// This example adds a red rectangle to a map.functioninitMap():void{constmap=newgoogle.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map")asHTMLElement,{zoom:11,center:{lat:33.678,lng:-116.243},mapTypeId:"terrain",});constrectangle=newgoogle.maps.Rectangle({strokeColor:"#FF0000",strokeOpacity:0.8,strokeWeight:2,fillColor:"#FF0000",fillOpacity:0.35,map,bounds:{north:33.685,south:33.671,east:-116.234,west:-116.251,},});}declareglobal{interfaceWindow{initMap:()=>void;}}window.initMap=initMap;
// This example adds a red rectangle to a map.functioninitMap(){constmap=newgoogle.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"),{zoom:11,center:{lat:33.678,lng:-116.243},mapTypeId:"terrain",});constrectangle=newgoogle.maps.Rectangle({strokeColor:"#FF0000",strokeOpacity:0.8,strokeWeight:2,fillColor:"#FF0000",fillOpacity:0.35,map,bounds:{north:33.685,south:33.671,east:-116.234,west:-116.251,},});}window.initMap=initMap;
/* * Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div element * that contains the map. */#map{height:100%;}/* * Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window. */html,body{height:100%;margin:0;padding:0;}
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[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-08-20 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003eThis code demonstrates adding a red rectangle overlay to a Google Map.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe rectangle's appearance (color, opacity, stroke) and geographic boundaries are customizable within the code.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eBoth JavaScript and TypeScript examples are provided, showcasing how to implement the functionality in either language.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe sample HTML sets up the map container and includes necessary JavaScript libraries for Google Maps integration.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eUsers can try the sample directly via JSFiddle or Google Cloud Shell, or clone and run the code locally using Git and Node.js.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],[],null,["This example adds a red rectangle to a map.\n\nRead the [documentation](/maps/documentation/javascript/shapes#rectangles). \n\nTypeScript \n\n```typescript\n// This example adds a red rectangle to a map.\n\nfunction initMap(): void {\n const map = new google.maps.Map(\n document.getElementById(\"map\") as HTMLElement,\n {\n zoom: 11,\n center: { lat: 33.678, lng: -116.243 },\n mapTypeId: \"terrain\",\n }\n );\n\n const rectangle = new google.maps.Rectangle({\n strokeColor: \"#FF0000\",\n strokeOpacity: 0.8,\n strokeWeight: 2,\n fillColor: \"#FF0000\",\n fillOpacity: 0.35,\n map,\n bounds: {\n north: 33.685,\n south: 33.671,\n east: -116.234,\n west: -116.251,\n },\n });\n}\n\ndeclare global {\n interface Window {\n initMap: () =\u003e void;\n }\n}\nwindow.initMap = initMap;https://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples/blob/2683f7366fb27829401945d2a7e27d77ed2df8e5/samples/rectangle-simple/index.ts#L8-L41\n```\n| **Note:** Read the [guide](/maps/documentation/javascript/using-typescript) on using TypeScript and Google Maps.\n\nJavaScript \n\n```javascript\n// This example adds a red rectangle to a map.\nfunction initMap() {\n const map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById(\"map\"), {\n zoom: 11,\n center: { lat: 33.678, lng: -116.243 },\n mapTypeId: \"terrain\",\n });\n const rectangle = new google.maps.Rectangle({\n strokeColor: \"#FF0000\",\n strokeOpacity: 0.8,\n strokeWeight: 2,\n fillColor: \"#FF0000\",\n fillOpacity: 0.35,\n map,\n bounds: {\n north: 33.685,\n south: 33.671,\n east: -116.234,\n west: -116.251,\n },\n });\n}\n\nwindow.initMap = initMap;https://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples/blob/2683f7366fb27829401945d2a7e27d77ed2df8e5/dist/samples/rectangle-simple/docs/index.js#L7-L30\n```\n| **Note:** The JavaScript is compiled from the TypeScript snippet.\n\nCSS \n\n```css\n/* \n * Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div element\n * that contains the map. \n */\n#map {\n height: 100%;\n}\n\n/* \n * Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window. \n */\nhtml,\nbody {\n height: 100%;\n margin: 0;\n padding: 0;\n}\nhttps://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples/blob/2683f7366fb27829401945d2a7e27d77ed2df8e5/dist/samples/rectangle-simple/docs/style.css#L7-L24\n```\n\nHTML \n\n```html\n\u003chtml\u003e\n \u003chead\u003e\n \u003ctitle\u003eRectangles\u003c/title\u003e\n\n \u003clink rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text/css\" href=\"./style.css\" /\u003e\n \u003cscript type=\"module\" src=\"./index.js\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\n \u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cbody\u003e\n \u003cdiv id=\"map\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n \u003c!-- \n The `defer` attribute causes the script to execute after the full HTML\n document has been parsed. For non-blocking uses, avoiding race conditions,\n and consistent behavior across browsers, consider loading using Promises. See\n https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/load-maps-js-api\n for more information.\n --\u003e\n \u003cscript\n src=\"https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyB41DRUbKWJHPxaFjMAwdrzWzbVKartNGg&callback=initMap&v=weekly\"\n defer\n \u003e\u003c/script\u003e\n \u003c/body\u003e\n\u003c/html\u003ehttps://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples/blob/2683f7366fb27829401945d2a7e27d77ed2df8e5/dist/samples/rectangle-simple/docs/index.html#L8-L30\n```\n\nTry Sample \n[JSFiddle.net](https://jsfiddle.net/gh/get/library/pure/googlemaps/js-samples/tree/master/dist/samples/rectangle-simple/jsfiddle) [Google Cloud Shell](https://ssh.cloud.google.com/cloudshell/editor?cloudshell_git_repo=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fgooglemaps%2Fjs-samples&cloudshell_git_branch=sample-rectangle-simple&cloudshell_tutorial=cloud_shell_instructions.md&cloudshell_workspace=.)\n\nClone Sample\n\n\nGit and Node.js are required to run this sample locally. Follow these [instructions](https://docs.npmjs.com/downloading-and-installing-node-js-and-npm) to install Node.js and NPM. The following commands clone, install dependencies and start the sample application. \n\n git clone -b sample-rectangle-simple https://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples.git\n cd js-samples\n npm i\n npm start\n\n\nOther samples can be tried by switching to any branch beginning with `sample-`\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eSAMPLE_NAME\u003c/var\u003e. \n\n git checkout sample-\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"devsite-syntax-nx\"\u003eSAMPLE_NAME\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/var\u003e\n npm i\n npm start"]]