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An online runner to play, learn, and create with D2, the modern diagram scripting language that turns text to diagrams.
d2 version: v0.6.8-HEAD
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1:1: "style" expected to be set to a map of key-values, or contain an additional keyword like "style.opacity: 0.4"
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Syntax snippets
Hello world
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hello -> world
Labels
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x: I'm a Mac
y: And I'm a PC
x -> y: gazoontite
Declaring a shape
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imAShape
im_a_shape
im a shape
i'm a shape
a-shape
Customize shape type
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donut: { shape: circle }
database.shape: cylinder
you: {
shape: person
}
Connections
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dogs -> cats -> mice: chase
replica 1 <-> replica 2
a -> b: To err is human, to moo bovine {
source-arrowhead: 1
target-arrowhead: * {
shape: diamond
}
}
Containers
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good chips: {
doritos
ruffles
}
bad chips.lays
bad chips.pringles

chocolate.chip.cookies
Markdown text
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explanation: |md
# I can do headers

- lists
- lists

And other normal markdown stuff
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Latex
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plankton -> formula: will steal
formula: {
equation: |latex
\\lim_{h \\rightarrow 0 } \\frac{f(x+h)-f(x)}{h}
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}
Code blocks
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explanation: |go
awsSession := From(c.Request.Context())
client := s3.New(awsSession)

ctx, cancelFn := context.WithTimeout(c.Request.Context(), AWS_TIMEOUT)
defer cancelFn()
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Icons and Images
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my network: {
icon: https://icons.terrastruct.com/infra/019-network.svg
}
github: {
shape: image
icon: https://icons.terrastruct.com/dev/github.svg
}
SQL Tables
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costumes: {
shape: sql_table
id: int {constraint: primary_key}
silliness: int
monster: int
last_updated: timestamp
}

monsters: {
shape: sql_table
id: int {constraint: primary_key}
movie: string
weight: int
last_updated: timestamp
}

costumes.monster -> monsters.id
UML Class
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D2 Parser: {
shape: class

+reader: io.RuneReader
# Default visibility is + so no need to specify.
readerPos: d2ast.Position

# Private field.
-lookahead: "[]rune"

# Escape the # to prevent being parsed as comment
#lookaheadPos: d2ast.Position
# Or just wrap in quotes
"#peekn(n int)": (s string, eof bool)

+peek(): (r rune, eof bool)
rewind()
commit()
}
Sequence Diagrams
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shape: sequence_diagram
alice -> bob: What does it mean\nto be well-adjusted?
bob -> alice: The ability to play bridge or\ngolf as if they were games.
Styling
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x: {
style: {
stroke: "#53C0D8"
stroke-width: 5
shadow: true
}
}

y: {
style: {
opacity: 0.6
fill: red
3d: true
stroke: black
}
}

x -> y: {
style: {
stroke: green
opacity: 0.5
stroke-width: 2
stroke-dash: 5
}
}
Layout direction
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direction: right
x -> y -> z: onwards!
Diagram title
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title: Hello Friends {
near: top-center
shape: text
style: {
font-size: 29
bold: true
underline: true
}
}
x -> y
Tooltips
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x: { tooltip: Total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation }
y: { tooltip: I can't make my satellite dish PAYMENTS! }
x -> y
Links
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x: I'm a Mac {
link: https://apple.com
}
y: And I'm a PC {
link: https://microsoft.com
}
x -> y: gazoontite
Root styles
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style: {
fill: Beige
stroke: DarkBlue
stroke-width: 8
double-border: true
fill-pattern: lines
}

report: |md
# Report card

- Computer science: B
- Diagram making: A+
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Classes
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classes: {
shiny orb: {
label: ""
shape: circle
width: 40
style: {
fill: yellow
shadow: true
}
}
}

x.class: shiny orb
y.class: shiny orb
z.class: shiny orb
Grid diagrams
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grid-rows: 2
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
The American Government.width: 400
Variables
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vars: {
name: Joe
colors: {
primary: "#065535"
}
}

customer: ${name}
customer.style.fill: ${primary}
Globs
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x
y
z

*.style.fill: yellow
x -> *