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title: Mermaid diagrams
description: You can create diagrams using Mermaid with standard fenced code blocks. Diagrams are rendered client-side in the browser. Use a fenced code block with...
url: https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-builder/pull/2862/syntax/diagrams
---

# Mermaid diagrams
You can create diagrams using [Mermaid](https://mermaid.js.org/) with standard fenced code blocks. Diagrams are rendered client-side in the browser.
```mermaid
flowchart LR
    A[Write Mermaid] --> B[Render diagram]
```


## Basic usage

Use a fenced code block with `mermaid` as the language:
```markdown
```mermaid
flowchart LR
A --> B
```
```


## Supported diagram types

All [Mermaid diagram types](https://mermaid.js.org/intro/) are supported, including:
- Flowcharts
- Sequence diagrams
- State diagrams
- Class diagrams
- Entity relationship (ER) diagrams
- And more


## Examples


### Flowchart

<tab-set>
  <tab-item title="Source">
    ```markdown
    ```mermaid
    flowchart LR
        A[Start] --> B{Decision}
        B -->|Yes| C[Action 1]
        B -->|No| D[Action 2]
        C --> E[End]
        D --> E
    ```
    ```
  </tab-item>

  <tab-item title="Rendered">
    ```mermaid
    flowchart LR
        A[Start] --> B{Decision}
        B -->|Yes| C[Action 1]
        B -->|No| D[Action 2]
        C --> E[End]
        D --> E
    ```
  </tab-item>
</tab-set>


### Sequence diagram

<tab-set>
  <tab-item title="Source">
    ```markdown
    ```mermaid
    sequenceDiagram
        participant A as Alice
        participant B as Bob
        A->>B: Hello Bob, how are you?
        B-->>A: Great!
    ```
    ```
  </tab-item>

  <tab-item title="Rendered">
    ```mermaid
    sequenceDiagram
        participant A as Alice
        participant B as Bob
        A->>B: Hello Bob, how are you?
        B-->>A: Great!
    ```
  </tab-item>
</tab-set>


### State diagram

<tab-set>
  <tab-item title="Source">
    ```markdown
    ```mermaid
    stateDiagram-v2
        [*] --> Idle
        Idle --> Processing: start
        Processing --> Complete: done
        Complete --> [*]
    ```
    ```
  </tab-item>

  <tab-item title="Rendered">
    ```mermaid
    stateDiagram-v2
        [*] --> Idle
        Idle --> Processing: start
        Processing --> Complete: done
        Complete --> [*]
    ```
  </tab-item>
</tab-set>


### Class diagram

<tab-set>
  <tab-item title="Source">
    ```markdown
    ```mermaid
    classDiagram
        Animal <|-- Duck
        Animal <|-- Fish
        Animal : +int age
        Animal : +isMammal() bool
        Duck : +String beakColor
        Duck : +quack()
        Fish : +int sizeInFeet
        Fish : +canEat()
    ```
    ```
  </tab-item>

  <tab-item title="Rendered">
    ```mermaid
    classDiagram
        Animal <|-- Duck
        Animal <|-- Fish
        Animal : +int age
        Animal : +isMammal() bool
        Duck : +String beakColor
        Duck : +quack()
        Fish : +int sizeInFeet
        Fish : +canEat()
    ```
  </tab-item>
</tab-set>


### ER diagram

<tab-set>
  <tab-item title="Source">
    ```markdown
    ```mermaid
    erDiagram
        CUSTOMER ||--o{ ORDER : places
        ORDER ||--|{ LINE_ITEM : contains
        PRODUCT ||--o{ LINE_ITEM : "is in"
    ```
    ```
  </tab-item>

  <tab-item title="Rendered">
    ```mermaid
    erDiagram
        CUSTOMER ||--o{ ORDER : places
        ORDER ||--|{ LINE_ITEM : contains
        PRODUCT ||--o{ LINE_ITEM : "is in"
    ```
  </tab-item>
</tab-set>


### Complex flowchart

<tab-set>
  <tab-item title="Source">
    ```markdown
    ```mermaid
    graph TB
        A["Painless Operators"]

        B["General"]
        C["Numeric"]
        D["Boolean"]
        E["Reference"]
        F["Array"]

        B1["Control expression flow and<br/>value assignment"]
        C1["Mathematical operations and<br/>bit manipulation"]
        D1["Boolean logic and<br/>conditional evaluation"]
        E1["Object interaction and<br/>safe data access"]
        F1["Array manipulation and<br/>element access"]

