{"name":"markerShape","operator":null,"title":"markerShape","type":"command","url":"https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/markerShape","revid":378609,"updated":"2026-05-13T15:29:58Z","groups":["Markers"],"status":"ok","replaced_by":[],"games":[{"game":"arma2","name":"Arma 2","version":"1.00"},{"game":"arma2oa","name":"Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead","version":"1.50"},{"game":"tkoh","name":"Take On Helicopters","version":"1.00"},{"game":"arma3","name":"Arma 3","version":"0.50"}],"since":{"game":"arma2","name":"Arma 2","version":"1.00"},"arma3_since":"0.50","branch":null,"locality":{"argument":"global","effect":null,"server_exec":false},"exec":null,"description":"Returns the shape of given marker. markerShape#Example_2\n\n> [!NOTE]\n> This command can be used as a fast way to check if a marker exists. See #Example 2.","syntaxes":[{"syntax":"markerShape name","since":null,"effect":null,"exec":null,"params":[{"name":"name","type":"String","optional":false,"default":null,"description":"name of the marker","types":["String"],"since":null,"text":"name: String - name of the marker"}],"returns":{"type":"String","types":["String"],"description":"shape of given marker. Can be return: - `\"\"` - if the marker does not exist - `\"ICON\"` - `\"RECTANGLE\"` - `\"ELLIPSE\"` - Arma 3 v1.60 `\"POLYLINE\"` - hand drawn markers - Arma 3 v2.20 `\"TRIANGLE\"` - Arma 3 v2.20 `\"PENTAGON\"` - Arma 3 v2.20 `\"HEXAGON\"` - Arma 3 v2.20 `\"HEPTAGON\"` - Arma 3 v2.20 `\"OCTAGON\"` - Arma 3 v2.20 `\"NONAGON\"` - Arma 3 v2.20 `\"DECAGON\"`","text":"String - shape of given marker. Can be return:\n- `\"\"` - if the marker does not exist\n- `\"ICON\"`\n- `\"RECTANGLE\"`\n- `\"ELLIPSE\"`\n- Arma 3 v1.60 `\"POLYLINE\"` - hand drawn markers\n- Arma 3 v2.20 `\"TRIANGLE\"`\n- Arma 3 v2.20 `\"PENTAGON\"`\n- Arma 3 v2.20 `\"HEXAGON\"`\n- Arma 3 v2.20 `\"HEPTAGON\"`\n- Arma 3 v2.20 `\"OCTAGON\"`\n- Arma 3 v2.20 `\"NONAGON\"`\n- Arma 3 v2.20 `\"DECAGON\"`"},"form":"unary","operator":null,"left":null,"right":{"text":"name","types":["String"]}}],"examples":[{"text":"```sqf\nif (markerShape \"Marker1\" == \"RECTANGLE\") then { hint \"Marker1 is a rectangle!\" };\n```","code":["if (markerShape \"Marker1\" == \"RECTANGLE\") then { hint \"Marker1 is a rectangle!\" };"]},{"text":"```sqf\nif (markerShape \"Marker1\" == \"\") then { hint \"Marker1 does not exist!\" };\n```","code":["if (markerShape \"Marker1\" == \"\") then { hint \"Marker1 does not exist!\" };"]}],"multiplayer":null,"problems":null,"aliases":[],"see_also":["setMarkerShape","setMarkerShapeLocal"],"notes":[],"categories":["Arma 2: New Scripting Commands","Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead: Scripting Commands","Arma 2: Scripting Commands","Arma 3: Scripting Commands","Command Group: Markers","Introduced with Arma 2 version 1.00","Scripting Commands","Take On Helicopters: Scripting Commands"]}