Marker off-set on Google Map API v3

Question

I've created a simple map with custom PNG markers. Is it possible to offset the attached PNG image? There does not seem to be any mention of an 'offset' in the Google Map API v3 documentation.

Answer 1

As of v3.10, the MarkerImage class has been deprecated, the Icon anonymous object should be used instead. From the documentation

Until version 3.10 of the Google Maps JavaScript API, complex icons were defined as MarkerImage objects. The Icon object literal was added in version 3.10, and replaces MarkerImage from version 3.11 onwards.

For example:

var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
  map:map,
  position: map.getCenter(),
  icon: {
    url: place.icon,
    size: new google.maps.Size(71, 71),
    origin: new google.maps.Point(0, 0),
    anchor: new google.maps.Point(17, 34),
    scaledSize: new google.maps.Size(25, 25)
  }
});

example fiddle

code snippet"

function initialize() {
  var mapCanvas = document.getElementById('map');
  var mapOptions = {
    center: new google.maps.LatLng(44.5403, -78.5463),
    zoom: 8,
    mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
  }
  var map = new google.maps.Map(mapCanvas, mapOptions)
  var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
    map: map,
    position: map.getCenter(),
    icon: {
      url: "http://i.stack.imgur.com/PYAIJ.png",
      size: new google.maps.Size(36, 36),
      origin: new google.maps.Point(0, 0),
      anchor: new google.maps.Point(18, 18),
      scaledSize: new google.maps.Size(25, 25)
    }
  });
}
google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);

html,
body,
#map {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}

<script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js"></script>
<div id="map"></div>