PlantUML Language specification Creole

         

Edit in DokuwikiEdit in AsciidocEdit in Markdown Creole Creole is a lightweight common markup language for various wikis. A light-weight Creole engine is integrated in PlantUML to have a standardized way to emit styled text. All diagrams support this syntax. Note that compatibility with HTML syntax is preserved. Edit in DokuwikiEdit in AsciidocEdit in Markdown Emphasized text 🎉 Copied! @startuml Alice -> Bob : hello --there-- here ... Some ~~long delay~~ ... Bob -> Alice : ok note left This is **bold** This is //italics// This is ""monospaced"" This is --stricken-out-- This is __underlined__ This is ~~wave-underlined~~ end note @enduml Edit in DokuwikiEdit in AsciidocEdit in Markdown Lists You can use numbered and bulleted lists in node text, notes, etc. FIXME 🚩 You cannot quite mix numbers and bullets in a list and its sublist. 🎉 Copied! @startuml object demo { * Bullet list * Second item } note left * Bullet list * Second item ** Sub item end note legend # Numbered list # Second item ## Sub item ## Another sub item * Can't quite mix * Numbers and bullets # Third item end legend @enduml Edit in DokuwikiEdit in AsciidocEdit in Markdown Escape character You can use the tilde ~ to escape special creole characters. 🎉 Copied! @startuml object demo { This is not ~___underscored__. This is not ~""monospaced"". } @enduml Edit in DokuwikiEdit in AsciidocEdit in Markdown Headings 🎉 Copied! @startuml usecase UC1 as " = Extra-large heading Some text == Large heading Other text === Medium heading Information .... ==== Small heading" @enduml Edit in DokuwikiEdit in AsciidocEdit in Markdown Emoji All emojis from Twemoji (see EmojiTwo on Github) are available using the following syntax: 🎉 Copied! @startuml Alice -> Bob : Hello <:1f600:> return <:innocent:> Alice -> Bob : Without color: <#0:sunglasses:> Alice -> Bob : Change color: <#green:sunny:> @enduml Unlike Unicode Special characters that depend on installed fonts, the emoji are always available. Furthermore, emoji are already colored, but you can recolor them if you like (see examples above). One can pick emoji from the emoji cheat sheet, the Unicode full-emoji-list, or the flat list emoji.txt in the plantuml source. You can also use the following PlantUML command to list available emoji: @startuml emoji <block> @enduml As of 13 April 2023, you can select between 1174 emoji from the following Unicode blocks: Unicode block 26: 83 emoji Unicode block 27: 33 emoji Unicode block 1F3: 246 emoji Unicode block 1F4: 255 emoji Unicode block 1F5: 136 emoji Unicode block 1F6: 181 emoji Unicode block 1F9: 240 emoji Unicode block 26 🎉 Copied! @startuml emoji 26 @enduml Edit in DokuwikiEdit in AsciidocEdit in Markdown Horizontal lines 🎉 Copied! @startuml database DB1 as " You can have horizontal line ---- Or double line ==== Or strong line ____ Or dotted line ..My title.. Enjoy! " note right This is working also in notes You can also add title in all these lines ==Title== --Another title-- end note @enduml Edit in DokuwikiEdit in AsciidocEdit in Markdown Links You can also use URL and links. Simple links are define using two square brackets (or three square brackets for field or method on class diagram). Example: [[http://plantuml.com]] [[http://plantuml.com This label is printed]] [[http://plantuml.com{Optional tooltip} This label is printed]] URL can also be authenticated. Edit in DokuwikiEdit in AsciidocEdit in Markdown Code You can use <code> to display some programming code in your diagram (sorry, syntax highlighting is not yet supported). 