Animate a marker using CSS

This example creates the traditional "bounce-drop" animation using CSS and advanced markers. In the IntersectionObserver , it adds the drop CSS style. The IntersectionObserver sees when each marker enters the viewport, and adds the style. Then, the animationend event listener that the createMarker() function added to each marker removes the style.

Read the documentation .

TypeScript

 /** 
 * Returns a random lat lng position within the map bounds. 
 * @param {!google.maps.Map} map 
 * @return {!google.maps.LatLngLiteral} 
 */ 
  
 function 
  
 getRandomPosition 
 ( 
 map 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 const 
  
 bounds 
  
 = 
  
 map 
 . 
 getBounds 
 (); 
  
 const 
  
 minLat 
  
 = 
  
 bounds 
 . 
 getSouthWest 
 (). 
 lat 
 (); 
  
 const 
  
 minLng 
  
 = 
  
 bounds 
 . 
 getSouthWest 
 (). 
 lng 
 (); 
  
 const 
  
 maxLat 
  
 = 
  
 bounds 
 . 
 getNorthEast 
 (). 
 lat 
 (); 
  
 const 
  
 maxLng 
  
 = 
  
 bounds 
 . 
 getNorthEast 
 (). 
 lng 
 (); 
  
 const 
  
 latRange 
  
 = 
  
 maxLat 
  
 - 
  
 minLat 
 ; 
  
 // Note: longitude can span from a positive longitude in the west to a 
  
 // negative one in the east. e.g. 150lng (150E) <-> -30lng (30W) is a large 
  
 // span that covers the whole USA. 
  
 let 
  
 lngRange 
  
 = 
  
 maxLng 
  
 - 
  
 minLng 
 ; 
  
 if 
  
 ( 
 maxLng 
 < 
 minLng 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 lngRange 
  
 += 
  
 360 
 ; 
  
 } 
  
 return 
  
 { 
  
 lat 
 : 
  
 minLat 
  
 + 
  
 Math 
 . 
 random 
 () 
  
 * 
  
 latRange 
 , 
  
 lng 
 : 
  
 minLng 
  
 + 
  
 Math 
 . 
 random 
 () 
  
 * 
  
 lngRange 
 , 
  
 }; 
  
 } 
  
 const 
  
 total 
  
 = 
  
 100 
 ; 
  
 const 
  
 intersectionObserver 
  
 = 
  
 new 
  
 IntersectionObserver 
 (( 
 entries 
 ) 
  
 = 
>  
 { 
  
 for 
  
 ( 
 const 
  
 entry 
  
 of 
  
 entries 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 if 
  
 ( 
 entry 
 . 
 isIntersecting 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 entry 
 . 
 target 
 . 
 classList 
 . 
 add 
 ( 
 'drop' 
 ); 
  
 intersectionObserver 
 . 
 unobserve 
 ( 
 entry 
 . 
 target 
 ); 
  
 } 
  
 } 
  
 }); 
  
 async 
  
 function 
  
 initMap 
 () 
 : 
  
 Promise<void> 
  
 { 
  
 // Request needed libraries. 
  
 const 
  
 { 
  
 Map 
  
 } 
  
 = 
  
 await 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 importLibrary 
 ( 
 "maps" 
 ) 
  
 as 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 MapsLibrary 
 ; 
  
 const 
  
 { 
  
 AdvancedMarkerElement 
 , 
  
 PinElement 
  
 } 
  
 = 
  
 await 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 importLibrary 
 ( 
 "marker" 
 ) 
  
 as 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 MarkerLibrary 
 ; 
  
 const 
  
 position 
  
 = 
  
 { 
 lat 
 : 
  
 37.4242011827985 
 , 
  
 lng 
 : 
  
 - 
 122.09242296450893 
 }; 
  
 const 
  
 map 
  
 = 
  
 new 
  
 Map 
 ( 
 document 
 . 
 getElementById 
 ( 
 "map" 
 ) 
  
 as 
  
 HTMLElement 
 , 
  
 { 
  
 zoom 
 : 
  
 14 
 , 
  
 center 
 : 
  
 position 
 , 
  
 mapId 
 : 
  
 '4504f8b37365c3d0' 
 , 
  
 }); 
  
