![]() In the example, I added the suitcase icon, as you can see. If you want to add an icon not listed there or you want to personalise your map, click on “Custom icon” and in the next screen, select the icon from your computer (or drag and drop it), and you are all set. In most cases, these are more than enough to create beautiful and useful My Maps. You’ll see something like the following screenshot, where you’ll find a lot of different shapes and categories for icons. But in this case, we are going for something different. Click on the bucket icon to change the icon style and you’ll see a popup that lets you select the icon colour and the icon itself. ![]() Let’s focus on how to add those beautiful icons. See the three options we’ve marked in the screenshot below? With the bucket icon (first one on the left) you can change the style of the icon, with the pencil icon you can change the name and add a brief description of the place and with the camera icon, you can add a photo of that place, although if you don’t add one, My Maps will show you one from that place’s Google Maps listing. Once you have added a place to your My Map, you’ll see a blue pin, but there’s much more that you can do. How to personalise your places on the map
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