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How to make a map in Mapbox GL JS?
Now you’re ready to use Mapbox GL JS! To start, create a new HTML file and write code to initialize a Mapbox GL JS map. Open your text editor. Create a new HTML file. Copy and paste the code below into your text editor to initialize your Mapbox GL JS map. Make sure you are using your API access token with mapboxgl.accessToken.
Where do I find my markers in Mapbox?
Open the file in a browser. You should see an initialized Mapbox GL JS map displaying the Mapbox Light style in a browser window. You won’t see your markers yet. As you can see above, the Mapbox GL JS map requires several options:
How to create a Mapbox light style in JavaScript?
You should see an initialized Mapbox GL JS map displaying the Mapbox Light style in a browser window. You won’t see your markers yet. As you can see above, the Mapbox GL JS map requires several options: container: the id of the element on the page where the map should live.
How to add custom markers in GL JS?
Load your data by adding inline GeoJSON to your HTML file. This GeoJSON will be used to determine where your markers will appear on the map. Copy and paste the following after the code that initializes your map but before the tag. This code declares a variable geojson that is set equal to GeoJSON data.
How to display a popup on click in Mapbox?
When a user clicks a circle, show a Popup containing more information. This example uses the Mapbox Streets style. The icon-image used in this example comes from the Mapbox Streets style’s sprite. To view all available images in a style’s sprite or add additional images, open the style in Mapbox Studio and click the Images tab.
How to add custom markers in Mapbox JS?
First, add the CSS code you’ll need to style your popups. In the same index.html file, copy and paste the code inside your style tag below the .marker declaration. Next, you’ll add the JavaScript needed to add popups containing information about each point and display the popup when a marker is clicked: