I am trying to add an image inside of a google maps marker (not info window). Essentially I want an avatar as the marker, but still want to retain the marker icon.
Is there any way to do something like this in gmaps 3?
Is something like the Marker With Label class what you're looking for? It adds a DOM object to a marker which you can place an image in.
I am not sure exactely what you wanna do. In the past i need an marker with number on it (to display how many elements each place has). I released it as an open source code and you can find it http://zeetha.com/open/iconsharp/
Does it help you?