This example styles the map in night mode. It uses colors that are useful for situations such as giving directions in the dark. In the satellite view, styling does not affect base imagery, but it does affect roads, labels, and other map components.
Read the documentation.
TypeScript
function initMap(): void {
// Styles a map in night mode.
const map = new google.maps.Map(
document.getElementById("map") as HTMLElement,
{
center: { lat: 40.674, lng: -73.945 },
zoom: 12,
styles: [
{ elementType: "geometry", stylers: [{ color: "#242f3e" }] },
{ elementType: "labels.text.stroke", stylers: [{ color: "#242f3e" }] },
{ elementType: "labels.text.fill", stylers: [{ color: "#746855" }] },
{
featureType: "administrative.locality",
elementType: "labels.text.fill",
stylers: [{ color: "#d59563" }],
},
{
featureType: "poi",
elementType: "labels.text.fill",
stylers: [{ color: "#d59563" }],
},
{
featureType: "poi.park",
elementType: "geometry",
stylers: [{ color: "#263c3f" }],
},
{
featureType: "poi.park",
elementType: "labels.text.fill",
stylers: [{ color: "#6b9a76" }],
},
{
featureType: "road",
elementType: "geometry",
stylers: [{ color: "#38414e" }],
},
{
featureType: "road",
elementType: "geometry.stroke",
stylers: [{ color: "#212a37" }],
},
{
featureType: "road",
elementType: "labels.text.fill",
stylers: [{ color: "#9ca5b3" }],
},
{
featureType: "road.highway",
elementType: "geometry",
stylers: [{ color: "#746855" }],
},
{
featureType: "road.highway",
elementType: "geometry.stroke",
stylers: [{ color: "#1f2835" }],
},
{
featureType: "road.highway",
elementType: "labels.text.fill",
stylers: [{ color: "#f3d19c" }],
},
{
featureType: "transit",
elementType: "geometry",
stylers: [{ color: "#2f3948" }],
},
{
featureType: "transit.station",
elementType: "labels.text.fill",
stylers: [{ color: "#d59563" }],
},
{
featureType: "water",
elementType: "geometry",
stylers: [{ color: "#17263c" }],
},
{
featureType: "water",
elementType: "labels.text.fill",
stylers: [{ color: "#515c6d" }],
},
{
featureType: "water",
elementType: "labels.text.stroke",
stylers: [{ color: "#17263c" }],
},
],
}
);
}
declare global {
interface Window {
initMap: () => void;
}
}
window.initMap = initMap;
JavaScript
function initMap() {
// Styles a map in night mode.
const map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), {
center: { lat: 40.674, lng: -73.945 },
zoom: 12,
styles: [
{ elementType: "geometry", stylers: [{ color: "#242f3e" }] },
{ elementType: "labels.text.stroke", stylers: [{ color: "#242f3e" }] },
{ elementType: "labels.text.fill", stylers: [{ color: "#746855" }] },
{
featureType: "administrative.locality",
elementType: "labels.text.fill",
stylers: [{ color: "#d59563" }],
},
{
featureType: "poi",
elementType: "labels.text.fill",
stylers: [{ color: "#d59563" }],
},
{
featureType: "poi.park",
elementType: "geometry",
stylers: [{ color: "#263c3f" }],
},
{
featureType: "poi.park",
elementType: "labels.text.fill",
stylers: [{ color: "#6b9a76" }],
},
{
featureType: "road",
elementType: "geometry",
stylers: [{ color: "#38414e" }],
},
{
featureType: "road",
elementType: "geometry.stroke",
stylers: [{ color: "#212a37" }],
},
{
featureType: "road",
elementType: "labels.text.fill",
stylers: [{ color: "#9ca5b3" }],
},
{
featureType: "road.highway",
elementType: "geometry",
stylers: [{ color: "#746855" }],
},
{
featureType: "road.highway",
elementType: "geometry.stroke",
stylers: [{ color: "#1f2835" }],
},
{
featureType: "road.highway",
elementType: "labels.text.fill",
stylers: [{ color: "#f3d19c" }],
},
{
featureType: "transit",
elementType: "geometry",
stylers: [{ color: "#2f3948" }],
},
{
featureType: "transit.station",
elementType: "labels.text.fill",
stylers: [{ color: "#d59563" }],
},
{
featureType: "water",
elementType: "geometry",
stylers: [{ color: "#17263c" }],
},
{
featureType: "water",
elementType: "labels.text.fill",
stylers: [{ color: "#515c6d" }],
},
{
featureType: "water",
elementType: "labels.text.stroke",
stylers: [{ color: "#17263c" }],
},
],
});
}
window.initMap = initMap;
CSS
/*
* Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div element
* that contains the map.
*/
#map {
height: 100%;
}
/*
* Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window.
*/
html,
body {
height: 100%;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
HTML
<html>
<head>
<title>Styled Maps - Night Mode</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" />
<script type="module" src="./index.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="map"></div>
<!--
The `defer` attribute causes the script to execute after the full HTML
document has been parsed. For non-blocking uses, avoiding race conditions,
and consistent behavior across browsers, consider loading using Promises. See
https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/load-maps-js-api
for more information.
-->
<script
src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyB41DRUbKWJHPxaFjMAwdrzWzbVKartNGg&callback=initMap&v=weekly"
defer
></script>
</body>
</html>
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Git and Node.js are required to run this sample locally. Follow these instructions to install Node.js and NPM. The following commands clone, install dependencies and start the sample application.
git clone -b sample-style-array https://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples.gitcd js-samplesnpm inpm start
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git checkout sample-SAMPLE_NAMEnpm inpm start