diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b30d8d43874..46b54eec1ac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-# mermaid [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/mermaid-js/mermaid.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/mermaid-js/mermaid) [![NPM](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/mermaid)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/mermaid) [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/mermaid-js/mermaid/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/github/mermaid-js/mermaid?branch=master) [![Join our Slack!](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?message=join%20chat&color=9cf&logo=slack&label=slack)](https://join.slack.com/t/mermaid-talk/shared_invite/enQtNzc4NDIyNzk4OTAyLWVhYjQxOTI2OTg4YmE1ZmJkY2Y4MTU3ODliYmIwOTY3NDJlYjA0YjIyZTdkMDMyZTUwOGI0NjEzYmEwODcwOTE)
+# mermaid
 
-# Whoa, whats going on here?
+[![Build CI Status](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/actions/workflows/build.yml) [![NPM](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/mermaid)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/mermaid) [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/mermaid-js/mermaid/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/github/mermaid-js/mermaid?branch=master) [![CDN Status](https://img.shields.io/jsdelivr/npm/hm/mermaid)](https://www.jsdelivr.com/package/npm/mermaid) [![NPM](https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/mermaid)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/mermaid) [![Join our Slack!](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?message=join%20chat&color=9cf&logo=slack&label=slack)](https://join.slack.com/t/mermaid-talk/shared_invite/enQtNzc4NDIyNzk4OTAyLWVhYjQxOTI2OTg4YmE1ZmJkY2Y4MTU3ODliYmIwOTY3NDJlYjA0YjIyZTdkMDMyZTUwOGI0NjEzYmEwODcwOTE)
+
+# Whoa, what's going on here?
 
 We are transforming the Mermaid repository to a so called mono-repo. This is a part of the effort to decouple the diagrams from the core of mermaid. This will:
 
diff --git a/README.zh-CN.md b/README.zh-CN.md
index c00c539e04c..4c88641299f 100644
--- a/README.zh-CN.md
+++ b/README.zh-CN.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-# mermaid [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/mermaid-js/mermaid.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/mermaid-js/mermaid) [![NPM](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/mermaid)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/mermaid) [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/mermaid-js/mermaid/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/github/mermaid-js/mermaid?branch=master) [![Join our Slack!](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?message=join%20chat&color=9cf&logo=slack&label=slack)](https://join.slack.com/t/mermaid-talk/shared_invite/enQtNzc4NDIyNzk4OTAyLWVhYjQxOTI2OTg4YmE1ZmJkY2Y4MTU3ODliYmIwOTY3NDJlYjA0YjIyZTdkMDMyZTUwOGI0NjEzYmEwODcwOTE)
+# mermaid
+
+[![Build CI Status](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/actions/workflows/build.yml) [![NPM](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/mermaid)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/mermaid) [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/mermaid-js/mermaid/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/github/mermaid-js/mermaid?branch=master) [![CDN Status](https://img.shields.io/jsdelivr/npm/hm/mermaid)](https://www.jsdelivr.com/package/npm/mermaid) [![NPM](https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/mermaid)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/mermaid) [![Join our Slack!](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?message=join%20chat&color=9cf&logo=slack&label=slack)](https://join.slack.com/t/mermaid-talk/shared_invite/enQtNzc4NDIyNzk4OTAyLWVhYjQxOTI2OTg4YmE1ZmJkY2Y4MTU3ODliYmIwOTY3NDJlYjA0YjIyZTdkMDMyZTUwOGI0NjEzYmEwODcwOTE)
 
 [English](./README.md) | 简体中文
 
diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index 00e03c76d1c..40b3638e8b3 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ It is a JavaScript based diagramming and charting tool that renders Markdown-ins
 
 <img src="img/header.png" alt="" />
 
-[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/mermaid-js/mermaid.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/mermaid-js/mermaid) [![NPM](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/mermaid)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/mermaid) [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/mermaid-js/mermaid/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/github/mermaid-js/mermaid?branch=master) [![Join our Slack!](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?message=join%20chat&color=9cf&logo=slack&label=slack)](https://join.slack.com/t/mermaid-talk/shared_invite/enQtNzc4NDIyNzk4OTAyLWVhYjQxOTI2OTg4YmE1ZmJkY2Y4MTU3ODliYmIwOTY3NDJlYjA0YjIyZTdkMDMyZTUwOGI0NjEzYmEwODcwOTE)
+[![Build CI Status](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/actions/workflows/build.yml) [![NPM](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/mermaid)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/mermaid) [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/mermaid-js/mermaid/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/github/mermaid-js/mermaid?branch=master) [![CDN Status](https://img.shields.io/jsdelivr/npm/hm/mermaid)](https://www.jsdelivr.com/package/npm/mermaid) [![NPM](https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/mermaid)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/mermaid) [![Join our Slack!](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?message=join%20chat&color=9cf&logo=slack&label=slack)](https://join.slack.com/t/mermaid-talk/shared_invite/enQtNzc4NDIyNzk4OTAyLWVhYjQxOTI2OTg4YmE1ZmJkY2Y4MTU3ODliYmIwOTY3NDJlYjA0YjIyZTdkMDMyZTUwOGI0NjEzYmEwODcwOTE)
 
