How do you create a Marker with a custom icon for google maps API v3?

Question

I've been reading https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/overlays for a while now and I can't seem to get a custom icon for my map working.

Here is my javascript:

var simplerweb = new google.maps.LatLng(55.977046,-3.197118);
var marker;
var map;

function initialize() {
    var myOpts = {
        center:    simplerweb,  
        zoom:      15,
        mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
    };
    var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), myOpts);
    marker = new google.maps.Marker({
        map:        map,
        draggable:  true,
        animation:  google.maps.Animation.DROP,
        position:   simplerweb
    });
    google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', toggleBounce);
}

function toggleBounce() {
  if (marker.getAnimation() != null) {
    marker.setAnimation(null);
  } else {
    marker.setAnimation(google.maps.Animation.BOUNCE);
  }
}

Any pointers for a complete beginner with gmaps?

Answer 1

• demo: http://so.lucafilosofi.com/how-do-you-create-a-marker-with-a-custom-icon-for-google-maps-api-v3

marker = new google.maps.Marker({
    map:map,
    // draggable:true,
    // animation: google.maps.Animation.DROP,
    position: new google.maps.LatLng(59.32522, 18.07002),
    icon: 'http://cdn.com/my-custom-icon.png' // null = default icon
  });

• NOTE: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/overlays#Icons

Answer 2

Try

    var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
      position: map.getCenter(),
      icon: 'http://imageshack.us/a/img826/9489/x1my.png',
      map: map
    });

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from here

https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/marker-symbol-custom