Custom marker icons

Setting a custom marker image.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset=utf-8 />
<title>Custom marker icons</title>
<meta name='viewport' content='initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=1,user-scalable=no' />
<script src='https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/v3.1.1/mapbox.js'></script>
<link href='https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/v3.1.1/mapbox.css' rel='stylesheet' />
<style>
  body { margin:0; padding:0; }
  #map { position:absolute; top:0; bottom:0; width:100%; }
</style>
</head>
<body>

<div id='map'></div>
<script>
L.mapbox.accessToken = '<your access token here>';
var map = L.mapbox.map('map', 'mapbox.streets')
    .setView([40, -74.50], 8);

var myLayer = L.mapbox.featureLayer().addTo(map);

var geoJson = {
  type: 'FeatureCollection',
  features: [{
      "type": "Feature",
      "geometry": {
          "type": "Point",
          "coordinates": [-75.00, 40]
      },
      "properties": {
          "title": "Small astronaut",
          "icon": {
              "iconUrl": "/mapbox.js/assets/images/astronaut1.png",
              "iconSize": [50, 50], // size of the icon
              "iconAnchor": [25, 25], // point of the icon which will correspond to marker's location
              "popupAnchor": [0, -25], // point from which the popup should open relative to the iconAnchor
              "className": "dot"
          }
      }
  }, {
      "type": "Feature",
      "geometry": {
          "type": "Point",
          "coordinates": [-74.00, 40]
      },
      "properties": {
          "title": "Big astronaut",
          "icon": {
              "iconUrl": "/mapbox.js/assets/images/astronaut2.png",
              "iconSize": [100, 100],
              "iconAnchor": [50, 50],
              "popupAnchor": [0, -55],
              "className": "dot"
          }
      }
  }]
};

// Set a custom icon on each marker based on feature properties.
myLayer.on('layeradd', function(e) {
    var marker = e.layer,
        feature = marker.feature;

    marker.setIcon(L.icon(feature.properties.icon));
});

// Add features to the map.
myLayer.setGeoJSON(geoJson);
</script>

to create your own custom map and use it in this example.

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