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+++ categories = ["howto", "reference"] description = "Generate diagrams and flowcharts from text" frontmatter = ["customMermaidURL", "mermaid.force", "mermaidInitialize", "mermaidZoom"] options = ["customMermaidURL", "mermaid.force", "mermaidInitialize", "mermaidZoom"] title = "Mermaid" +++
The mermaid shortcode generates diagrams and flowcharts from text in a similar manner as Markdown using the Mermaid library.
graph LR;
If --> Then
Then --> Else
Usage
{{< tabs groupid="shortcode-parameter">}} {{% tab title="codefence" %}}
```mermaid {align="center" zoom="true"}
graph LR;
If --> Then
Then --> Else
```
{{% /tab %}} {{% tab title="shortcode" %}}
{{</* mermaid align="center" zoom="true" */>}}
graph LR;
If --> Then
Then --> Else
{{</* /mermaid */>}}
{{% /tab %}} {{% tab title="partial" %}}
{{ partial "shortcodes/mermaid.html" (dict
"page" .
"content" "graph LR;\n If --> Then\n Then --> Else"
"align" "center"
"zoom" "true"
)}}
{{% /tab %}} {{< /tabs >}}
Codefence syntax is widely available in other Markdown parsers like GitHub and therefore is the recommend syntax for generating portable Markdown.
Parameter
| Name | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| align | center |
The vertical alignment. Allowed values are left, center or right. |
| zoom | see notes | Whether the graph is pan- and zoomable. If not set the value is determined by the mermaidZoom setting of your configurations options or the pages front matter or false if not set at all.- false: no pan or zoom- true: pan and zoom active |
| <content> | <empty> | Your Mermaid graph. |
Settings
Configuring Pan and Zoom
{{% badge style="cyan" icon="gears" title=" " %}}Option{{% /badge %}} {{% badge style="green" icon="fa-fw fab fa-markdown" title=" " %}}Front Matter{{% /badge %}} The generated graphs can be panned by dragging them and zoomed by using the mousewheel. On mobile devices you can use finger gestures.
By default this is disabled. Set mermaidZoom=true to enable it.
Individual settings of a graphs zoom parameter have precedence over the page's front matter and configuration options in that order.
{{< multiconfig fm=true >}} mermaidZoom = true {{< /multiconfig >}}
Providing Initialization Options for the Mermaid Library
{{% badge style="cyan" icon="gears" title=" " %}}Option{{% /badge %}} {{% badge style="green" icon="fa-fw fab fa-markdown" title=" " %}}Front Matter{{% /badge %}} The Mermaid library is configured with default settings for initialization.
You can overwrite the settings by providing a JSON object in mermaidInitialize. See Mermaid's documentation for all allowed settings.
Keep in mind that initialization settings of your pages front matter overwrite all settings of your configuration options.
In addition, you can merge settings for each individual graph through diagram directives on top of the settings of your page's front matter or configuration options.
{{< multiconfig fm=true >}} mermaidInitialize = '{ "securityLevel": "loose" }' {{< /multiconfig >}}
Loading an External Version of the Mermaid Library
{{% badge style="cyan" icon="gears" title=" " %}}Option{{% /badge %}} {{% badge style="green" icon="fa-fw fab fa-markdown" title=" " %}}Front Matter{{% /badge %}} The theme uses the shipped Mermaid library by default.
In case you want do use a different version of the Mermaid library but don't want to override the shipped version, you can set customMermaidURL to the URL of the external Mermaid library.
{{< multiconfig fm=true >}} customMermaidURL = 'https://unpkg.com/mermaid/dist/mermaid.min.js' {{< /multiconfig >}}
Force Loading of the Mermaid Library
{{% badge style="cyan" icon="gears" title=" " %}}Option{{% /badge %}} {{% badge style="green" icon="fa-fw fab fa-markdown" title=" " %}}Front Matter{{% /badge %}} The Mermaid library will be loaded if the page contains an mermaid shortcode or codefence.
You can force loading the Mermaid library if no shortcode or codefence was used by setting mermaid.force=true. If a shortcode or codefence was found, this option has no effect. This comes handy in case you are using scripting to render a graph.
