Google Maps API Tutorial - Tooltips

Standard Tooltips

Here's an example

The preferred syntax for GMarker() allows a set of options to be specified. One of these options is "title", which specifies the tooltip text.

E.g. new GMarker(point, {title:"My House"});

These types of tooltip are plain text. You can't apply any formatting to them. If you want to change the style, position or duration you'll ned to use custom tooltips.

Potential Pitfalls

1. Don't try to mix this syntax with the old GMarker() syntax

   This won't work: new GMarker(point, myIcon, {title:"My House"}). When you use the new syntax, the options must be the second parameter, like this new GMarker(point, {icon:myIcon, title:"My House"}).