🎉 Copied! @startuml Alice -> Bob : hello note right <code> main() { printf("Hello world"); } </code> end note @enduml This is especially useful to illustrate some PlantUML code and the resulting rendering: 🎉 Copied! @startuml hide footbox note over Source <code> This is **bold** This is //italics// This is ""monospaced"" This is --stricken-out-- This is __underlined__ This is ~~wave-underlined~~ --test Unicode and icons-- This is <U+221E> long This is a <&code> icon </code> end note /note over Output This is **bold** This is //italics// This is ""monospaced"" This is --stricken-out-- This is __underlined__ This is ~~wave-underlined~~ --test Unicode and icons-- This is <U+221E> long This is a <&code> icon end note @enduml Edit in DokuwikiEdit in AsciidocEdit in Markdown Table Create a table It is possible to build table, with | separator. 🎉 Copied! @startuml skinparam titleFontSize 14 title Example of simple table |= |= table |= header | | a | table | row | | b | table | row | end title [*] --> State1 @enduml Add color on rows or cells You can specify background colors of rows and cells: 🎉 Copied! @startuml start :Here is the result |= |= table |= header | | a | table | row | |<#FF8080> red |<#80FF80> green |<#8080FF> blue | <#yellow>| b | table | row |; @enduml Add color on border and text You can also specify colors of text and borders. 🎉 Copied! @startuml title <#lightblue,#red>|= Step |= Date |= Name |= Status |= Link | <#lightgreen>| 1.1 | TBD | plantuml news |<#Navy><color:OrangeRed><b> Unknown | [[https://plantuml.com/news plantuml news]] | end title @enduml [Ref. QA-7184] No border or same color as the background You can also set the border color to the same color as the background. 🎉 Copied! @startuml node n note right of n <#FBFB77,#FBFB77>|= Husky / Yorkie |= Foo | | SourceTree1 | foo1 | | ST2 | foo2 | end note @enduml [Ref. QA-12448] Bold header or not = as the first char of a cell indicates whether to make it bold (usually used for headers), or not. 🎉 Copied! @startuml note as deepCSS0 |<#white> Husky / Yorkie | |=<#gainsboro> SourceTree0 | endnote note as deepCSS1 |= <#white> Husky / Yorkie |= Foo | |<#gainsboro><r> SourceTree1 | foo1 | endnote note as deepCSS2 |= Husky / Yorkie | |<#gainsboro> SourceTree2 | endnote note as deepCSS3 <#white>|= Husky / Yorkie |= Foo | |<#gainsboro> SourceTree1 | foo1 | endnote @enduml [Ref. QA-10923] Edit in DokuwikiEdit in AsciidocEdit in Markdown Tree You can use |_ characters to build a tree. On common commands, like title: 🎉 Copied! @startuml skinparam titleFontSize 14 title Example of Tree |_ First line |_ **Bom (Model)** |_ prop1 |_ prop2 |_ prop3 |_ Last line end title [*] --> State1 @enduml On Class diagram. (Please note how we have to use an empty second compartment, else the parentheses in (Model) cause that text to be moved to a separate first compartment): 🎉 Copied! @startuml class Foo { **Bar (Model)** |_ prop |_ **Bom (Model)** |_ prop2 |_ prop3 |_ prop3.1 |_ prop4 :( -- } @enduml [Ref. QA-3448] On Component or Deployment diagrams: 🎉 Copied! @startuml [A] as A rectangle "Box B" { component B [ Level 1 |_ Level 2a |_ Level 3a |_ Level 3b |_ Level 3c |_ Level 4a |_ Level 3d |_ Level 2b |_ Level 3e ] } A -> B @enduml [Ref. QA-11365] Edit in DokuwikiEdit in AsciidocEdit in Markdown Special characters It's possible to use any unicode character, either directly or with syntax &#nnnnnn; (decimal) or <U+XXXXX> (hex): 🎉 Copied! @startuml usecase direct as "this is ∞ long" usecase ampHash as "this is also ∞ long" usecase angleBrackets as "this is also <U+221E> long" @enduml Please note that not all Unicode chars appear correctly, depending on installed fonts. You can use the listfonts command with a test string of your desired characters, to see which fonts may include them. For characters that are emoji, it's better to use the Emoji notation that doesn't depend on installed fonts, and the emoji are colored. The PlantUML server has the "Noto Emoji" font that has most emoji. If you want to render diagrams on your local system, you should check which fonts you have. Unfortunately "Noto Emoji" lacks normal chars, so you need to switch fonts, eg 🎉 Copied! @startuml rectangle "<font:Noto Emoji><U+1F3F7></font> label" rectangle "<font:Noto Emoji><U+1F527></font> wrench" rectangle "<font:Noto Emoji><U+1F6E0></font> hammer_and_wrench" @enduml See Issue 72 for more details. Edit in DokuwikiEdit