How to add a custom marker on Google Maps?

Question

JavaScript

here is my code for adding a picture marker to the map

function addMarker(position, pathToPinImage, resultMap) {
        var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
            position: position,
            icon: pathToPinImage,
            map: resultMap
        });
    }

but how to add not only a picture, but also text, links, that is, as a div so that this marker is?

Answer 1

At one time, I myself was puzzled by this topic and wrote a detailed manual:
rightblog.ru/3013
Look, there is an answer to your question - how to make your own div with content.