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# MKMarkerAnnotationView

An annotation view that displays a balloon-shaped marker at the designated location.

```
class MKMarkerAnnotationView
```

## Overview

Return an instance of this class from the [`mapView(_:viewFor:)`](/documentation/MapKit/MKMapViewDelegate/mapView(_:viewFor:)-8humz) method of your map view delegate when you want to display the same types of markers used in the Maps app.

The default [`displayPriority`](/documentation/MapKit/MKAnnotationView/displayPriority) for an instance of this class is [`defaultLow`](/documentation/MapKit/MKFeatureDisplayPriority/defaultLow).

## Topics

### Setting the Marker Color

[`markerTintColor`](/documentation/MapKit/MKMarkerAnnotationView/markerTintColor)

The background color of the marker balloon.

### Setting the Marker Content

[`glyphText`](/documentation/MapKit/MKMarkerAnnotationView/glyphText)

The text to display in the marker balloon.

[`glyphImage`](/documentation/MapKit/MKMarkerAnnotationView/glyphImage)

An image to display in the marker balloon.

[`glyphTintColor`](/documentation/MapKit/MKMarkerAnnotationView/glyphTintColor)

The color to apply to the glyph text or image.

[`selectedGlyphImage`](/documentation/MapKit/MKMarkerAnnotationView/selectedGlyphImage)

An image to display when the user selects the marker.

### Setting the Visibility

[`titleVisibility`](/documentation/MapKit/MKMarkerAnnotationView/titleVisibility)

The visibility of the title text rendered beneath the marker balloon.

[`subtitleVisibility`](/documentation/MapKit/MKMarkerAnnotationView/subtitleVisibility)

The visibility of the subtitle text rendered beneath the marker balloon.

[`MKFeatureVisibility`](/documentation/MapKit/MKFeatureVisibility)

Constants that indicate the visibility of different map features.

### Animating the Marker onto the Screen

[`animatesWhenAdded`](/documentation/MapKit/MKMarkerAnnotationView/animatesWhenAdded)

A Boolean that indicates whether the marker animates into position onscreen.


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