{{< multiconfig fm=true >}} mermaid.force = true {{< /multiconfig >}}
Setting a Specific Mermaid Theme
While you can configure the Mermaid theme to render your graph by using one of the initialization options, the recommended way is to set the default value using the --MERMAID-theme variable in your color variant stylesheet. This allows your graphs to look pretty when the user switches the color variant.
Examples
Flowchart with YAML-Title
```mermaid
---
title: Example Diagram
---
graph LR;
A[Hard edge] -->|Link text| B(Round edge)
B --> C{<strong>Decision</strong>}
C -->|One| D[Result one]
C -->|Two| E[Result two]
```
---
title: Example Diagram
---
graph LR;
A[Hard edge] -->|Link text| B(Round edge)
B --> C{<strong>Decision</strong>}
C -->|One| D[Result one]
C -->|Two| E[Result two]
Sequence Diagram with Configuration Directive
```mermaid
%%{init:{"fontFamily":"monospace", "sequence":{"showSequenceNumbers":true}}}%%
sequenceDiagram
Alice->>John: Hello John, how are you?
loop Healthcheck
John->>John: Fight against hypochondria
end
Note right of John: Rational thoughts!
John-->>Alice: Great!
John->>Bob: How about you?
Bob-->>John: Jolly good!
```
%%{init:{"fontFamily":"monospace", "sequence":{"showSequenceNumbers":true}}}%%
sequenceDiagram
Alice->>John: Hello John, how are you?
loop Healthcheck
John->>John: Fight against hypochondria
end
Note right of John: Rational thoughts!
John-->>Alice: Great!
John->>Bob: How about you?
Bob-->>John: Jolly good!
Class Diagram
```mermaid
classDiagram
Animal <|-- Duck
Animal <|-- Fish
Animal <|-- Zebra
Animal : +int age
Animal : +String gender
Animal: +isMammal()
Animal: +mate()
class Duck{
+String beakColor
+swim()
+quack()
}
class Fish{
-int sizeInFeet
-canEat()
}
class Zebra{
+bool is_wild
+run()
}
```
classDiagram
Animal <|-- Duck
Animal <|-- Fish
Animal <|-- Zebra
Animal : +int age
Animal : +String gender
Animal: +isMammal()
Animal: +mate()
class Duck{
+String beakColor
+swim()
+quack()
}
class Fish{
-int sizeInFeet
-canEat()
}
class Zebra{
+bool is_wild
+run()
}
State Diagram Aligned to the Right Using Shortcode Syntax
{{</* mermaid align="right" */>}}
stateDiagram-v2
open: Open Door
closed: Closed Door
locked: Locked Door
open --> closed: Close
closed --> locked: Lock
locked --> closed: Unlock
closed --> open: Open
{{</* /mermaid */>}}
{{< mermaid align="right" >}} stateDiagram-v2 open: Open Door closed: Closed Door locked: Locked Door open --> closed: Close closed --> locked: Lock locked --> closed: Unlock closed --> open: Open {{< /mermaid >}}
Entity Relationship Model with Non-Default Mermaid Theme
```mermaid
%%{init:{"theme":"forest"}}%%
erDiagram
CUSTOMER }|..|{ DELIVERY-ADDRESS : has
CUSTOMER ||--o{ ORDER : places
CUSTOMER ||--o{ INVOICE : "liable for"
DELIVERY-ADDRESS ||--o{ ORDER : receives
INVOICE ||--|{ ORDER : covers
ORDER ||--|{ ORDER-ITEM : includes
PRODUCT-CATEGORY ||--|{ PRODUCT : contains
PRODUCT ||--o{ ORDER-ITEM : "ordered in"
```
%%{init:{"theme":"forest"}}%%
erDiagram
CUSTOMER }|..|{ DELIVERY-ADDRESS : has
CUSTOMER ||--o{ ORDER : places
CUSTOMER ||--o{ INVOICE : "liable for"
DELIVERY-ADDRESS ||--o{ ORDER : receives
INVOICE ||--|{ ORDER : covers
ORDER ||--|{ ORDER-ITEM : includes
PRODUCT-CATEGORY ||--|{ PRODUCT : contains
PRODUCT ||--o{ ORDER-ITEM : "ordered in"
User Journey
```mermaid
journey
title My working day
section Go to work
Make tea: 5: Me
Go upstairs: 3: Me
Do work: 1: Me, Cat
section Go home
Go downstairs: 5: Me
Sit down: 3: Me
```
journey
title My working day
section Go to work
Make tea: 5: Me
Go upstairs: 3: Me
