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Asked: 2026-05-17T21:52:33+00:00

I found a code snippet on http://www.41latitude.com/post/1268734799/google-styled-maps : [ { featureType: administrative, elementType: labels,

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I found a code snippet on http://www.41latitude.com/post/1268734799/google-styled-maps:

[
  {
    featureType: "administrative",
    elementType: "labels",
    stylers: [
      { visibility: "off" }
    ]
  },{
    featureType: "poi",
    elementType: "labels",
    stylers: [
      { visibility: "off" }
    ]
  },{
    featureType: "water",
    elementType: "labels",
    stylers: [
      { visibility: "off" }
    ]
  },{
    featureType: "road",
    elementType: "labels",
    stylers: [
      { visibility: "off" }
    ]
  }
]

I should be able to use it in my maps, but is there somebody who can tell me how I can use this snippet? I can’t find anything about it in the API of Google Maps V3.

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  1. Editorial Team

    As @ceejayoz suggested in the other answer, you are trying to use the new Styled Map features of the v3 Maps API. Here’s a very basic example of how you could use the above style in a simple map:

    <!DOCTYPE html>
<html> 
<head> 
   <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"/> 
   <title>Google Maps Dark Water Style Demo</title> 
   <script src="http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false" type="text/javascript"></script> 
</head> 
<body> 
   <div id="map" style="width: 550px; height: 300px;"></div> 

   <script type="text/javascript"> 
     var myStyle = [
       {
         featureType: "administrative",
         elementType: "labels",
         stylers: [
           { visibility: "off" }
         ]
       },{
         featureType: "poi",
         elementType: "labels",
         stylers: [
           { visibility: "off" }
         ]
       },{
         featureType: "water",
         elementType: "labels",
         stylers: [
           { visibility: "off" }
         ]
       },{
         featureType: "road",
         elementType: "labels",
         stylers: [
           { visibility: "off" }
         ]
       }
     ];

     var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map'), {
       mapTypeControlOptions: {
         mapTypeIds: ['mystyle', google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP, google.maps.MapTypeId.TERRAIN]
       },
       center: new google.maps.LatLng(30, 0),
       zoom: 3,
       mapTypeId: 'mystyle'
     });

     map.mapTypes.set('mystyle', new google.maps.StyledMapType(myStyle, { name: 'My Style' }));
   </script> 
</body> 
</html>

    Screenshot:

    alt text

    You may also want to check out the Google Maps APIs Styling Wizard which will allow you to graphically edit styles.

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