 <!-- Mermaid book banner -->
 
@@ -271,16 +271,16 @@ To Deploy Mermaid:
 
 ### [Mermaid API](./Setup.md):
 
-**To deploy mermaid without a bundler, one can insert a `script` tag with an absolute address and a `mermaidAPI` call into the HTML like so:**
+**To deploy mermaid without a bundler, one can insert a `script` tag with an absolute address and a `mermaid.initialize` call into the HTML like so:**
 
 ```html
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid/dist/mermaid.min.js"></script>
-<script>
+<script type="module">
+  import mermaid from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid@9/dist/mermaid.esm.min.mjs';
   mermaid.initialize({ startOnLoad: true });
 </script>
 ```
 
-**Doing so will command the mermaid parser to look for the `<div>` tags with `class="mermaid"`. From these tags mermaid will try to read the diagram/chart definitions and render them into SVG charts.**
+**Doing so will command the mermaid parser to look for the `<div>` or `<pre>` tags with `class="mermaid"`. From these tags mermaid will try to read the diagram/chart definitions and render them into SVG charts.**
 
 **Examples can be found at** [Other examples](/examples)
 
diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html
index c4eb48af8b7..b7044845776 100644
--- a/docs/index.html
+++ b/docs/index.html
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
       rel="stylesheet"
       href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/5.9.0/css/all.min.css"
     />
-    <script src="//cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid@9.1.7/dist/mermaid.min.js"></script>
-    <!-- <script src="http://localhost:9000/mermaid.js"></script> -->
     <script
       defer=""
       data-domain="mermaid-js.github.io"
@@ -50,6 +48,10 @@
 
   <body>
     <div id="app"></div>
+    <script type="module">
+      import mermaid from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid/dist/mermaid.esm.min.mjs';
+      window.mermaid = mermaid;
+    </script>
     <script>
       var initEditor = exports.default;
       var parser = new DOMParser();
@@ -99,6 +101,7 @@
                 colorize.push(currentCodeExample);
                 return '<pre id="code' + currentCodeExample + '">' + escapeHTML(code) + '</pre>';
               } else if (lang === 'mermaid') {
+                // TODO: This will need to be updated when render is async.
                 return (
                   '<pre class="mermaid">' + mermaid.render('mermaid-svg-' + num++, code) + '</pre>'
                 );
diff --git a/docs/n00b-gettingStarted.md b/docs/n00b-gettingStarted.md
index b82e2ff0170..5dee597dd62 100644
--- a/docs/n00b-gettingStarted.md
+++ b/docs/n00b-gettingStarted.md
@@ -75,23 +75,13 @@ The API works by pulling rendering instructions from the source `mermaid.js` in
 
 ### Requirements for the Mermaid API.
 
-When writing the .html file, we give three instructions inside the html code to the web browser:
+When writing the .html file, we give two instructions inside the html code to the web browser:
 
-a. A reference for fetching the online mermaid renderer, through the `mermaid.js` or `mermaid.min.js`.
+a. The mermaid code for the diagram we want to create.
 
-b. The mermaid code for the diagram we want to create.
+b. The importing of mermaid library through the `mermaid.esm.js` or `mermaid.esm.min.mjs` and the `mermaid.initialize()` call, which dictates the appearance of diagrams and also starts the rendering process .
 
-c. The `mermaid.initialize()` call, which dictates the appearance of diagrams and also starts the rendering process .
-
-**a. A reference to the external CDN in a `<script src>` tag, or a reference to mermaid.js as a separate file.:**
-
-```html
-<body>
-  <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid/dist/mermaid.min.js"></script>
-</body>
-```
-
-**b. The embedded mermaid diagram definition inside a `<pre class="mermaid">`:**
+**a. The embedded mermaid diagram definition inside a `<pre class="mermaid">`:**
 
 ```html
 <body>
@@ -107,13 +97,14 @@ c. The `mermaid.initialize()` call, which dictates the appearance of diagrams an
 
 **Notes**: Every Mermaid chart/graph/diagram definition, should have separate `<pre>` tags.
 
-**c. The `mermaid.initialize()` call.**
+**b. The import of mermaid and the `mermaid.initialize()` call.**
 
 `mermaid.initialize()` call takes all the definitions contained in all the `<pre class="mermaid">` tags that it finds in the html body and renders them into diagrams. Example:
 
