Make markers clickable and accessible

  • This example demonstrates a map with accessible markers that can be navigated using a keyboard.

  • Users can focus on markers using the tab key and cycle through them with arrow keys.

  • Pressing the enter key simulates a click on the focused marker, revealing an info window with its title.

  • The map includes five numbered markers representing different tour stops.

  • The sample code provides implementations in both JavaScript and TypeScript.

This example shows a map with five clickable, focusable markers. To navigate markers using the keyboard, use the tab key to focus on the first marker; if there are multiple markers, use the arrow keys to cycle through them. Press the enter key to "click". Press tab again to continue moving through the rest of the map controls

Read the documentation .

TypeScript

 const 
  
 mapElement 
  
 = 
  
 document 
 . 
 querySelector 
 ( 
 'gmp-map' 
 ) 
  
 as 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 MapElement 
 ; 
 async 
  
 function 
  
 initMap 
 () 
  
 { 
  
 // Request needed libraries. 
  
 const 
  
 { 
  
 Map 
 , 
  
 InfoWindow 
  
 } 
  
 = 
  
 ( 
 await 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 importLibrary 
 ( 
  
 'maps' 
  
 )) 
  
 as 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 MapsLibrary 
 ; 
  
 const 
  
 { 
  
 AdvancedMarkerElement 
 , 
  
 PinElement 
  
 } 
  
 = 
  
 ( 
 await 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 importLibrary 
 ( 
  
 'marker' 
  
 )) 
  
 as 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 MarkerLibrary 
 ; 
  
 // 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 
  
 = 
  
 [ 
  
 { 
  
 position 
 : 
  
 { 
  
 lat 
 : 
  
 34.8791806 
 , 
  
 lng 
 : 
  
 - 
 111.8265049 
  
 }, 
  
 title 
 : 
  
 'Boynton Pass' 
 , 
  
 }, 
  
 { 
  
 position 
 : 
  
 { 
  
 lat 
 : 
  
 34.8559195 
 , 
  
 lng 
 : 
  
 - 
 111.7988186 
  
 }, 
  
 title 
 : 
  
 'Airport Mesa' 
 , 
  
 }, 
  
 { 
  
 position 
 : 
  
 { 
  
 lat 
 : 
  
 34.832149 
 , 
  
 lng 
 : 
  
 - 
 111.7695277 
  
 }, 
  
 title 
 : 
  
 'Chapel of the Holy Cross' 
 , 
  
 }, 
  
 { 
  
 position 
 : 
  
 { 
  
 lat 
 : 
  
 34.823736 
 , 
  
 lng 
 : 
  
 - 
 111.8001857 
  
 }, 
  
 title 
 : 
  
 'Red Rock Crossing' 
 , 
  
 }, 
  
 { 
  
 position 
 : 
  
 { 
  
 lat 
 : 
  
 34.800326 
 , 
  
 lng 
 : 
  
 - 
 111.7665047 
  
 }, 
  
 title 
 : 
  
 'Bell Rock' 
 , 
  
 }, 
  
 ]; 
  
 // Create an info window to share between markers. 
  
 const 
  
 infoWindow 
  
 = 
  
 new 
  
 InfoWindow 
 (); 
  
 // Create the markers. 
  
 tourStops 
 . 
 forEach 
 (({ 
  
 position 
 , 
  
 title 
  
 }, 
  
 i 
 ) 
  
 = 
>  
 { 
  
 const 
  
 pin 
  
 = 
  
 new 
  
 PinElement 
 ({ 
  
 //@ts-ignore 
  
 glyphText 
 : 
  
 ` 
 ${ 
 i 
  
 + 
  
 1 
 } 
 ` 
 , 
  
 scale 
 : 
  
 1.5 
 , 
  
 }); 
  
 const 
  
 marker 
  
 = 
  
 new 
  
 AdvancedMarkerElement 
 ({ 
  
 position 
 , 
  
 title 
 : 
  
 ` 
 ${ 
 i 
  
 + 
  
 1 
 } 
 . 
 ${ 
 title 
 } 
 ` 
 , 
  
 gmpClickable 
 : 
  
 true 
 , 
  
 }); 
  
 marker 
 . 
 append 
 ( 
 pin 
 ); 
  
 mapElement 
 . 
 append 
 ( 
 marker 
 ); 
  
 // Add a click listener for each marker, and set up the info window. 
  
 marker 
 . 
 addListener 
 ( 
 'click' 
 , 
  
 ({ 
  
 domEvent 
 , 
  
 latLng 
  
 }) 
  
 = 
>  
 { 
  
 const 
  
 { 
  
 target 
  
 } 
  
 = 
  
 domEvent 
 ; 
  
 infoWindow 
 . 
 close 
 (); 
  
 infoWindow 
 . 
 setContent 
 ( 
 marker 
 . 
 title 
 ); 
  
 infoWindow 
 . 
 open 
 ( 
 marker 
 . 
 map 
 , 
  
 marker 
 ); 
  
