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Add a custom marker

Add a custom marker to your map and use it as a symbol layer.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
    <head>
        <meta charset="UTF-8" />
        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
        <script src="https://cdn.smartmaps.cloud/packages/smartmaps/smartmaps-gl/v2/umd/smartmaps-gl.min.js"></script>
        <style>
            body {
                margin: 0;
                padding: 0;
            }

            html,
            body,
            #map {
                height: 100%;
            }
        </style>
    </head>

    <body>
        <div id="map"></div>
        <script>
            const map = new smartmapsgl.Map({
                apiKey: "INSERT API-KEY",
                container: "map",
                style: smartmapsgl.MapStyle.AUTO,
                zoom: 2
            });

            map.on('load', async () => {
                image = await map.loadImage('https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/201408_cat.png');
                map.addImage('cat', image.data);
                map.addSource('point', {
                    'type': 'geojson',
                    'data': {
                        'type': 'FeatureCollection',
                        'features': [
                            {
                                'type': 'Feature',
                                'geometry': {
                                    'type': 'Point',
                                    'coordinates': [0, 0]
                                }
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                });
                map.addLayer({
                    'id': 'points',
                    'type': 'symbol',
                    'source': 'point',
                    'layout': {
                        'icon-image': 'cat',
                        'icon-size': 0.25
                    }
                });
            });
        </script>
    </body>
</html>