Markers as text labels
Show the titles of markers as the markers themselves
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset=utf-8 />
<title>Markers as text labels</title>
<meta name='viewport' content='initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=1,user-scalable=no' />
<script src='https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/v3.3.1/mapbox.js'></script>
<link href='https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/v3.3.1/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')
.setView([37.77396, -122.4366], 13);
L.mapbox.styleLayer('mapbox://styles/mapbox/satellite-v9', {opacity: 0.2}).addTo(map);
var gj = L.geoJson(null, {
pointToLayer: function(feature, ll) {
return L.marker(ll, {
icon: L.divIcon({
className: 'label',
html: feature.properties.title,
iconSize: [100, 40]
})
});
}
}).addTo(map);
L.mapbox.featureLayer('/mapbox.js/assets/data/sf_locations.geojson')
.on('ready', function(e) {
gj.addData(this.getGeoJSON());
});
</script>
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replacing the Map ID
with
one of your own from your projects.
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