 ```html
 <body>
-  <script>
+  <script type="module">
+    import mermaid from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid@9/dist/mermaid.esm.min.mjs';
     mermaid.initialize({ startOnLoad: true });
   </script>
 </body>
@@ -135,11 +126,6 @@ Rendering in Mermaid is initialized by `mermaid.initialize()` call. You can plac
 ```html
 <html>
   <body>
-    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid/dist/mermaid.min.js"></script>
-    <script>
-      mermaid.initialize({ startOnLoad: true });
-    </script>
-
     Here is one mermaid diagram:
     <pre class="mermaid">
             graph TD 
@@ -156,6 +142,11 @@ Rendering in Mermaid is initialized by `mermaid.initialize()` call. You can plac
             B -->|tcp_456| C[Server1] 
             B -->|tcp_456| D[Server2]
     </pre>
+
+    <script type="module">
+      import mermaid from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid@9/dist/mermaid.esm.min.mjs';
+      mermaid.initialize({ startOnLoad: true });
+    </script>
   </body>
 </html>
 ```
@@ -181,8 +172,8 @@ In this example mermaid.js is referenced in `src` as a separate JavaScript file,
             B --> C[Server1] 
             B --> D[Server2]
     </pre>
-    <script src="The\Path\In\Your\Package\mermaid.js"></script>
-    <script>
+    <script type="module">
+      import mermaid from 'The/Path/In/Your/Package/mermaid.ems.mjs';
       mermaid.initialize({ startOnLoad: true });
     </script>
   </body>
@@ -206,4 +197,4 @@ In this example mermaid.js is referenced in `src` as a separate JavaScript file,
 
 **Comments from Knut Sveidqvist, creator of mermaid:**
 
-- In early versions of mermaid, the `<script src>` tag was invoked in the `<head>` part of the web page. Nowadays we can place it in the `<body>` as seen above. Older parts of the documentation frequently reflects the previous way which still works.
+- In early versions of mermaid, the `<script>` tag was invoked in the `<head>` part of the web page. Nowadays we can place it in the `<body>` as seen above. Older parts of the documentation frequently reflects the previous way which still works.
diff --git a/docs/usage.md b/docs/usage.md
index be986a56b93..95e8921a204 100644
--- a/docs/usage.md
+++ b/docs/usage.md
@@ -39,23 +39,9 @@ We have compiled some Video [Tutorials](./Tutorials.md) on how to use the mermai
 
 > Note:This topic explored in greater depth in the [User Guide for Beginners](./n00b-gettingStarted.md)
 
-The easiest way to integrate mermaid on a web page requires three elements:
+The easiest way to integrate mermaid on a web page requires two elements:
 
-1.  Inclusion of the mermaid address in the html page using a `script` tag, in the `src` section.Example:
-
-    ```html
-    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid/dist/mermaid.min.js"></script>
-    ```
-
-2.  The `mermaidAPI` call, in a separate `script` tag. Example:
-
-    ```html
-    <script>
-      mermaid.initialize({ startOnLoad: true });
-    </script>
-    ```
-
-3.  A graph definition, inside `<div>` tags labeled `class=mermaid`. Example:
+- A graph definition, inside `<pre>` tags labeled `class=mermaid`. Example:
 
 ```html
 <pre class="mermaid">
@@ -66,8 +52,18 @@ The easiest way to integrate mermaid on a web page requires three elements:
 </pre>
 ```
 
-**Following these directions, mermaid starts at page load and (when the page has loaded) it will
-locate the graph definitions inside the `div` tags with `class="mermaid"` and return diagrams in SVG form, following given definitions.**
+- Inclusion of the mermaid address in the html page body using a `script` tag as an ESM import, and the `mermaidAPI` call.
+
+Example:
+
+```html
+<script type="module">
+  import mermaid from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid@9/dist/mermaid.esm.min.mjs';
+  mermaid.initialize({ startOnLoad: true });
+</script>
+```
+
+**Following these directions, mermaid starts at page load and (when the page has loaded) it will locate the graph definitions inside the `pre` tags with `class="mermaid"` and return diagrams in SVG form, following given definitions.**
 
