# lennardv2/Leaflet.awesome-markers

Colorful, iconic & retina-proof markers for Leaflet, based on the Font Awesome/Twitter Bootstrap icons.

Repository: https://github.com/lennardv2/Leaflet.awesome-markers
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/leafletawesome-markers
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2023-07-08T16:41:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4919, "days_push": 1152, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1315, forks 329 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:20.632565+00:00)

## What it is
A Leaflet plugin that renders colorful, retina-ready map markers using Font Awesome, Bootstrap Glyphicons, or Ionicons. It lets developers create styled markers with custom icons, colors, and spin effects on Leaflet maps.

## Use cases
- add colored icon markers to a leaflet map
- show category icons on map pins
- customize marker colors and icons in leaflet
- use font awesome icons as map markers
- make retina-proof markers for web maps

## When to choose
- you use Leaflet and want icon-based, colorful markers without designing images
- you already include Font Awesome, Bootstrap, or Ionicons in your app

## When to avoid
- you use mapping libraries other than Leaflet
- you need custom image or SVG markers rather than icon-font markers
- you need a plugin actively developed for the latest Leaflet versions

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, graphics
- domain: web-development, frontend
- platform: browser
- tags: leaflet, map-markers, font-awesome, ionicons, bootstrap-icons, mapping, maps, javascript

## Member repositories
- lennardv2/Leaflet.awesome-markers (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:20.632565+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:48:41.716391+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/lennardv2/Leaflet.awesome-markers (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:20.632565+00:00, sha 4f7b42dbe184)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.