 // Create 100 markers to animate. 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 event 
 . 
 addListenerOnce 
 ( 
 map 
 , 
  
 'idle' 
 , 
  
 () 
  
 = 
>  
 { 
  
 for 
  
 ( 
 let 
  
 i 
  
 = 
  
 0 
 ; 
  
 i 
 < 
 100 
 ; 
  
 i 
 ++ 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 createMarker 
 ( 
 map 
 , 
  
 AdvancedMarkerElement 
 , 
  
 PinElement 
 ); 
  
 } 
  
 }); 
  
 // Add a button to reset the example. 
  
 const 
  
 controlDiv 
  
 = 
  
 document 
 . 
 createElement 
 ( 
 "div" 
 ); 
  
 const 
  
 controlUI 
  
 = 
  
 document 
 . 
 createElement 
 ( 
 "button" 
 ); 
  
 controlUI 
 . 
 classList 
 . 
 add 
 ( 
 "ui-button" 
 ); 
  
 controlUI 
 . 
 innerText 
  
 = 
  
 "Reset the example" 
 ; 
  
 controlUI 
 . 
 addEventListener 
 ( 
 "click" 
 , 
  
 () 
  
 = 
>  
 { 
  
 // Reset the example by reloading the map iframe. 
  
 refreshMap 
 (); 
  
 }); 
  
 controlDiv 
 . 
 appendChild 
 ( 
 controlUI 
 ); 
  
 map 
 . 
 controls 
 [ 
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 ControlPosition 
 . 
 TOP_CENTER 
 ]. 
 push 
 ( 
 controlDiv 
 ); 
  
 } 
  
 function 
  
 createMarker 
 ( 
 map 
 , 
  
 AdvancedMarkerElement 
 , 
  
 PinElement 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
  
 const 
  
 pinElement 
  
 = 
  
 new 
  
 PinElement 
 (); 
  
 const 
  
 content 
  
 = 
  
 pinElement 
 . 
 element 
 ; 
  
 const 
  
 advancedMarker 
  
 = 
  
 new 
  
 AdvancedMarkerElement 
 ({ 
  
 position 
 : 
  
 getRandomPosition 
 ( 
 map 
 ), 
  
 map 
 : 
  
 map 
 , 
  
 content 
 : 
  
 content 
 , 
  
 }); 
  
 content 
 . 
 style 
 . 
 opacity 
  
 = 
  
 '0' 
 ; 
  
  
 content 
 . 
 addEventListener 
 ( 
 'animationend' 
 , 
  
 ( 
 event 
 ) 
  
 = 
>  
 { 
  
  
 content 
 . 
 classList 
 . 
 remove 
 ( 
 'drop' 
 ); 
  
 content 
 . 
 style 
 . 
 opacity 
  
 = 
  
 '1' 
 ; 
  
 }); 
  
 const 
  
 time 
  
 = 
  
 2 
  
 + 
  
 Math 
 . 
 random 
 (); 
  
 // 2s delay for easy to see the animation 
  
 content 
 . 
 style 
 . 
 setProperty 
 ( 
 '--delay-time' 
 , 
  
 time 
  
 + 
 's' 
 ); 
  
 intersectionObserver 
 . 
 observe 
 ( 
 content 
 ); 
  
 } 
  
 function 
  
 refreshMap 
 () 
  
 { 
  
 // Refresh the map. 
  
 const 
  
 mapContainer 
  
 = 
  
 document 
 . 
 getElementById 
 ( 
 'mapContainer' 
 ); 
  
 const 
  
 map 
  
 = 
  
 document 
 . 
 getElementById 
 ( 
 'map' 
 ); 
  
 map 
 ! 
 . 
 remove 
 (); 
  
 const 
  
 mapDiv 
  
 = 
  
 document 
 . 
 createElement 
 ( 
 'div' 
 ); 
  
 mapDiv 
 . 
 id 
  
 = 
  
 'map' 
 ; 
  
 mapContainer 
 ! 
 . 
 appendChild 
 ( 
 mapDiv 
 ); 
  
 initMap 
 (); 
  
 } 
 initMap 
 (); 
  