 ## Simple full example:
 
@@ -84,8 +80,8 @@ locate the graph definitions inside the `div` tags with `class="mermaid"` and re
       B-->C[fa:fa-ban forbidden]
       B-->D(fa:fa-spinner);
     </pre>
-    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid/dist/mermaid.min.js"></script>
-    <script>
+    <script type="module">
+      import mermaid from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid@9/dist/mermaid.esm.min.mjs';
       mermaid.initialize({ startOnLoad: true });
     </script>
   </body>
@@ -204,9 +200,8 @@ fetch the graph definition from the site (perhaps from a textarea), render it an
 The example below show an outline of how this could be used. The example just logs the resulting SVG to the JavaScript console.
 
 ```html
-<script src="mermaid.js"></script>
-
-<script>
+<script type="module">
+  import mermaid from './mermaid.mjs';
   mermaid.mermaidAPI.initialize({ startOnLoad: false });
   $(function () {
     // Example of using the API var
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e2562bc3e80..9df0fb6bb89 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
     "@types/express": "^4.17.14",
     "@types/jsdom": "^20.0.0",
     "@types/lodash": "^4.14.186",
+    "@types/mdast": "^3.0.10",
     "@types/prettier": "^2.7.1",
     "@types/stylis": "^4.0.2",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.39.0",
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/docs.mts b/packages/mermaid/src/docs.mts
index a22dc59e20a..2d1aa76209d 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/docs.mts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/docs.mts
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ import { remark } from 'remark';
 // @ts-ignore No typescript declaration file
 import flatmap from 'unist-util-flatmap';
 
+const version = (
+  JSON.parse(readFileSync('packages/mermaid/package.json', 'utf8')).version as string
+).split('.')[0];
+
 // These paths are from the root of the mono-repo, not from the
 // mermaid sub-directory
 const SOURCE_DOCS_DIR = 'packages/mermaid/src/docs';
@@ -144,7 +148,7 @@ const readSyncedUTF8file = (filename: string): string => {
  * @param file {string} name of the file that will be verified
  */
 const transformMarkdown = (file: string) => {
-  const doc = readSyncedUTF8file(file);
+  const doc = readSyncedUTF8file(file).replace(/<MERMAID_VERSION>/g, version);
   const ast: Root = remark.parse(doc);
   const out = flatmap(ast, (c: Code) => {
     if (c.type !== 'code') {
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/README.md b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/README.md
index e8bba38dae9..0d4d24a013b 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/README.md
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ It is a JavaScript based diagramming and charting tool that renders Markdown-ins
 
 <img src="img/header.png" alt="" />
 
-[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/mermaid-js/mermaid.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/mermaid-js/mermaid) [![NPM](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/mermaid)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/mermaid) [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/mermaid-js/mermaid/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/github/mermaid-js/mermaid?branch=master) [![Join our Slack!](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?message=join%20chat&color=9cf&logo=slack&label=slack)](https://join.slack.com/t/mermaid-talk/shared_invite/enQtNzc4NDIyNzk4OTAyLWVhYjQxOTI2OTg4YmE1ZmJkY2Y4MTU3ODliYmIwOTY3NDJlYjA0YjIyZTdkMDMyZTUwOGI0NjEzYmEwODcwOTE)
+[![Build CI Status](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/actions/workflows/build.yml) [![NPM](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/mermaid)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/mermaid) [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/mermaid-js/mermaid/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/github/mermaid-js/mermaid?branch=master) [![CDN Status](https://img.shields.io/jsdelivr/npm/hm/mermaid)](https://www.jsdelivr.com/package/npm/mermaid) [![NPM](https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/mermaid)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/mermaid) [![Join our Slack!](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?message=join%20chat&color=9cf&logo=slack&label=slack)](https://join.slack.com/t/mermaid-talk/shared_invite/enQtNzc4NDIyNzk4OTAyLWVhYjQxOTI2OTg4YmE1ZmJkY2Y4MTU3ODliYmIwOTY3NDJlYjA0YjIyZTdkMDMyZTUwOGI0NjEzYmEwODcwOTE)
 
 <!-- Mermaid book banner -->
 
@@ -187,16 +187,16 @@ To Deploy Mermaid:
 
 ### [Mermaid API](./Setup.md):
 
-**To deploy mermaid without a bundler, one can insert a `script` tag with an absolute address and a `mermaidAPI` call into the HTML like so:**
+**To deploy mermaid without a bundler, one can insert a `script` tag with an absolute address and a `mermaid.initialize` call into the HTML like so:**
 
