This statement declares a new graph and the direction of the graph layout.
This declares a graph oriented from top to bottom (TD or TB).
graph TD
Start --> Stop
graph TD
Start --> Stop
This declares a graph oriented from left to right (LR).
graph LR
Start --> Stop
graph LR
Start --> Stop
Possible directions are:
-
TB - top bottom
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BT - bottom top
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RL - right left
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LR - left right
-
TD - same as TB
graph LR
id
graph LR
id
Note that the id is what is displayed in the box.
It is also possible to set text in the box that differs from the id. If this is done several times, it is the last text found for the node that will be used. Also if you define edges for the node later on, you can omit text definitions. The one previously defined will be used when rendering the box.
graph LR
id1[This is the text in the box]
graph LR
id1[This is the text in the box]
graph LR
id1(This is the text in the box)
graph LR
id1(This is the text in the box)
graph LR
id1((This is the text in the circle))
graph LR
id1((This is the text in the circle))
graph LR
id1>This is the text in the box]
graph LR
id1>This is the text in the box]
Currently only the shape above is possible and not its mirror. This might change with future releases.
graph LR
id1{This is the text in the box}
graph LR
id1{This is the text in the box}
graph LR
id1{{This is the text in the box}}
graph LR
id1{{This is the text in the box}}
graph TD
id1[/This is the text in the box/]
graph TD
id1[/This is the text in the box/]
graph TD
id1[\This is the text in the box\]
graph TD
id1[\This is the text in the box\]
graph TD
A[/Christmas\]
graph TD
A[/Christmas\]
graph TD
B[\Go shopping/]
graph TD
B[\Go shopping/]
Nodes can be connected with links/edges. It is possible to have different types of links or attach a text string to a link.
graph LR
A-->B
graph LR
A-->B
graph LR
A --- B
graph LR
A --- B
graph LR
A-- This is the text ---B
graph LR
A-- This is the text ---B
or
graph LR
A---|This is the text|B
graph LR
A---|This is the text|B
graph LR
A-->|text|B
graph LR
A-->|text|B
or
graph LR
A-- text -->B
graph LR
A-- text -->B
graph LR;
A-.->B;
graph LR;
A-.->B;
graph LR
A-. text .-> B
graph LR
A-. text .-> B
graph LR
A ==> B
graph LR
A ==> B
graph LR
A == text ==> B
graph LR
A == text ==> B
It is possible declare many links in the same line as per below:
graph LR
A -- text --> B -- text2 --> C
graph LR
A -- text --> B -- text2 --> C
It is possible to put text within quotes in order to render more troublesome characters. As in the example below:
graph LR
id1["This is the (text) in the box"]
graph LR
id1["This is the (text) in the box"]
It is possible to escape characters using the syntax examplified here.
graph LR
A["A double quote:#quot;"] -->B["A dec char:#9829;"]
graph LR
A["A double quote:#quot;"] -->B["A dec char:#9829;"]
subgraph title
graph definition
end
An example below:
graph TB
c1-->a2
subgraph one
a1-->a2
end
subgraph two
b1-->b2
end
subgraph three
c1-->c2
end
graph TB
c1-->a2
subgraph one
a1-->a2
end
subgraph two
b1-->b2
end
subgraph three
c1-->c2
end
It is possible to bind a click event to a node, the click can lead to either a javascript callback or to a link which will be opened in a new browser tab. Note: This functionality is disabled when using securityLevel='strict' and enabled when using securityLevel='loose'.
click nodeId callback
- nodeId is the id of the node
- callback is the name of a javascript function defined on the page displaying the graph, the function will be called with the nodeId as parameter.
Examples of tooltip usage below:
<script>
var callback = function(){
alert('A callback was triggered');
}
<script>
graph LR;
A-->B;
click A callback "Tooltip for a callback"
click B "http://www.github.com" "This is a tooltip for a link"
The tooltip text is surrounded in double quotes. The styles of the tooltip are set by the class .mermaidTooltip.
graph LR;
A-->B;
click A callback "Tooltip"
click B "http://www.github.com" "This is a link"
Success The tooltip functionality and the ability to link to urls are available from version 0.5.2.