JavaScript

 /** 
 * Returns a random lat lng position within the map bounds. 
 * @param {!google.maps.Map} map 
 * @return {!google.maps.LatLngLiteral} 
 */ 
 function 
  
 getRandomPosition 
 ( 
 map 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 const 
  
 bounds 
  
 = 
  
 map 
 . 
 getBounds 
 (); 
  
 const 
  
 minLat 
  
 = 
  
 bounds 
 . 
 getSouthWest 
 (). 
 lat 
 (); 
  
 const 
  
 minLng 
  
 = 
  
 bounds 
 . 
 getSouthWest 
 (). 
 lng 
 (); 
  
 const 
  
 maxLat 
  
 = 
  
 bounds 
 . 
 getNorthEast 
 (). 
 lat 
 (); 
  
 const 
  
 maxLng 
  
 = 
  
 bounds 
 . 
 getNorthEast 
 (). 
 lng 
 (); 
  
 const 
  
 latRange 
  
 = 
  
 maxLat 
  
 - 
  
 minLat 
 ; 
  
 // Note: longitude can span from a positive longitude in the west to a 
  
 // negative one in the east. e.g. 150lng (150E) <-> -30lng (30W) is a large 
  
 // span that covers the whole USA. 
  
 let 
  
 lngRange 
  
 = 
  
 maxLng 
  
 - 
  
 minLng 
 ; 
  
 if 
  
 ( 
 maxLng 
 < 
 minLng 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 lngRange 
  
 += 
  
 360 
 ; 
  
 } 
  
 return 
  
 { 
  
 lat 
 : 
  
 minLat 
  
 + 
  
 Math 
 . 
 random 
 () 
  
 * 
  
 latRange 
 , 
  
 lng 
 : 
  
 minLng 
  
 + 
  
 Math 
 . 
 random 
 () 
  
 * 
  
 lngRange 
 , 
  
 }; 
 } 
 const 
  
 total 
  
 = 
  
 100 
 ; 
 const 
  
 intersectionObserver 
  
 = 
  
 new 
  
 IntersectionObserver 
 (( 
 entries 
 ) 
  
 = 
>  
 { 
  
 for 
  
 ( 
 const 
  
 entry 
  
 of 
  
 entries 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 if 
  
 ( 
 entry 
 . 
 isIntersecting 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 entry 
 . 
 target 
 . 
 classList 
 . 
 add 
 ( 
 'drop' 
 ); 
  
 intersectionObserver 
 . 
 unobserve 
 ( 
 entry 
 . 
 target 
 ); 
  
 } 
  
 } 
 }); 
 async 
  
 function 
  
 initMap 
 () 
  
 { 
  
 // Request needed libraries. 
  
 const 
  
 { 
  
 Map 
  
 } 
  
 = 
  
 await 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 importLibrary 
 ( 
 "maps" 
 ); 
  
 const 
  
 { 
  
 AdvancedMarkerElement 
 , 
  
 PinElement 
  
 } 
  
 = 
  
 await 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 importLibrary 
 ( 
 "marker" 
 ); 
  
 const 
  
 position 
  
 = 
  
 { 
  
 lat 
 : 
  
 37.4242011827985 
 , 
  
 lng 
 : 
  
 - 
 122.09242296450893 
  
 }; 
  
 const 
  
 map 
  
 = 
  
 new 
  
 Map 
 ( 
 document 
 . 
 getElementById 
 ( 
 "map" 
 ), 
  
 { 
  
 zoom 
 : 
  
 14 
 , 
  
 center 
 : 
  
 position 
 , 
  
 mapId 
 : 
  
 '4504f8b37365c3d0' 
 , 
  
 }); 
  
 // Create 100 markers to animate. 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 event 
 . 
 addListenerOnce 
 ( 
 map 
 , 
  
 'idle' 
 , 
  
 () 
  
 = 
>  
 { 
  
 for 
  
 ( 
 let 
  
 i 
  
 = 
  
 0 
 ; 
  
 i 
 < 
 100 
 ; 
  
 i 
 ++ 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 createMarker 
 ( 
 map 
 , 
  
 AdvancedMarkerElement 
 , 
  
 PinElement 
 ); 
  
 } 
  
 }); 
  
 // Add a button to reset the example. 
  
