Is it possible to write custom text on Google Maps API v3?

Question

Is it possible to write a custom text on Google Maps API v3 next to the marker, or I can use only the info window to do that?

Answer 1

To add custom text to google maps, you can use a marker with an empty pixel for the icon:

new google.maps.Marker({
    position: { lat: 0, lng: 0 },
    map: map,
    icon: '../res/img/empty.png',
    label: {
        color: '#FF0000',
        fontWeight: 'bold',
        text: 'Hello World',
        fontSize: '20px',
    },
});

Style options are listed here