Beginners tip, a full example using interactive links in a html context:
<body>
<div class="mermaid">
graph LR;
A-->B;
click A callback "Tooltip"
click B "http://www.github.com" "This is a link"
</div>
<script>
var callback = function(){
alert('A callback was triggered');
}
var config = {
startOnLoad:true,
flowchart:{
useMaxWidth:true,
htmlLabels:true,
curve:'cardinal',
},
securityLevel:'loose',
};
mermaid.initialize(config);
</script>
</body>
It is possible to style links. For instance you might want to style a link that is going backwards in the flow. As links have no ids in the same way as nodes, some other way of deciding what style the links should be attached to is required. Instead of ids, the order number of when the link was defined in the graph is used. In the example below the style defined in the linkStyle statement will belong to the fourth link in the graph:
linkStyle 3 stroke:#ff3,stroke-width:4px;
It is possible to apply specific styles such as a thicker border or a different background color to a node.
graph LR
id1(Start)-->id2(Stop)
style id1 fill:#f9f,stroke:#333,stroke-width:4px
style id2 fill:#ccf,stroke:#f66,stroke-width:2px,stroke-dasharray: 5, 5
graph LR
id1(Start)-->id2(Stop)
style id1 fill:#f9f,stroke:#333,stroke-width:4px
style id2 fill:#ccf,stroke:#f66,stroke-width:2px,stroke-dasharray: 5, 5
More convenient then defining the style every time is to define a class of styles and attach this class to the nodes that should have a different look.
a class definition looks like the example below:
classDef className fill:#f9f,stroke:#333,stroke-width:4px;
Attachment of a class to a node is done as per below:
class nodeId1 className;
It is also possible to attach a class to a list of nodes in one statement:
class nodeId1,nodeId2 className;
It is also possible to predefine classes in css styles that can be applied from the graph definition as in the example below:
Example style
<style>
.cssClass > rect{
fill:#FF0000;
stroke:#FFFF00;
stroke-width:4px;
}
</style>Example definition
graph LR;
A-->B[AAA<span>BBB</span>];
B-->D;
class A cssClass;
graph LR;
A-->B[AAA<span>BBB</span>];
B-->D;
class A cssClass;
If a class is named default it will be assigned to all classes without specific class definitions.
classDef default fill:#f9f,stroke:#333,stroke-width:4px;
It is possible to add icons from fontawesome.
The icons are acessed via the syntax fa:#icon class name#.
graph TD
B["fa:fa-twitter for peace"]
B-->C[fa:fa-ban forbidden]
B-->D(fa:fa-spinner);
B-->E(A fa:fa-camera-retro perhaps?);
graph TD
B["fa:fa-twitter for peace"]
B-->C[fa:fa-ban forbidden]
B-->D(fa:fa-spinner);
B-->E(A fa:fa-camera-retro perhaps?);
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In graph declarations, the statements also can now end without a semicolon. After release 0.2.16, ending a graph statement with semicolon is just optional. So the below graph declaration is also valid along with the old declarations of the graph.
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A single space is allowed between vertices and the link. However there should not be any space between a vertex and its text and a link and its text. The old syntax of graph declaration will also work and hence this new feature is optional and is introduce to improve readability.
Below is the new declaration of the graph edges which is also valid along with the old declaration of the graph edges.
graph LR
A[Hard edge] -->|Link text| B(Round edge)
B --> C{Decision}
C -->|One| D[Result one]
C -->|Two| E[Result two]
graph LR
A[Hard edge] -->|Link text| B(Round edge)
B --> C{Decision}
C -->|One| D[Result one]
C -->|Two| E[Result two]
Is it possible to adjust the width of the rendered flowchart.
This is done by defining mermaid.flowchartConfig or by the CLI to use a json file with the configuration. How to use the CLI is described in the mermaidCLI page. mermaid.flowchartConfig can be set to a JSON string with config parameters or the corresponding object.
mermaid.flowchartConfig = {
width: 100%
}