Add markers to a web map with a symbol layer
This example visualizes point features on a map using a symbol layer.
Upon loading, the map uses loadImage to add an image to the application, addSource to add a collection of points to the application, and then addLayer to draw the image and label on the map at each point location.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Add markers to a web map with a symbol layer</title>
<meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=1,user-scalable=no">
<link href="https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/v3.8.0/mapbox-gl.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/v3.8.0/mapbox-gl.js"></script>
<style>
body { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
#map { position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 100%; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="map"></div>
<script>
// TO MAKE THE MAP APPEAR YOU MUST
// ADD YOUR ACCESS TOKEN FROM
// https://account.mapbox.com
mapboxgl.accessToken = 'YOUR_MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN';
const map = new mapboxgl.Map({
container: 'map',
// Choose from Mapbox's core styles, or make your own style with Mapbox Studio
style: 'mapbox://styles/mapbox/streets-v12',
bounds: [
[-128.99107, 22.62724],
[-63.35107, 50.26125]
]
});
map.on('load', () => {
// Add an image to use as a custom marker
map.loadImage(
'https://docs.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/assets/custom_marker.png',
(error, image) => {
if (error) throw error;
map.addImage('custom-marker', image);
// Add a GeoJSON source with 2 points
map.addSource('points', {
'type': 'geojson',
'data': {
'type': 'FeatureCollection',
'features': [
{
// feature for Mapbox DC
'type': 'Feature',
'geometry': {
'type': 'Point',
'coordinates': [
-77.03238901390978, 38.913188059745586
]
},
'properties': {
'title': 'Mapbox DC'
}
},
{
// feature for Mapbox SF
'type': 'Feature',
'geometry': {
'type': 'Point',
'coordinates': [-122.414, 37.776]
},
'properties': {
'title': 'Mapbox SF'
}
}
]
}
});
// Add a symbol layer
map.addLayer({
'id': 'points',
'type': 'symbol',
'source': 'points',
'layout': {
'icon-image': 'custom-marker',
// get the title name from the source's "title" property
'text-field': ['get', 'title'],
'text-font': [
'Open Sans Semibold',
'Arial Unicode MS Bold'
],
'text-offset': [0, 1.25],
'text-anchor': 'top'
}
});
}
);
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
This code snippet will not work as expected until you replace
YOUR_MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN with an access token from your Mapbox account.import React, { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
import mapboxgl from 'mapbox-gl';
import 'mapbox-gl/dist/mapbox-gl.css';
const MapboxExample = () => {
const mapContainerRef = useRef();
const mapRef = useRef();
useEffect(() => {
// TO MAKE THE MAP APPEAR YOU MUST
// ADD YOUR ACCESS TOKEN FROM
// https://account.mapbox.com
mapboxgl.accessToken = 'YOUR_MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN';
mapRef.current = new mapboxgl.Map({
container: mapContainerRef.current,
style: 'mapbox://styles/mapbox/streets-v12',
bounds: [
[-128.99107, 22.62724],
[-63.35107, 50.26125]
]
});
mapRef.current.on('load', () => {
mapRef.current.loadImage(
'https://docs.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/assets/custom_marker.png',
(error, image) => {
if (error) throw error;
mapRef.current.addImage('custom-marker', image);
mapRef.current.addSource('points', {
type: 'geojson',
data: {
type: 'FeatureCollection',
features: [
{
type: 'Feature',
geometry: {
type: 'Point',
coordinates: [-77.03238901390978, 38.913188059745586]
},
properties: {
title: 'Mapbox DC'
}
},
{
type: 'Feature',
geometry: {
type: 'Point',
coordinates: [-122.414, 37.776]
},
properties: {
title: 'Mapbox SF'
}
}
]
}
});
mapRef.current.addLayer({
id: 'points',
type: 'symbol',
source: 'points',
layout: {
'icon-image': 'custom-marker',
'text-field': ['get', 'title'],
'text-font': ['Open Sans Semibold', 'Arial Unicode MS Bold'],
'text-offset': [0, 1.25],
'text-anchor': 'top'
}
});
}
);
});
}, []);
return <div id="map" style={{ height: '100%' }} ref={mapContainerRef}></div>;
};
export default MapboxExample;
This code snippet will not work as expected until you replace
YOUR_MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN with an access token from your Mapbox account.EXAMPLE
Alternative Marker Technique
See Add a default marker to a web map for a less complex approach to visualizing point features using the Marker class.
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