in AsciidocEdit in Markdown Legacy HTML You can mix Creole with the following HTML tags: <b> for bold text <u> or <u:#AAAAAA> or <u:[[color|colorName]]> for underline <i> for italic <s> or <s:#AAAAAA> or <s:[[color|colorName]]> for strike text <w> or <w:#AAAAAA> or <w:[[color|colorName]]> for wave underline text <plain> for plain text <color:#AAAAAA> or <color:[[color|colorName]]> <back:#AAAAAA> or <back:[[color|colorName]]> for background color <size:nn> to change font size <img:file> : the file must be accessible by the filesystem <img:http://plantuml.com/logo3.png> : the URL must be available from the Internet 🎉 Copied! @startuml :* You can change <color:red>text color</color> * You can change <back:cadetblue>background color</back> * You can change <size:18>size</size> * You use <u>legacy</u> <b>HTML <i>tag</i></b> * You use <u:red>color</u> <s:green>in HTML</s> <w:#0000FF>tag</w> ---- * Use image : <img:http://plantuml.com/logo3.png> ; @enduml Common HTML element 🎉 Copied! @startuml hide footbox note over Source <code> This is <b>bold</b> This is <i>italics</i> This is <font:monospaced>monospaced</font> This is <s>stroked</s> This is <u>underlined</u> This is <w>waved</w> This is <s:green>stroked</s> This is <u:red>underlined</u> This is <w:#0000FF>waved</w> This is <b>a bold text containing <plain>plain text</plain> inside</b> -- other examples -- This is <color:blue>Blue</color> This is <back:orange>Orange background</back> This is <size:20>big</size> </code> end note /note over Output This is <b>bold</b> This is <i>italics</i> This is <font:monospaced>monospaced</font> This is <s>stroked</s> This is <u>underlined</u> This is <w>waved</w> This is <s:green>stroked</s> This is <u:red>underlined</u> This is <w:#0000FF>waved</w> This is <b>a bold text containing <plain>plain text</plain> inside</b> -- other examples -- This is <color:blue>Blue</color> This is <back:orange>Orange background</back> This is <size:20>big</size> end note @enduml [Ref. QA-5254 for plain] Subscript and Superscript element [sub, sup] 🎉 Copied! @startuml :<code> This is the "caffeine" molecule: C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>10</sub>N<sub>4</sub>O<sub>2</sub> </code> This is the "caffeine" molecule: C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>10</sub>N<sub>4</sub>O<sub>2</sub> ---- <code> This is the Pythagorean theorem: a<sup>2</sup> + b<sup>2</sup> = c<sup>2</sup> </code> This is the Pythagorean theorem: a<sup>2</sup> + b<sup>2</sup> = c<sup>2</sup>; @enduml Edit in DokuwikiEdit in AsciidocEdit in Markdown OpenIconic OpenIconic is a very nice open-source icon set. Those icons are integrated in the creole parser, so you can use them out-of-the-box. Use the following syntax: <&ICON_NAME>. 🎉 Copied! @startuml title: <size:20><&heart>Use of OpenIconic<&heart></size> class Wifi note left Click on <&wifi> end note @enduml The complete list is available with the following special command: 🎉 Copied! @startuml listopeniconic @enduml Edit in DokuwikiEdit in AsciidocEdit in Markdown Appendix: Examples of "Creole List" on all diagrams Activity 🎉 Copied! @startuml start :**test list 1** * Bullet list * Second item ** Sub item *** Sub sub item * Third item ---- **test list 2** # Numbered list # Second item ## Sub item ## Another sub item # Third item; stop @enduml Class FIXME 🚩 Sub item Sub sub item FIXME 🎉 Copied! @startuml class a { **test list 1** * Bullet list * Second item ** Sub item *** Sub sub item * Third item ---- **test list 2** # Numbered list # Second item ## Sub item ## Another sub item # Third item } a -- b @enduml Component, Deployment, Use-Case 🎉 Copied! @startuml node n [ **test list 1** * Bullet list * Second item ** Sub item *** Sub sub item * Third item ---- **test list 2** # Numbered list # Second item ## Sub item ## Another sub item # Third item ] file f as " **test list 1** * Bullet list * Second item ** Sub item *** Sub sub item * Third item ---- **test list 2** # Numbered list # Second item ## Sub