        B2["Precedence ( )<br/>Function Call ( )<br/>Cast ( )<br/>Conditional ? :<br/>Elvis ?:<br/>Assignment =<br/>Compound Assignment $="]
        C2["Post/Pre Increment ++<br/>Post/Pre Decrement --<br/>Unary +/-<br/>Bitwise Not ~<br/>Multiplication *<br/>Division /<br/>Remainder %<br/>Addition +<br/>Subtraction -<br/>Shift <<, >>, >>><br/>Bitwise And &<br/>Bitwise Xor ^<br/>Bitwise Or |"]
        D2["Boolean Not !<br/>Comparison >, >=, <, <=<br/>Instanceof instanceof<br/>Equality ==, !=<br/>Identity ===, !==<br/>Boolean Xor ^<br/>Boolean And &&<br/>Boolean Or ||"]
        E2["Method Call . ( )<br/>Field Access .<br/>Null Safe ?.<br/>New Instance new ( )<br/>String Concatenation +<br/>List/Map Init [ ], [ : ]<br/>List/Map Access [ ]"]
        F2["Array Init [ ] { }<br/>Array Access [ ]<br/>Array Length .length<br/>New Array new [ ]"]

        A --> B & C & D & E & F
        B --> B1
        C --> C1
        D --> D1
        E --> E1
        F --> F1
        B1 --> B2
        C1 --> C2
        D1 --> D2
        E1 --> E2
        F1 --> F2

        classDef rootNode fill:#0B64DD,stroke:#101C3F,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
        classDef categoryBox fill:#e1f5fe,stroke:#01579b,stroke-width:2px,color:#343741
        classDef descBox fill:#48EFCF,stroke:#343741,stroke-width:2px,color:#343741
        classDef exampleBox fill:#f5f7fa,stroke:#343741,stroke-width:2px,color:#343741

        class A rootNode
        class B,C,D,E,F categoryBox
        class B1,C1,D1,E1,F1 descBox
        class B2,C2,D2,E2,F2 exampleBox
    ```
    ```
  </tab-item>

  <tab-item title="Rendered">
    ```mermaid
    graph TB
        A["Painless Operators"]

        B["General"]
        C["Numeric"]
        D["Boolean"]
        E["Reference"]
        F["Array"]

        B1["Control expression flow and<br/>value assignment"]
        C1["Mathematical operations and<br/>bit manipulation"]
        D1["Boolean logic and<br/>conditional evaluation"]
        E1["Object interaction and<br/>safe data access"]
        F1["Array manipulation and<br/>element access"]

        B2["Precedence ( )<br/>Function Call ( )<br/>Cast ( )<br/>Conditional ? :<br/>Elvis ?:<br/>Assignment =<br/>Compound Assignment $="]
        C2["Post/Pre Increment ++<br/>Post/Pre Decrement --<br/>Unary +/-<br/>Bitwise Not ~<br/>Multiplication *<br/>Division /<br/>Remainder %<br/>Addition +<br/>Subtraction -<br/>Shift <<, >>, >>><br/>Bitwise And &<br/>Bitwise Xor ^<br/>Bitwise Or |"]
        D2["Boolean Not !<br/>Comparison >, >=, <, <=<br/>Instanceof instanceof<br/>Equality ==, !=<br/>Identity ===, !==<br/>Boolean Xor ^<br/>Boolean And &&<br/>Boolean Or ||"]
        E2["Method Call . ( )<br/>Field Access .<br/>Null Safe ?.<br/>New Instance new ( )<br/>String Concatenation +<br/>List/Map Init [ ], [ : ]<br/>List/Map Access [ ]"]
        F2["Array Init [ ] { }<br/>Array Access [ ]<br/>Array Length .length<br/>New Array new [ ]"]

        A --> B & C & D & E & F
        B --> B1
        C --> C1
        D --> D1
        E --> E1
        F --> F1
        B1 --> B2
        C1 --> C2
        D1 --> D2
        E1 --> E2
        F1 --> F2

        classDef rootNode fill:#0B64DD,stroke:#101C3F,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
        classDef categoryBox fill:#e1f5fe,stroke:#01579b,stroke-width:2px,color:#343741
        classDef descBox fill:#48EFCF,stroke:#343741,stroke-width:2px,color:#343741
        classDef exampleBox fill:#f5f7fa,stroke:#343741,stroke-width:2px,color:#343741

        class A rootNode
        class B,C,D,E,F categoryBox
        class B1,C1,D1,E1,F1 descBox
        class B2,C2,D2,E2,F2 exampleBox
    ```
  </tab-item>
</tab-set>


## Interactive controls

Mermaid diagrams include interactive controls that appear when you hover over the diagram:
- **Zoom in/out**: Click the `+` and `-` buttons to zoom in or out. You can also hold `Ctrl` (or `Cmd` on macOS) and use the mouse wheel to zoom.
- **Reset**: Click the reset button to return to the default view.
- **Fullscreen**: Click the expand button to view the diagram in a fullscreen modal.
- **Pan**: Click and drag the diagram to pan around when zoomed in.

These controls are particularly useful for large or complex diagrams.

## Notes

- Diagrams require JavaScript to render. Users with JavaScript disabled will see the raw Mermaid code.
- For the full list of diagram types and syntax, see the [Mermaid documentation](https://mermaid.js.org/intro/).