 const 
  
 controlDiv 
  
 = 
  
 document 
 . 
 createElement 
 ( 
 "div" 
 ); 
  
 const 
  
 controlUI 
  
 = 
  
 document 
 . 
 createElement 
 ( 
 "button" 
 ); 
  
 controlUI 
 . 
 classList 
 . 
 add 
 ( 
 "ui-button" 
 ); 
  
 controlUI 
 . 
 innerText 
  
 = 
  
 "Reset the example" 
 ; 
  
 controlUI 
 . 
 addEventListener 
 ( 
 "click" 
 , 
  
 () 
  
 = 
>  
 { 
  
 // Reset the example by reloading the map iframe. 
  
 refreshMap 
 (); 
  
 }); 
  
 controlDiv 
 . 
 appendChild 
 ( 
 controlUI 
 ); 
  
 map 
 . 
 controls 
 [ 
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 ControlPosition 
 . 
 TOP_CENTER 
 ]. 
 push 
 ( 
 controlDiv 
 ); 
 } 
 function 
  
 createMarker 
 ( 
 map 
 , 
  
 AdvancedMarkerElement 
 , 
  
 PinElement 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 const 
  
 pinElement 
  
 = 
  
 new 
  
 PinElement 
 (); 
  
 const 
  
 content 
  
 = 
  
 pinElement 
 . 
 element 
 ; 
  
 const 
  
 advancedMarker 
  
 = 
  
 new 
  
 AdvancedMarkerElement 
 ({ 
  
 position 
 : 
  
 getRandomPosition 
 ( 
 map 
 ), 
  
 map 
 : 
  
 map 
 , 
  
 content 
 : 
  
 content 
 , 
  
 }); 
  
 content 
 . 
 style 
 . 
 opacity 
  
 = 
  
 '0' 
 ; 
  
 content 
 . 
 addEventListener 
 ( 
 'animationend' 
 , 
  
 ( 
 event 
 ) 
  
 = 
>  
 { 
  
 content 
 . 
 classList 
 . 
 remove 
 ( 
 'drop' 
 ); 
  
 content 
 . 
 style 
 . 
 opacity 
  
 = 
  
 '1' 
 ; 
  
 }); 
  
 const 
  
 time 
  
 = 
  
 2 
  
 + 
  
 Math 
 . 
 random 
 (); 
  
 // 2s delay for easy to see the animation 
  
 content 
 . 
 style 
 . 
 setProperty 
 ( 
 '--delay-time' 
 , 
  
 time 
  
 + 
  
 's' 
 ); 
  
 intersectionObserver 
 . 
 observe 
 ( 
 content 
 ); 
 } 
 function 
  
 refreshMap 
 () 
  
 { 
  
 // Refresh the map. 
  
 const 
  
 mapContainer 
  
 = 
  
 document 
 . 
 getElementById 
 ( 
 'mapContainer' 
 ); 
  
 const 
  
 map 
  
 = 
  
 document 
 . 
 getElementById 
 ( 
 'map' 
 ); 
  
 map 
 . 
 remove 
 (); 
  
 const 
  
 mapDiv 
  
 = 
  
 document 
 . 
 createElement 
 ( 
 'div' 
 ); 
  
 mapDiv 
 . 
 id 
  
 = 
  
 'map' 
 ; 
  
 mapContainer 
 . 
 appendChild 
 ( 
 mapDiv 
 ); 
  
 initMap 
 (); 
 } 
 initMap 
 (); 
  

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 
 ; 
 } 
 /* set the default transition time */ 
 : 
 root 
  
 { 
  
 --delay-time 
 : 
  
 .5 
 s 
 ; 
 } 
 # 
 map 
  
 { 
  
 height 
 : 
  
 100 
 % 
 ; 
 } 
 # 
 mapContainer 
  
 { 
  
 height 
 : 
  
 100 
 % 
 ; 
 } 
 html 
 , 
 body 
  
 { 
  
 height 
 : 
  
 100 
 % 
 ; 
  
 margin 
 : 
  
 0 
 ; 
  
 padding 
 : 
  
 0 
 ; 
 } 
 @ 
 keyframes 
  
 drop 
  
 { 
  
 0 
 % 
  
 { 
  
 transform 
 : 
  
 translateY 
 ( 
 -200 
 px 
 ) 
  
 scaleY 
 ( 
 0.9 
 ); 
  
 opacity 
 : 
  
 0 
 ; 
  