 ```html
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid/dist/mermaid.min.js"></script>
-<script>
+<script type="module">
+  import mermaid from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid@<MERMAID_VERSION>/dist/mermaid.esm.min.mjs';
   mermaid.initialize({ startOnLoad: true });
 </script>
 ```
 
-**Doing so will command the mermaid parser to look for the `<div>` tags with `class="mermaid"`. From these tags mermaid will try to read the diagram/chart definitions and render them into SVG charts.**
+**Doing so will command the mermaid parser to look for the `<div>` or `<pre>` tags with `class="mermaid"`. From these tags mermaid will try to read the diagram/chart definitions and render them into SVG charts.**
 
 **Examples can be found at** [Other examples](/examples)
 
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/index.html b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/index.html
index ea3969c7771..d884c22a929 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/index.html
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/index.html
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
       rel="stylesheet"
       href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/5.9.0/css/all.min.css"
     />
-    <script src="//cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid@9.1.7/dist/mermaid.min.js"></script>
-    <!-- <script src="http://localhost:9000/mermaid.js"></script> -->
     <script
       defer
       data-domain="mermaid-js.github.io"
@@ -50,6 +48,10 @@
 
   <body>
     <div id="app"></div>
+    <script type="module">
+      import mermaid from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid/dist/mermaid.esm.min.mjs';
+      window.mermaid = mermaid;
+    </script>
     <script>
       var initEditor = exports.default;
       var parser = new DOMParser();
@@ -99,6 +101,7 @@
                 colorize.push(currentCodeExample);
                 return '<pre id="code' + currentCodeExample + '">' + escapeHTML(code) + '</pre>';
               } else if (lang === 'mermaid') {
+                // TODO: This will need to be updated when render is async.
                 return (
                   '<pre class="mermaid">' + mermaid.render('mermaid-svg-' + num++, code) + '</pre>'
                 );
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/n00b-gettingStarted.md b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/n00b-gettingStarted.md
index 950c4eba654..f42f9a1842d 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/n00b-gettingStarted.md
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/n00b-gettingStarted.md
@@ -73,23 +73,13 @@ The API works by pulling rendering instructions from the source `mermaid.js` in
 
 ### Requirements for the Mermaid API.
 
-When writing the .html file, we give three instructions inside the html code to the web browser:
+When writing the .html file, we give two instructions inside the html code to the web browser:
 
-a. A reference for fetching the online mermaid renderer, through the `mermaid.js` or `mermaid.min.js`.
+a. The mermaid code for the diagram we want to create.
 
-b. The mermaid code for the diagram we want to create.
+b. The importing of mermaid library through the `mermaid.esm.js` or `mermaid.esm.min.mjs` and the `mermaid.initialize()` call, which dictates the appearance of diagrams and also starts the rendering process .
 
-c. The `mermaid.initialize()` call, which dictates the appearance of diagrams and also starts the rendering process .
-
-**a. A reference to the external CDN in a `<script src>` tag, or a reference to mermaid.js as a separate file.:**
-
-```html
-<body>
-  <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid/dist/mermaid.min.js"></script>
-</body>
-```
-
-**b. The embedded mermaid diagram definition inside a `<pre class="mermaid">`:**
+**a. The embedded mermaid diagram definition inside a `<pre class="mermaid">`:**
 
 ```html
 <body>
@@ -105,13 +95,14 @@ c. The `mermaid.initialize()` call, which dictates the appearance of diagrams an
 
 **Notes**: Every Mermaid chart/graph/diagram definition, should have separate `<pre>` tags.
 
-**c. The `mermaid.initialize()` call.**
+**b. The import of mermaid and the `mermaid.initialize()` call.**
 
 `mermaid.initialize()` call takes all the definitions contained in all the `<pre class="mermaid">` tags that it finds in the html body and renders them into diagrams. Example:
 
 ```html
 <body>
-  <script>
+  <script type="module">
+    import mermaid from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid@<MERMAID_VERSION>/dist/mermaid.esm.min.mjs';
     mermaid.initialize({ startOnLoad: true });
   </script>
 </body>
@@ -133,11 +124,6 @@ Rendering in Mermaid is initialized by `mermaid.initialize()` call. You can plac
 ```html
 <html>
   <body>
-    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid/dist/mermaid.min.js"></script>
-    <script>
-      mermaid.initialize({ startOnLoad: true });
-    </script>
-
     Here is one mermaid diagram:
     <pre class="mermaid">
             graph TD 
@@ -154,6 +140,11 @@ Rendering in Mermaid is initialized by `mermaid.initialize()` call. You can plac
             B -->|tcp_456| C[Server1] 
             B -->|tcp_456| D[Server2]
     </pre>
+
+    <script type="module">
+      import mermaid from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid@<MERMAID_VERSION>/dist/mermaid.esm.min.mjs';
+      mermaid.initialize({ startOnLoad: true });
+    </script>
   </body>
 </html>
 ```
@@ -179,8 +170,8 @@ In this example mermaid.js is referenced in `src` as a separate JavaScript file,
             B --> C[Server1] 
             B --> D[Server2]
     </pre>
-    <script src="The\Path\In\Your\Package\mermaid.js"></script>
-    <script>
+    <script type="module">
+      import mermaid from 'The/Path/In/Your/Package/mermaid.ems.mjs';
       mermaid.initialize({ startOnLoad: true });
     </script>
   </body>
@@ -204,4 +195,4 @@ In this example mermaid.js is referenced in `src` as a separate JavaScript file,
 
 **Comments from Knut Sveidqvist, creator of mermaid:**
 
-- In early versions of mermaid, the `<script src>` tag was invoked in the `<head>` part of the web page. Nowadays we can place it in the `<body>` as seen above. Older parts of the documentation frequently reflects the previous way which still works.
+- In early versions of mermaid, the `<script>` tag was invoked in the `<head>` part of the web page. Nowadays we can place it in the `<body>` as seen above. Older parts of the documentation frequently reflects the previous way which still works.
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/usage.md b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/usage.md
index 02662589480..d065752cccf 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/usage.md
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/usage.md
@@ -39,23 +39,9 @@ We have compiled some Video [Tutorials](./Tutorials.md) on how to use the mermai
 
 > Note:This topic explored in greater depth in the [User Guide for Beginners](./n00b-gettingStarted.md)
 
-The easiest way to integrate mermaid on a web page requires three elements:
+The easiest way to integrate mermaid on a web page requires two elements:
 
-1.  Inclusion of the mermaid address in the html page using a `script` tag, in the `src` section.Example:
-
-    ```html
-    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid/dist/mermaid.min.js"></script>
-    ```
-
-2.  The `mermaidAPI` call, in a separate `script` tag. Example:
-
-    ```html
-    <script>
-      mermaid.initialize({ startOnLoad: true });
-    </script>
-    ```
-
-3.  A graph definition, inside `<div>` tags labeled `class=mermaid`. Example:
+- A graph definition, inside `<pre>` tags labeled `class=mermaid`. Example:
 