Do work: 1: Me, Cat
section Go home
Go downstairs: 5: Me
Sit down: 3: Me
GANTT Chart
```mermaid
gantt
dateFormat YYYY-MM-DD
title Adding GANTT diagram functionality to Mermaid
section A section
Completed task :done, des1, 2014-01-06,2014-01-08
Active task :active, des2, 2014-01-09, 3d
Future task : des3, after des2, 5d
Future task2 : des4, after des3, 5d
section Critical tasks
Completed task in the critical line :crit, done, 2014-01-06,24h
Implement parser and jison :crit, done, after des1, 2d
Create tests for parser :crit, active, 3d
Future task in critical line :crit, 5d
Create tests for renderer :2d
Add to Mermaid :1d
```
gantt
dateFormat YYYY-MM-DD
title Adding GANTT diagram functionality to Mermaid
section A section
Completed task :done, des1, 2014-01-06,2014-01-08
Active task :active, des2, 2014-01-09, 3d
Future task : des3, after des2, 5d
Future task2 : des4, after des3, 5d
section Critical tasks
Completed task in the critical line :crit, done, 2014-01-06,24h
Implement parser and jison :crit, done, after des1, 2d
Create tests for parser :crit, active, 3d
Future task in critical line :crit, 5d
Create tests for renderer :2d
Add to Mermaid :1d
Pie Chart without Zoom
```mermaid {zoom="false"}
pie title Pets adopted by volunteers
"Dogs" : 386
"Cats" : 85
"Rats" : 15
```
pie title Pets adopted by volunteers
"Dogs" : 386
"Cats" : 85
"Rats" : 15
Quadrant Chart
```mermaid
quadrantChart
title Reach and engagement of campaigns
x-axis Low Reach --> High Reach
y-axis Low Engagement --> High Engagement
quadrant-1 We should expand
quadrant-2 Need to promote
quadrant-3 Re-evaluate
quadrant-4 May be improved
Campaign A: [0.3, 0.6]
Campaign B: [0.45, 0.23]
Campaign C: [0.57, 0.69]
Campaign D: [0.78, 0.34]
Campaign E: [0.40, 0.34]
Campaign F: [0.35, 0.78]
```
quadrantChart
title Reach and engagement of campaigns
x-axis Low Reach --> High Reach
y-axis Low Engagement --> High Engagement
quadrant-1 We should expand
quadrant-2 Need to promote
quadrant-3 Re-evaluate
quadrant-4 May be improved
Campaign A: [0.3, 0.6]
Campaign B: [0.45, 0.23]
Campaign C: [0.57, 0.69]
Campaign D: [0.78, 0.34]
Campaign E: [0.40, 0.34]
Campaign F: [0.35, 0.78]
Requirement Diagram
```mermaid
requirementDiagram
requirement test_req {
id: 1
text: the test text.
risk: high
verifymethod: test
}
element test_entity {
type: simulation
}
test_entity - satisfies -> test_req
```
requirementDiagram
requirement test_req {
id: 1
text: the test text.
risk: high
verifymethod: test
}
element test_entity {
type: simulation
}
test_entity - satisfies -> test_req
Git Graph
```mermaid
gitGraph
commit
commit
branch develop
checkout develop
commit
commit
checkout main
merge develop
commit
commit
```
gitGraph
commit
commit
branch develop
checkout develop
commit
commit
checkout main
merge develop
commit
commit
C4 Diagrams
```mermaid
C4Context
title System Context diagram for Internet Banking System
Enterprise_Boundary(b0, "BankBoundary0") {
Person(customerA, "Banking Customer A", "A customer of the bank, with personal bank accounts.")
Person(customerB, "Banking Customer B")
Person_Ext(customerC, "Banking Customer C", "desc")
Person(customerD, "Banking Customer D", "A customer of the bank, <br/> with personal bank accounts.")
System(SystemAA, "Internet Banking System", "Allows customers to view information about their bank accounts, and make payments.")
Enterprise_Boundary(b1, "BankBoundary") {
SystemDb_Ext(SystemE, "Mainframe Banking System", "Stores all of the core banking information about customers, accounts, transactions, etc.")
