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A teardrop shape with a circular hole, marking a location on a digital map.
Also known as: Location pin, Map marker, Teardrop with a hole, Upside-down balloon
The map pin marks a point on a digital map. It points at its location from the bottom tip, not from its centre — the drawing is a pin stuck in a board, and the tip is where the pin goes.
Marks a specific location on a digital map, indicating the point at its lower tip rather than at its centre.
Contexts: Software, Navigation, Maps
Draws on the physical metaphor of a pin pushed into a paper map, which is why the shape tapers to a point at the bottom.
Contexts: Software, Navigation, Maps
Is defined by no standard and varies between map providers, though the teardrop form has become near-universal by imitation rather than by agreement.
Contexts: Software, Navigation, Maps
A rounded head tapering to a point at the bottom, with a small circular hole cut through the centre of the head.