 ```html
 <pre class="mermaid">
@@ -66,8 +52,18 @@ The easiest way to integrate mermaid on a web page requires three elements:
 </pre>
 ```
 
-**Following these directions, mermaid starts at page load and (when the page has loaded) it will
-locate the graph definitions inside the `div` tags with `class="mermaid"` and return diagrams in SVG form, following given definitions.**
+- Inclusion of the mermaid address in the html page body using a `script` tag as an ESM import, and the `mermaidAPI` call.
+
+Example:
+
+```html
+<script type="module">
+  import mermaid from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid@<MERMAID_VERSION>/dist/mermaid.esm.min.mjs';
+  mermaid.initialize({ startOnLoad: true });
+</script>
+```
+
+**Following these directions, mermaid starts at page load and (when the page has loaded) it will locate the graph definitions inside the `pre` tags with `class="mermaid"` and return diagrams in SVG form, following given definitions.**
 
 ## Simple full example:
 
@@ -84,8 +80,8 @@ locate the graph definitions inside the `div` tags with `class="mermaid"` and re
       B-->C[fa:fa-ban forbidden]
       B-->D(fa:fa-spinner);
     </pre>
-    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid/dist/mermaid.min.js"></script>
-    <script>
+    <script type="module">
+      import mermaid from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid@<MERMAID_VERSION>/dist/mermaid.esm.min.mjs';
       mermaid.initialize({ startOnLoad: true });
     </script>
   </body>
@@ -204,9 +200,8 @@ fetch the graph definition from the site (perhaps from a textarea), render it an
 The example below show an outline of how this could be used. The example just logs the resulting SVG to the JavaScript console.
 
 ```html
-<script src="mermaid.js"></script>
-
-<script>
+<script type="module">
+  import mermaid from './mermaid.mjs';
   mermaid.mermaidAPI.initialize({ startOnLoad: false });
   $(function () {
     // Example of using the API var
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 89b929342d4..b2f88060c69 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ importers:
       '@types/express': ^4.17.14
       '@types/jsdom': ^20.0.0
       '@types/lodash': ^4.14.186
+      '@types/mdast': ^3.0.10
       '@types/node': ^18.8.1
       '@types/prettier': ^2.7.1
       '@types/stylis': ^4.0.2
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ importers:
       '@types/express': 4.17.14
       '@types/jsdom': 20.0.0
       '@types/lodash': 4.14.186
+      '@types/mdast': 3.0.10
       '@types/prettier': 2.7.1
       '@types/stylis': 4.0.2
       '@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin': 5.39.0_xyciw6oqjoiiono4dhv3uhn5my
diff --git a/vdocs/config/usage.md b/vdocs/config/usage.md
index 10b3b72389f..5b76f272907 100644
--- a/vdocs/config/usage.md
+++ b/vdocs/config/usage.md
@@ -39,23 +39,9 @@ We have compiled some Video [Tutorials](./Tutorials.md) on how to use the mermai
 
 > Note:This topic explored in greater depth in the [User Guide for Beginners](../intro/n00b-gettingStarted.md)
 
