---
title: PlaceAnnotation
framework: mapkitjs
role: symbol
role_heading: Class
path: mapkitjs/placeannotation
---

# PlaceAnnotation

An annotation for a place.

## Declaration

```data
class PlaceAnnotation extends MarkerAnnotation
```

## Mentioned in

MapKit JS 5

## Overview

Overview For information on creating annotations and adding them to a map, see Annotations.

## Topics

### Creating the annotation

- [new PlaceAnnotation(coordinate, options)](mapkitjs/placeannotation/placeannotationconstructor.md)

### Instance Properties

- [anchorOffset](mapkitjs/placeannotation/anchoroffset.md)
- [appearanceAnimation](mapkitjs/placeannotation/appearanceanimation.md)
- [color](mapkitjs/placeannotation/color.md)
- [coordinate](mapkitjs/placeannotation/coordinate.md)
- [draggable](mapkitjs/placeannotation/draggable.md)
- [element](mapkitjs/placeannotation/element.md)
- [glyphColor](mapkitjs/placeannotation/glyphcolor.md)
- [glyphImage](mapkitjs/placeannotation/glyphimage.md)
- [glyphText](mapkitjs/placeannotation/glyphtext.md)
- [padding](mapkitjs/placeannotation/padding.md)
- [selectedGlyphImage](mapkitjs/placeannotation/selectedglyphimage.md)
- [size](mapkitjs/placeannotation/size.md)

## Relationships

### Inherits From

- [MarkerAnnotation](mapkitjs/markerannotation.md)

### Inherited By

- [MapFeatureAnnotation](mapkitjs/mapfeatureannotation.md)

## See Also

### Places

- [Place](mapkitjs/place.md)
- [PlaceLookup](mapkitjs/placelookup.md)
- [placeDetails](mapkitjs/mapkit/placedetails.md)
- [PlaceSelectionAccessoryOptions](mapkitjs/placeselectionaccessoryoptions.md)
- [PlaceDetail](mapkitjs/placedetail.md)
- [PlaceSelectionAccessory](mapkitjs/placeselectionaccessory.md)