ArcMap how to add a marker symbol in center of polygon

Question

Hello everyone,

In ArcMap on the symbology tab, is there a way to add a marker symbol in the center of a polygon layer.

The goal is to identify visually a group of  features marking them with a point in the middle of the polygon or other additional marker.

Thanks

mattias_j · Answer

Glad to hear it's possible in ArcGIS Pro, one more reason to switch to pro, I have to do that soon 🙂

deleted-user-OlpHy1NoMNug · Answer

Agreed, this would be helpful.  You can do it ArcGIS Pro but I haven't found a way in ArcMap.

mattias_j · Answer

It would be really nice to be able to put together a polygon symbol that shows the area and also display a marker symbol within the polygon. And when you zoom out to an extent where the polygon is really small you'd see the symbol above it. And of course I would like to do this without creating a separate data source. Is there anyway to do this? for example i would like to tell the marker fill symbol to not repeat, just place one single marker. Is this possible?
Another approach could be to label the polygon with a single character matching the desired symbol, but I would like a symbol that contains a combination of several characters. Any Ideas?