-The easiest way to integrate mermaid on a web page requires three elements:
+The easiest way to integrate mermaid on a web page requires two elements:
 
-1.  Inclusion of the mermaid address in the html page using a `script` tag, in the `src` section.Example:
-
-    ```html
-    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid/dist/mermaid.min.js"></script>
-    ```
-
-2.  The `mermaidAPI` call, in a separate `script` tag. Example:
-
-    ```html
-    <script>
-      mermaid.initialize({ startOnLoad: true });
-    </script>
-    ```
-
-3.  A graph definition, inside `<div>` tags labeled `class=mermaid`. Example:
+- A graph definition, inside `<pre>` tags labeled `class=mermaid`. Example:
 
 ```html
 <pre class="mermaid">
@@ -66,8 +52,18 @@ The easiest way to integrate mermaid on a web page requires three elements:
 </pre>
 ```
 
-**Following these directions, mermaid starts at page load and (when the page has loaded) it will
-locate the graph definitions inside the `div` tags with `class="mermaid"` and return diagrams in SVG form, following given definitions.**
+- Inclusion of the mermaid address in the html page body using a `script` tag as an ESM import, and the `mermaidAPI` call.
+
+Example:
+
+```html
+<script type="module">
+  import mermaid from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid@<MERMAID_VERSION>/dist/mermaid.esm.min.mjs';
+  mermaid.initialize({ startOnLoad: true });
+</script>
+```
+
+**Following these directions, mermaid starts at page load and (when the page has loaded) it will locate the graph definitions inside the `pre` tags with `class="mermaid"` and return diagrams in SVG form, following given definitions.**
 
 ## Simple full example:
 
@@ -84,8 +80,8 @@ locate the graph definitions inside the `div` tags with `class="mermaid"` and re
       B-->C[fa:fa-ban forbidden]
       B-->D(fa:fa-spinner);
     </pre>
-    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid/dist/mermaid.min.js"></script>
-    <script>
+    <script type="module">
+      import mermaid from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid@<MERMAID_VERSION>/dist/mermaid.esm.min.mjs';
       mermaid.initialize({ startOnLoad: true });
     </script>
   </body>
diff --git a/vdocs/intro/index.md b/vdocs/intro/index.md
index 030409c6d23..bd53ae4bda7 100644
--- a/vdocs/intro/index.md
+++ b/vdocs/intro/index.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ It is a JavaScript based diagramming and charting tool that renders Markdown-ins
 
 <img src="/header.png" alt="" />
 
-[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/mermaid-js/mermaid.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/mermaid-js/mermaid) [![NPM](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/mermaid)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/mermaid) [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/mermaid-js/mermaid/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/github/mermaid-js/mermaid?branch=master) [![Join our Slack!](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?message=join%20chat&color=9cf&logo=slack&label=slack)](https://join.slack.com/t/mermaid-talk/shared_invite/enQtNzc4NDIyNzk4OTAyLWVhYjQxOTI2OTg4YmE1ZmJkY2Y4MTU3ODliYmIwOTY3NDJlYjA0YjIyZTdkMDMyZTUwOGI0NjEzYmEwODcwOTE)
+[![Build CI Status](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/actions/workflows/build.yml) [![NPM](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/mermaid)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/mermaid) [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/mermaid-js/mermaid/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/github/mermaid-js/mermaid?branch=master) [![CDN Status](https://img.shields.io/jsdelivr/npm/hm/mermaid)](https://www.jsdelivr.com/package/npm/mermaid) [![NPM](https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/mermaid)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/mermaid) [![Join our Slack!](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?message=join%20chat&color=9cf&logo=slack&label=slack)](https://join.slack.com/t/mermaid-talk/shared_invite/enQtNzc4NDIyNzk4OTAyLWVhYjQxOTI2OTg4YmE1ZmJkY2Y4MTU3ODliYmIwOTY3NDJlYjA0YjIyZTdkMDMyZTUwOGI0NjEzYmEwODcwOTE)
 
 <!-- Mermaid book banner -->
 
@@ -262,16 +262,16 @@ To Deploy Mermaid:
 
 ### [Mermaid API](../config/Setup.md):
 
-**To deploy mermaid without a bundler, one can insert a `script` tag with an absolute address and a `mermaidAPI` call into the HTML like so:**
+**To deploy mermaid without a bundler, one can insert a `script` tag with an absolute address and a `mermaid.initialize` call into the HTML like so:**
 
 ```html
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid/dist/mermaid.min.js"></script>
-<script>
+<script type="module">
+  import mermaid from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid@<MERMAID_VERSION>/dist/mermaid.esm.min.mjs';
   mermaid.initialize({ startOnLoad: true });
 </script>
 ```
 