System_Boundary(b2, "BankBoundary2") {
System(SystemA, "Banking System A")
System(SystemB, "Banking System B", "A system of the bank, with personal bank accounts. next line.")
}
System_Ext(SystemC, "E-mail system", "The internal Microsoft Exchange e-mail system.")
SystemDb(SystemD, "Banking System D Database", "A system of the bank, with personal bank accounts.")
Boundary(b3, "BankBoundary3", "boundary") {
SystemQueue(SystemF, "Banking System F Queue", "A system of the bank.")
SystemQueue_Ext(SystemG, "Banking System G Queue", "A system of the bank, with personal bank accounts.")
}
}
}
BiRel(customerA, SystemAA, "Uses")
BiRel(SystemAA, SystemE, "Uses")
Rel(SystemAA, SystemC, "Sends e-mails", "SMTP")
Rel(SystemC, customerA, "Sends e-mails to")
UpdateElementStyle(customerA, $fontColor="red", $bgColor="grey", $borderColor="red")
UpdateRelStyle(customerA, SystemAA, $textColor="blue", $lineColor="blue", $offsetX="5")
UpdateRelStyle(SystemAA, SystemE, $textColor="blue", $lineColor="blue", $offsetY="-10")
UpdateRelStyle(SystemAA, SystemC, $textColor="blue", $lineColor="blue", $offsetY="-40", $offsetX="-50")
UpdateRelStyle(SystemC, customerA, $textColor="red", $lineColor="red", $offsetX="-50", $offsetY="20")
UpdateLayoutConfig($c4ShapeInRow="3", $c4BoundaryInRow="1")
```
C4Context
title System Context diagram for Internet Banking System
Enterprise_Boundary(b0, "BankBoundary0") {
Person(customerA, "Banking Customer A", "A customer of the bank, with personal bank accounts.")
Person(customerB, "Banking Customer B")
Person_Ext(customerC, "Banking Customer C", "desc")
Person(customerD, "Banking Customer D", "A customer of the bank, <br/> with personal bank accounts.")
System(SystemAA, "Internet Banking System", "Allows customers to view information about their bank accounts, and make payments.")
Enterprise_Boundary(b1, "BankBoundary") {
SystemDb_Ext(SystemE, "Mainframe Banking System", "Stores all of the core banking information about customers, accounts, transactions, etc.")
System_Boundary(b2, "BankBoundary2") {
System(SystemA, "Banking System A")
System(SystemB, "Banking System B", "A system of the bank, with personal bank accounts. next line.")
}
System_Ext(SystemC, "E-mail system", "The internal Microsoft Exchange e-mail system.")
SystemDb(SystemD, "Banking System D Database", "A system of the bank, with personal bank accounts.")
Boundary(b3, "BankBoundary3", "boundary") {
SystemQueue(SystemF, "Banking System F Queue", "A system of the bank.")
SystemQueue_Ext(SystemG, "Banking System G Queue", "A system of the bank, with personal bank accounts.")
