# Mermaid - Generation of diagrams and flowcharts from text in a similar manner as markdown

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**Created:** [October 11, 2015, 9:26am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/mermaid-generation-of-diagrams-and-flowcharts-from-text-in-a-similar-manner-as-markdown/1882 "2015-10-11T09:26:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Crissov](https://cdn.commonmark.org/user_avatar/talk.commonmark.org/crissov/32/1455_2.png) [@Crissov](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/Crissov)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2015, 3:58pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/mermaid-generation-of-diagrams-and-flowcharts-from-text-in-a-similar-manner-as-markdown/1882/14 "2015-10-16T15:58:55Z")

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I cannot and don’t want to see CM adopting English trigger words.

However, there’s syntax precedent for embedding instead of more or less verbatim rendering: the exclamation mark in image syntax vs. normal hyperlinks. I could see extensions adopting this letter for the info string, e.g.:

````
``` dot!

````

or

````
```! dot
````

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