# Mermaid Chart [MermaidJS](https://mermaid-js.github.io/) is library for generating svg charts and diagrams from text. {{% hint info %}} **Override Mermaid initialization config** To override the [initialization config](https://mermaid-js.github.io/mermaid/#/Setup) for Mermaid, create a `mermaid.json` file in your `assets` folder! {{% /hint %}} ## Example {{% columns %}} ```tpl {{}} stateDiagram-v2 State1: The state with a note note right of State1 Important information! You can write notes. end note State1 --> State2 note left of State2 : This is the note to the left. {{< /mermaid */>}} ``` <---> {{}} stateDiagram-v2 State1: The state with a note note right of State1 Important information! You can write notes. end note State1 --> State2 note left of State2 : This is the note to the left. {{}} {{% /columns %}}