-**Doing so will command the mermaid parser to look for the `<div>` tags with `class="mermaid"`. From these tags mermaid will try to read the diagram/chart definitions and render them into SVG charts.**
+**Doing so will command the mermaid parser to look for the `<div>` or `<pre>` tags with `class="mermaid"`. From these tags mermaid will try to read the diagram/chart definitions and render them into SVG charts.**
 
 **Examples can be found at** [Other examples](../syntax/examples)
 
diff --git a/vdocs/intro/n00b-gettingStarted.md b/vdocs/intro/n00b-gettingStarted.md
index 14b49057e66..b5abe96d679 100644
--- a/vdocs/intro/n00b-gettingStarted.md
+++ b/vdocs/intro/n00b-gettingStarted.md
@@ -82,23 +82,13 @@ The API works by pulling rendering instructions from the source `mermaid.js` in
 
 ### Requirements for the Mermaid API.
 
-When writing the .html file, we give three instructions inside the html code to the web browser:
+When writing the .html file, we give two instructions inside the html code to the web browser:
 
-a. A reference for fetching the online mermaid renderer, through the `mermaid.js` or `mermaid.min.js`.
+a. The mermaid code for the diagram we want to create.
 
-b. The mermaid code for the diagram we want to create.
+b. The importing of mermaid library through the `mermaid.esm.js` or `mermaid.esm.min.mjs` and the `mermaid.initialize()` call, which dictates the appearance of diagrams and also starts the rendering process .
 
-c. The `mermaid.initialize()` call, which dictates the appearance of diagrams and also starts the rendering process .
-
-**a. A reference to the external CDN in a `<script src>` tag, or a reference to mermaid.js as a separate file.:**
-
-```html
-<body>
-  <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid/dist/mermaid.min.js"></script>
-</body>
-```
-
-**b. The embedded mermaid diagram definition inside a `<pre class="mermaid">`:**
+**a. The embedded mermaid diagram definition inside a `<pre class="mermaid">`:**
 
 ```html
 <body>
@@ -114,13 +104,14 @@ c. The `mermaid.initialize()` call, which dictates the appearance of diagrams an
 
 **Notes**: Every Mermaid chart/graph/diagram definition, should have separate `<pre>` tags.
 
-**c. The `mermaid.initialize()` call.**
+**b. The import of mermaid and the `mermaid.initialize()` call.**
 
 `mermaid.initialize()` call takes all the definitions contained in all the `<pre class="mermaid">` tags that it finds in the html body and renders them into diagrams. Example:
 
 ```html
 <body>
-  <script>
+  <script type="module">
+    import mermaid from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid@<MERMAID_VERSION>/dist/mermaid.esm.min.mjs';
     mermaid.initialize({ startOnLoad: true });
   </script>
 </body>
@@ -142,11 +133,6 @@ Rendering in Mermaid is initialized by `mermaid.initialize()` call. You can plac
 ```html
 <html>
   <body>
-    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid/dist/mermaid.min.js"></script>
-    <script>
-      mermaid.initialize({ startOnLoad: true });
-    </script>
-
     Here is one mermaid diagram:
     <pre class="mermaid">
             graph TD 
@@ -163,6 +149,11 @@ Rendering in Mermaid is initialized by `mermaid.initialize()` call. You can plac
             B -->|tcp_456| C[Server1] 
             B -->|tcp_456| D[Server2]
     </pre>
+
+    <script type="module">
+      import mermaid from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid@<MERMAID_VERSION>/dist/mermaid.esm.min.mjs';
+      mermaid.initialize({ startOnLoad: true });
+    </script>
   </body>
 </html>
 ```
@@ -188,8 +179,8 @@ In this example mermaid.js is referenced in `src` as a separate JavaScript file,
             B --> C[Server1] 
             B --> D[Server2]
     </pre>
-    <script src="The\Path\In\Your\Package\mermaid.js"></script>
-    <script>
+    <script type="module">
+      import mermaid from 'The/Path/In/Your/Package/mermaid.ems.mjs';
       mermaid.initialize({ startOnLoad: true });
     </script>
   </body>
@@ -213,4 +204,4 @@ In this example mermaid.js is referenced in `src` as a separate JavaScript file,
 
 **Comments from Knut Sveidqvist, creator of mermaid:**
 
-- In early versions of mermaid, the `<script src>` tag was invoked in the `<head>` part of the web page. Nowadays we can place it in the `<body>` as seen above. Older parts of the documentation frequently reflects the previous way which still works.
+- In early versions of mermaid, the `<script>` tag was invoked in the `<head>` part of the web page. Nowadays we can place it in the `<body>` as seen above. Older parts of the documentation frequently reflects the previous way which still works.