 }); 
  
 }); 
 } 
 initMap 
 (); 
  

JavaScript

 const 
  
 mapElement 
  
 = 
  
 document 
 . 
 querySelector 
 ( 
 'gmp-map' 
 ); 
 async 
  
 function 
  
 initMap 
 () 
  
 { 
  
 // Request needed libraries. 
  
 const 
  
 { 
  
 Map 
 , 
  
 InfoWindow 
  
 } 
  
 = 
  
 ( 
 await 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 importLibrary 
 ( 
 'maps' 
 )); 
  
 const 
  
 { 
  
 AdvancedMarkerElement 
 , 
  
 PinElement 
  
 } 
  
 = 
  
 ( 
 await 
  
 google 
 . 
 maps 
 . 
 importLibrary 
 ( 
 'marker' 
 )); 
  
 // 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 
  
 = 
  
 [ 
  
 { 
  
 position 
 : 
  
 { 
  
 lat 
 : 
  
 34.8791806 
 , 
  
 lng 
 : 
  
 - 
 111.8265049 
  
 }, 
  
 title 
 : 
  
 'Boynton Pass' 
 , 
  
 }, 
  
 { 
  
 position 
 : 
  
 { 
  
 lat 
 : 
  
 34.8559195 
 , 
  
 lng 
 : 
  
 - 
 111.7988186 
  
 }, 
  
 title 
 : 
  
 'Airport Mesa' 
 , 
  
 }, 
  
 { 
  
 position 
 : 
  
 { 
  
 lat 
 : 
  
 34.832149 
 , 
  
 lng 
 : 
  
 - 
 111.7695277 
  
 }, 
  
 title 
 : 
  
 'Chapel of the Holy Cross' 
 , 
  
 }, 
  
 { 
  
 position 
 : 
  
 { 
  
 lat 
 : 
  
 34.823736 
 , 
  
 lng 
 : 
  
 - 
 111.8001857 
  
 }, 
  
 title 
 : 
  
 'Red Rock Crossing' 
 , 
  
 }, 
  
 { 
  
 position 
 : 
  
 { 
  
 lat 
 : 
  
 34.800326 
 , 
  
 lng 
 : 
  
 - 
 111.7665047 
  
 }, 
  
 title 
 : 
  
 'Bell Rock' 
 , 
  
 }, 
  
 ]; 
  
 // Create an info window to share between markers. 
  
 const 
  
 infoWindow 
  
 = 
  
 new 
  
 InfoWindow 
 (); 
  
 // Create the markers. 
  
 tourStops 
 . 
 forEach 
 (({ 
  
 position 
 , 
  
 title 
  
 }, 
  
 i 
 ) 
  
 = 
>  
 { 
  
 const 
  
 pin 
  
 = 
  
 new 
  
 PinElement 
 ({ 
  
 //@ts-ignore 
  
 glyphText 
 : 
  
 ` 
 ${ 
 i 
  
 + 
  
 1 
 } 
 ` 
 , 
  
 scale 
 : 
  
 1.5 
 , 
  
 }); 
  
 const 
  
 marker 
  
 = 
  
 new 
  
 AdvancedMarkerElement 
 ({ 
  
 position 
 , 
  
 title 
 : 
  
 ` 
 ${ 
 i 
  
 + 
  
 1 
 } 
 . 
 ${ 
 title 
 } 
 ` 
 , 
  
 gmpClickable 
 : 
  
 true 
 , 
  
 }); 
  
 marker 
 . 
 append 
 ( 
 pin 
 ); 
  
 mapElement 
 . 
 append 
 ( 
 marker 
 ); 
  
 // Add a click listener for each marker, and set up the info window. 
  
 marker 
 . 
 addListener 
 ( 
 'click' 
 , 
  
 ({ 
  
 domEvent 
 , 
  
 latLng 
  
 }) 
  
 = 
>  
 { 
  
 const 
  
 { 
  
 target 
  
 } 
  
 = 
  
 domEvent 
 ; 
  
 infoWindow 
 . 
 close 
 (); 
  
 infoWindow 
 . 
 setContent 
 ( 
 marker 
 . 
 title 
 ); 
  
 infoWindow 
 . 
 open 
 ( 
 marker 
 . 
 map 
 , 
  
 marker 
 ); 
  
 }); 
  
 }); 
 } 
 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 
 ; 
 } 
  

HTML

<html>
    <head>
        <title>Advanced Marker Accessibility</title>

        <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" />
        <script type="module" src="./index.js"></script>

        <!-- 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>
    </head>
    <body>
        <gmp-map
            zoom="12"
            center="34.84555,-111.8035"
            map-id="4504f8b37365c3d0"></gmp-map>
    </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 
  
 https 
 : 
 //github.com/googlemaps-samples/js-api-samples.git 
 
  
  cd 
  
 samples 
 / 
 advanced 
 - 
 markers 
 - 
 accessibility 
 
  
  npm 
  
 i 
 
  
  npm 
  
 start 
 
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