 } 
  
 5 
 % 
  
 { 
  
 opacity 
 : 
  
 0.7 
 ; 
  
 } 
  
 50 
 % 
  
 { 
  
 transform 
 : 
  
 translateY 
 ( 
 0 
 px 
 ) 
  
 scaleY 
 ( 
 1 
 ); 
  
 opacity 
 : 
  
 1 
 ; 
  
 } 
  
 65 
 % 
  
 { 
  
 transform 
 : 
  
 translateY 
 ( 
 -17 
 px 
 ) 
  
 scaleY 
 ( 
 0.9 
 ); 
  
 opacity 
 : 
  
 1 
 ; 
  
 } 
  
 75 
 % 
  
 { 
  
 transform 
 : 
  
 translateY 
 ( 
 -22 
 px 
 ) 
  
 scaleY 
 ( 
 0.9 
 ); 
  
 opacity 
 : 
  
 1 
 ; 
  
 } 
  
 100 
 % 
  
 { 
  
 transform 
 : 
  
 translateY 
 ( 
 0 
 px 
 ) 
  
 scaleY 
 ( 
 1 
 ); 
  
 opacity 
 : 
  
 1 
 ; 
  
 } 
 } 
 . 
 drop 
  
 { 
  
 animation 
 : 
  
 drop 
  
 0.3 
 s 
  
 linear 
  
 forwards 
  
 var 
 ( 
 --delay-time 
 ); 
 } 
 . 
 ui-button 
  
 { 
  
 background-color 
 : 
  
 #fff 
 ; 
  
 border 
 : 
  
 0 
 ; 
  
 border-radius 
 : 
  
 2 
 px 
 ; 
  
 box-shadow 
 : 
  
 0 
  
 1 
 px 
  
 4 
 px 
  
 -1 
 px 
  
 rgba 
 ( 
 0 
 , 
  
 0 
 , 
  
 0 
 , 
  
 0.3 
 ); 
  
 margin 
 : 
  
 10 
 px 
 ; 
  
 padding 
 : 
  
 0 
  
 0.5 
 em 
 ; 
  
 font 
 : 
  
 400 
  
 18 
 px 
  
 Roboto 
 , 
  
 Arial 
 , 
  
 sans-serif 
 ; 
  
 overflow 
 : 
  
 hidden 
 ; 
  
 height 
 : 
  
 40 
 px 
 ; 
  
 cursor 
 : 
  
 pointer 
 ; 
 } 
 . 
 ui-button 
 : 
 hover 
  
 { 
  
 background 
 : 
  
 rgb 
 ( 
 235 
 , 
  
 235 
 , 
  
 235 
 ); 
 } 
  

HTML

<html>
  <head>
    <title>Advanced Markers CSS Animation</title>

    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" />
    <script type="module" src="./index.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div id="mapContainer">
      <div id="map" style="height: 100%"></div>
    </div>

    <!-- prettier-ignore -->
    <script>(g=>{var h,a,k,p="The Google Maps JavaScript API",c="google",l="importLibrary",q="__ib__",m=document,b=window;b=b[c]||(b[c]={});var d=b.maps||(b.maps={}),r=new Set,e=new URLSearchParams,u=()=>h||(h=new Promise(async(f,n)=>{await (a=m.createElement("script"));e.set("libraries",[...r]+"");for(k in g)e.set(k.replace(/[A-Z]/g,t=>"_"+t[0].toLowerCase()),g[k]);e.set("callback",c+".maps."+q);a.src=`https://maps.${c}apis.com/maps/api/js?`+e;d[q]=f;a.onerror=()=>h=n(Error(p+" could not load."));a.nonce=m.querySelector("script[nonce]")?.nonce||"";m.head.append(a)}));d[l]?console.warn(p+" only loads once. Ignoring:",g):d[l]=(f,...n)=>r.add(f)&&u().then(()=>d[l](f,...n))})
        ({key: "AIzaSyA6myHzS10YXdcazAFalmXvDkrYCp5cLc8", v: "weekly"});</script>
  </body>
</html>  

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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 
  
 https 
 : 
 //github.com/googlemaps-samples/js-api-samples.git 
 
  
  cd 
  
 samples 
 / 
 advanced 
 - 
 markers 
 - 
 animation 
 
  
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 i 
 
  
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