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I am trying to use the Google Maps API. I have gotten a authorization key and pasted in the sample code they gave us, but I can't make the map render even when they tell me to make sure I put a height of 100% on both my map div and the body.
I have tried and it won't show up. If I put a 500px height on the map div, and give the body a 100% height it works... but I want to know why height of 100% will not will not render. I am copying exactly what the Google documentation (https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/map-simple) is giving me and what the video tells me to double check. HELP, i am insanely curious on why 100% height won't render. I want to use percentages, so that it can be compatible on mobile devices!
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en-us">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Ice Cream</title>
<!-- Google Docs-->
<!-- external CSS link -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/reset.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/style.css">
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div id='map_canvas'> HELLOooo <!--dimensions of map are set in CSS-->
</div>
<!-- external CSS link -->
<!-- javascript -->
<script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyDuDCh7Odrr4RUUiAHMyDtfwC2NtySy-64"></script>
<script src="js/index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
body, #map_canvas{
margin:0;
padding:0;
height: 100%;
}
$(function() {
console.log("hi");
function initialize() {
var mapOptions = {
center: { lat: -34.397, lng: 150.644},
zoom: 8
};
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map_canvas'),
mapOptions);
}
google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);
console.log('map');
});
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asked Feb 06 '26 15:02
The browser needs to be able to calculate a non-zero height. You need to set the height of the html element to 100% also:
$(function() {
console.log("hi");
function initialize() {
var mapOptions = {
center: { lat: -34.397, lng: 150.644},
zoom: 8
};
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map_canvas'),
mapOptions);
}
google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);
console.log('map');
});html, body, #map_canvas{
margin:0;
padding:0;
height: 100%;
}<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js"></script>
<div id='map_canvas'> HELLOooo <!--dimensions of map are set in CSS-->
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