item ## Another sub item # Third item " @enduml DONE [Corrected in V1.2020.18] Gantt project planning N/A Object FIXME 🚩 Sub item Sub sub item FIXME 🎉 Copied! @startuml object user { **test list 1** * Bullet list * Second item ** Sub item *** Sub sub item * Third item ---- **test list 2** # Numbered list # Second item ## Sub item ## Another sub item # Third item } @enduml MindMap 🎉 Copied! @startmindmap * root ** d1 **:**test list 1** * Bullet list * Second item ** Sub item *** Sub sub item * Third item ---- **test list 2** # Numbered list # Second item ## Sub item ## Another sub item # Third item; @endmindmap Network (nwdiag) 🎉 Copied! @startuml nwdiag { network Network { Server [description="**test list 1**\n* Bullet list\n* Second item\n** Sub item\n*** Sub sub item\n* Third item\n----\n**test list 2**\n# Numbered list\n# Second item\n## Sub item\n## Another sub item\n# Third item"]; } @enduml Note 🎉 Copied! @startuml note as n **test list 1** * Bullet list * Second item ** Sub item *** Sub sub item * Third item ---- **test list 2** # Numbered list # Second item ## Sub item ## Another sub item # Third item end note @enduml Sequence 🎉 Copied! @startuml <style> participant {HorizontalAlignment left} </style> participant Participant [ **test list 1** * Bullet list * Second item ** Sub item *** Sub sub item * Third item ---- **test list 2** # Numbered list # Second item ## Sub item ## Another sub item # Third item ] participant B Participant -> B @enduml [Ref. QA-15232] State 🎉 Copied! @startuml <style> stateDiagram { title {HorizontalAlignment left} } </style> state "**test list 1**\n* Bullet list\n* Second item\n** Sub item\n*** Sub sub item\n* Third item\n----\n**test list 2**\n# Numbered list\n# Second item\n## Sub item\n## Another sub item\n# Third item" as a { state "**test list 1**\n* Bullet list\n* Second item\n** Sub item\n*** Sub sub item\n* Third item\n----\n**test list 2**\n# Numbered list\n# Second item\n## Sub item\n## Another sub item\n# Third item" as b state : **test list 1**\n* Bullet list\n* Second item\n** Sub item\n*** Sub sub item\n* Third item\n----\n**test list 2**\n# Numbered list\n# Second item\n## Sub item\n## Another sub item\n# Third item } @enduml [Ref. QA-16978] WBS 🎉 Copied! @startwbs * root ** d1 **:**test list 1** * Bullet list * Second item ** Sub item *** Sub sub item * Third item ---- **test list 2** # Numbered list # Second item ## Sub item ## Another sub item # Third item; @endwbs Edit in DokuwikiEdit in AsciidocEdit in Markdown Appendix: Examples of "Creole horizontal lines" on all diagrams Activity FIXME 🚩 strong line ____ FIXME 🎉 Copied! @startuml start :You can have horizontal line ---- Or double line ==== Or strong line ____ Or dotted line ..My title.. Or dotted title //and title... // ==Title== Or double-line title --Another title-- Or single-line title Enjoy!; stop @enduml Class 🎉 Copied! @startuml class a { You can have horizontal line ---- Or double line ==== Or strong line ____ Or dotted line ..My title.. Or dotted title //and title... // ==Title== Or double-line title --Another title-- Or single-line title Enjoy! } a -- b @enduml Component, Deployment, Use-Case 🎉 Copied! @startuml node n [ You can have horizontal line ---- Or double line ==== Or strong line ____ Or dotted line ..My title.. //and title... // ==Title== --Another title-- Enjoy! ] file f as " You can have horizontal line ---- Or double line ==== Or strong line ____ Or dotted line ..My title.. //and title... // ==Title== --Another title-- Enjoy! " person p [ You can have horizontal line ---- Or double line ==== Or strong line ____ Or dotted line ..My title.. //and title... // ==Title== --Another title-- Enjoy! ] @enduml Gantt project planning N/A Object 🎉 Copied! @startuml object user { You can have horizontal line ---- Or double line ==== Or strong line ____ Or dotted line ..My title.. //and title... // ==Title== --Another title-- Enjoy! } @enduml DONE [Corrected on V1.2020.18] MindMap FIXME 🚩 strong line ____ FIXME 🎉 Copied! @startmindmap * root ** d1 **:You can have horizontal line ---- Or double line ==== Or strong line ____ Or dotted line ..My title.. //and title... // ==Title== --Another title-- Enjoy!; @endmindmap Network (nwdiag) 🎉 Copied! @startuml nwdiag { network Network { Server [description="You can have horizontal line\n----\nOr double line\n====\nOr strong line\n____\nOr dotted line\n..My title..