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title: "Color code map markers/pins"
slug: "color-coding-map-markers-pins"
updated: 2026-10-09T20:30:59Z
published: 2026-10-09T20:30:59Z
canonical: "help.quickbase.com/color-coding-map-markers-pins"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.quickbase.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Color code map markers/pins

Users can color code the markers/pins that appear on the map either to be of the same color or different based on some condition.

## Scenario 1—Change the default marker

Installing QB Maps in your app sets all the pins to appear as a Blue marker with the letter *D* on it by default: ![Blue map marker with the letter D, the default QB Maps pin style](https://cdn.document360.io/dd260e4e-10bb-4b66-8fb3-5504c272b904/Images/Documentation/fc7d17c5fa-blue_MarkerD.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-05T08%3A49%3A34Z&se=2026-11-05T09%3A49%3A34Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bkNrT%2FBq422BxjH1ujHKzYT9CIIYB6JrFGul%2BVGl0S8%3D)

This is because the value of the **QBMaps Marker** field in the locations table is set to *D-Blue*. We provide you with a number of different options that you can choose from to set the type of marker you want to use. The available options are:

**Available pin colors**

- Blue
- PaleBlue
- Red
- Green
- DarkGreen
- Brown
- Yellow
- Purple
- Pink
- Orange

**Available letters/numbers**

Letters A–Z and numbers 1–100 are available for each color.

You can use any combination of colors and letters/numbers—for example, *A-DarkGreen* ![Dark green map marker labeled A](https://cdn.document360.io/dd260e4e-10bb-4b66-8fb3-5504c272b904/Images/Documentation/95b0c2d06d-darkgreen_MarkerA.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-05T08%3A49%3A34Z&se=2026-11-05T09%3A49%3A34Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bkNrT%2FBq422BxjH1ujHKzYT9CIIYB6JrFGul%2BVGl0S8%3D), *1-Purple* ![Purple map marker labeled 1](https://cdn.document360.io/dd260e4e-10bb-4b66-8fb3-5504c272b904/Images/Documentation/bf8875fd57-purple_Marker1.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-05T08%3A49%3A34Z&se=2026-11-05T09%3A49%3A34Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bkNrT%2FBq422BxjH1ujHKzYT9CIIYB6JrFGul%2BVGl0S8%3D), or *11-Orange* ![Orange map marker labeled 11](https://cdn.document360.io/dd260e4e-10bb-4b66-8fb3-5504c272b904/Images/Documentation/c63eb90cad-orange_Marker11.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-05T08%3A49%3A34Z&se=2026-11-05T09%3A49%3A34Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bkNrT%2FBq422BxjH1ujHKzYT9CIIYB6JrFGul%2BVGl0S8%3D).

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> The value of the field must be in the format <letter/number>-<color>, with no space in between.

## Scenario 2—Set marker/pin color dynamically

You can also change the color of the marker/pin dynamically based on the value of a field in that record. The example below illustrates how to do this, along with an explanation.

Say a client managing records of patients in a hospital wants to set the pins based on their blood types. One example of the formula that the client can use is:

```plaintext
If([Client Blood Type] = "O", "O-Red",
   [Client Blood Type] = "A", "A-Orange",
   [Client Blood Type] = "B", "B-Purple",
   [Client Blood Type] = "AB", "C-Blue",
   "N-Green")
```

To learn more about how to create formulas in Quickbase, refer to the official documentation on the [Quickbase Help Site](/v1/docs/building-forms-in-quickbase).

If you have set up the QB Maps extension to show the legend on the map, you also need to edit the **Legend Properties** field in the QB Maps table, which is created in your app after installing the extension.

For the example above, the value of the **Legend Properties** field is:

```plaintext
"O-Red|Blood Group O
\nA-Orange|Blood Group A
\nB-Purple|Blood Group B
\nC-Blue|Blood Group AB"
```

The **Legend Properties** field needs to be in the same format as the example above.