;
}
}
window.initMap = initMap;Note: Read the guide on using TypeScript and Google Maps. JavaScript
// The following example creates five accessible and
// focusable markers.
function initMap() {
const map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), {
zoom: 12,
center: { lat: 34.84555, lng: -111.8035 },
});
// Set LatLng and title text for the markers. The first marker (Boynton Pass)
// receives the initial focus when tab is pressed. Use arrow keys to
// move between markers; press tab again to cycle through the map controls.
const tourStops = [
[{ lat: 34.8791806, lng: -111.8265049 }, "Boynton Pass"],
[{ lat: 34.8559195, lng: -111.7988186 }, "Airport Mesa"],
[{ lat: 34.832149, lng: -111.7695277 }, "Chapel of the Holy Cross"],
[{ lat: 34.823736, lng: -111.8001857 }, "Red Rock Crossing"],
[{ lat: 34.800326, lng: -111.7665047 }, "Bell Rock"],
];
// Create an info window to share between markers.
const infoWindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow();
// Create the markers.
tourStops.forEach(([position, title], i) => {
const marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position,
map,
title: `${i + 1}. ${title}`,
label: `${i + 1}`,
optimized: false,
});
// Add a click listener for each marker, and set up the info window.
marker.addListener("click", () => {
infoWindow.close();
infoWindow.setContent(marker.getTitle());
infoWindow.open(marker.getMap(), marker);
});
});
}
window.initMap = initMap;Note: The JavaScript is compiled from the TypeScript snippet. 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>
<head>
<title>Marker Accessibility</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> 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-marker-accessibility https://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples.gitcd js-samplesnpm inpm start
Other samples can be tried by switching to any branch beginning with sample-SAMPLE_NAME.
git checkout sample-SAMPLE_NAMEnpm inpm start
Except as otherwise noted, the content of this page is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License, and code samples are licensed under the Apache 2.0 License. For details, see the Google Developers Site Policies. Java is a registered trademark of Oracle and/or its affiliates.
Last updated 2025-07-09 UTC.
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