How to display a label next to a Marker for Google Maps?

Question

I would like to display a text label next to the markers on google maps. I\'ve used Virtual Earth before and I\'m just starting to use Google Maps. I tried setting the Tit

Answer 1

An alternative to using js library is to simply create a .png icon that will include your text. It sounds silly, but you can use some external service for this (like this one).

You upload your icon, and get a link in return. If you add some text to links url - it will return your icon with that text rendered into it.