}
}
}
BiRel(customerA, SystemAA, "Uses")
BiRel(SystemAA, SystemE, "Uses")
Rel(SystemAA, SystemC, "Sends e-mails", "SMTP")
Rel(SystemC, customerA, "Sends e-mails to")
UpdateElementStyle(customerA, $fontColor="red", $bgColor="grey", $borderColor="red")
UpdateRelStyle(customerA, SystemAA, $textColor="blue", $lineColor="blue", $offsetX="5")
UpdateRelStyle(SystemAA, SystemE, $textColor="blue", $lineColor="blue", $offsetY="-10")
UpdateRelStyle(SystemAA, SystemC, $textColor="blue", $lineColor="blue", $offsetY="-40", $offsetX="-50")
UpdateRelStyle(SystemC, customerA, $textColor="red", $lineColor="red", $offsetX="-50", $offsetY="20")
UpdateLayoutConfig($c4ShapeInRow="3", $c4BoundaryInRow="1")
Mindmaps
```mermaid
mindmap
root((mindmap))
Origins
Long history
::icon(fa fa-book)
Popularisation
British popular psychology author Tony Buzan
Research
On effectiveness<br/>and features
On Automatic creation
Uses
Creative techniques
Strategic planning
Argument mapping
Tools
Pen and paper
Mermaid
```
mindmap
root((mindmap))
Origins
Long history
::icon(fa fa-book)
Popularisation
British popular psychology author Tony Buzan
Research
On effectiveness<br/>and features
On Automatic creation
Uses
Creative techniques
Strategic planning
Argument mapping
Tools
Pen and paper
Mermaid
Timeline
```mermaid
timeline
title History of Social Media Platform
2002 : LinkedIn
2004 : Facebook
: Google
2005 : Youtube
2006 : Twitter
```
timeline
title History of Social Media Platform
2002 : LinkedIn
2004 : Facebook
: Google
2005 : Youtube
2006 : Twitter
Sankey
```mermaid
sankey-beta
%% source,target,value
Electricity grid,Over generation / exports,104.453
Electricity grid,Heating and cooling - homes,113.726
Electricity grid,H2 conversion,27.14
```
sankey-beta
%% source,target,value
Electricity grid,Over generation / exports,104.453
Electricity grid,Heating and cooling - homes,113.726
Electricity grid,H2 conversion,27.14
XYChart
```mermaid
xychart-beta
title "Sales Revenue"
x-axis [jan, feb, mar, apr, may, jun, jul, aug, sep, oct, nov, dec]
y-axis "Revenue (in $)" 4000 --> 11000
bar [5000, 6000, 7500, 8200, 9500, 10500, 11000, 10200, 9200, 8500, 7000, 6000]
line [5000, 6000, 7500, 8200, 9500, 10500, 11000, 10200, 9200, 8500, 7000, 6000]
```
xychart-beta
title "Sales Revenue"
x-axis [jan, feb, mar, apr, may, jun, jul, aug, sep, oct, nov, dec]
y-axis "Revenue (in $)" 4000 --> 11000
bar [5000, 6000, 7500, 8200, 9500, 10500, 11000, 10200, 9200, 8500, 7000, 6000]
line [5000, 6000, 7500, 8200, 9500, 10500, 11000, 10200, 9200, 8500, 7000, 6000]
Block Diagram
```mermaid
block-beta
columns 1
db(("DB"))
blockArrowId6<[" "]>(down)
block:ID
A
B["A wide one in the middle"]
C
end
space
D
ID --> D
C --> D
style B fill:#969,stroke:#333,stroke-width:4px
```
block-beta
columns 1
db(("DB"))
blockArrowId6<[" "]>(down)
block:ID
A
B["A wide one in the middle"]
C
end
space
D
ID --> D
C --> D
style B fill:#969,stroke:#333,stroke-width:4px
Packet
```mermaid
---
title: "TCP Packet"
---
packet-beta
0-15: "Source Port"
16-31: "Destination Port"
32-63: "Sequence Number"
64-95: "Acknowledgment Number"
96-99: "Data Offset"
100-105: "Reserved"
106: "URG"
107: "ACK"
108: "PSH"
109: "RST"
110: "SYN"
111: "FIN"
112-127: "Window"
128-143: "Checksum"
144-159: "Urgent Pointer"
160-191: "(Options and Padding)"
192-255: "Data (variable length)"
```
---
title: "TCP Packet"
---
packet-beta
0-15: "Source Port"
16-31: "Destination Port"
32-63: "Sequence Number"
64-95: "Acknowledgment Number"
96-99: "Data Offset"
100-105: "Reserved"
106: "URG"
107: "ACK"
108: "PSH"
109: "RST"
110: "SYN"
111: "FIN"
112-127: "Window"
128-143: "Checksum"
144-159: "Urgent Pointer"
160-191: "(Options and Padding)"
192-255: "Data (variable length)"
Architecture
```mermaid
architecture-beta
group api(cloud)[API]
service db(database)[Database] in api
service disk1(disk)[Storage] in api
service disk2(disk)[Storage] in api
service server(server)[Server] in api
db:L -- R:server
disk1:T -- B:server
disk2:T -- B:db
```
architecture-beta
group api(cloud)[API]
service db(database)[Database] in api
service disk1(disk)[Storage] in api
service disk2(disk)[Storage] in api
service server(server)[Server] in api
db:L -- R:server
disk1:T -- B:server
disk2:T -- B:db