\n//and title... //\n==Title==\n--Another title--\nEnjoy!"]; } @enduml Note 🎉 Copied! @startuml note as n You can have horizontal line ---- Or double line ==== Or strong line ____ Or dotted line ..My title.. //and title... // ==Title== --Another title-- Enjoy! end note @enduml Sequence 🎉 Copied! @startuml <style> participant {HorizontalAlignment left} </style> participant Participant [ You can have horizontal line ---- Or double line ==== Or strong line ____ Or dotted line ..My title.. //and title... // ==Title== --Another title-- Enjoy! ] participant B Participant -> B @enduml [Ref. QA-15232] State 🎉 Copied! @startuml <style> stateDiagram { title {HorizontalAlignment left} } </style> state "You can have horizontal line\n----\nOr double line\n====\nOr strong line\n____\nOr dotted line\n..My title..\n//and title... //\n==Title==\n--Another title--\nEnjoy!" as a { state "You can have horizontal line\n----\nOr double line\n====\nOr strong line\n____\nOr dotted line\n..My title..\n//and title... //\n==Title==\n--Another title--\nEnjoy!" as b state : "You can have horizontal line\n----\nOr double line\n====\nOr strong line\n____\nOr dotted line\n..My title..\n//and title... //\n==Title==\n--Another title--\nEnjoy! } @enduml [Ref. QA-16978] WBS FIXME 🚩 strong line ____ FIXME 🎉 Copied! @startwbs * root ** d1 **:You can have horizontal line ---- Or double line ==== Or strong line ____ Or dotted line ..My title.. //and title... // ==Title== --Another title-- Enjoy!; @endwbs Edit in DokuwikiEdit in AsciidocEdit in Markdown Style equivalent (between Creole and HTML) Style Creole Legacy HTML like bold This is **bold** This is <b>bold</b> italics This is //italics// This is <i>italics</i> monospaced This is ""monospaced"" This is <font:monospaced>monospaced</font> stroked This is --stroked-- This is <s>stroked</s> underlined This is __underlined__ This is <u>underlined</u> waved This is ~~waved~~ This is <w>waved</w> 🎉 Copied! @startmindmap * Style equivalent\n(between Creole and HTML) **:**Creole** ---- <#silver>|= code|= output| | \n This is ""~**bold**""\n | \n This is **bold** | | \n This is ""~//italics//""\n | \n This is //italics// | | \n This is ""~""monospaced~"" ""\n | \n This is ""monospaced"" | | \n This is ""~--stroked--""\n | \n This is --stroked-- | | \n This is ""~__underlined__""\n | \n This is __underlined__ | | \n This is ""<U+007E><U+007E>waved<U+007E><U+007E>""\n | \n This is ~~waved~~ |; **:<b>Legacy HTML like ---- <#silver>|= code|= output| | \n This is ""~<b>bold</b>""\n | \n This is <b>bold</b> | | \n This is ""~<i>italics</i>""\n | \n This is <i>italics</i> | | \n This is ""~<font:monospaced>monospaced</font>""\n | \n This is <font:monospaced>monospaced</font> | | \n This is ""~<s>stroked</s>""\n | \n This is <s>stroked</s> | | \n This is ""~<u>underlined</u>""\n | \n This is <u>underlined</u> | | \n This is ""~<w>waved</w>""\n | \n This is <w>waved</w> | And color as a bonus... <#silver>|= code|= output| | \n This is ""~<s:""<color:green>""green""</color>"">stroked</s>""\n | \n This is <s:green>stroked</s> | | \n This is ""~<u:""<color:red>""red""</color>"">underlined</u>""\n | \n This is <u:red>underlined</u> | | \n This is ""~<w:""<color:#0000FF>""#0000FF""</color>"">waved</w>""\n | \n This is <w:#0000FF>waved</w> |; @endmindmap

Emphasized text Lists Escape character Headings Emoji Horizontal lines Links Code Table Tree Special characters Legacy HTML OpenIconic Appendix: Examples of "Creole List" on all diagrams Appendix: Examples of "Creole horizontal lines" on all diagrams Style equivalent (between Creole and HTML)