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Google Maps JavaScript API: Info Windows

Documents map info windows as popup content attached to markers or latitude/longitude positions, with dialog exposure for screen readers.

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Map view Choose Map view when spatial relationship, proximity, coverage, route, region, or real-world placement changes the user's decision. Markers, shapes, routes, clusters, and overlays represent explicit coordinates, features, or geographic areas, not decorative positions. Google documents info windows as popup content attached to markers or coordinates and exposed as dialogs.

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