# Creating diagrams from text

Text diagrams are quick to write, easy to review and redraw themselves when the text changes. These guides cover getting the common text languages onto a page, plus where to go when you would rather describe the diagram than write it.

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## Common tasks

| **You want to**                                 | **Go to**                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| ----------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Add a Mermaid flowchart or sequence diagram     | [Insert a Mermaid diagram in Confluence](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/insert-a-mermaid-diagram-in-confluence.html)   |
| Add a PlantUML diagram                          | [Insert a PlantUML diagram in Confluence](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/insert-a-plantuml-diagram-in-confluence.html) |
| Describe a diagram and let AI draw it           | [Create a diagram with AI in Confluence](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/create-a-diagram-with-ai-in-confluence.html)   |
| Start from a template instead of a blank editor | [Find a diagram template in Confluence](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/find-a-diagram-template-in-confluence.html)     |
| Know what to check in an AI draft               | [Create diagrams with AI](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/create-diagrams-with-ai.html)                                 |
| See every text language and what it draws       | [Diagram languages](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/diagram-languages.html)                                             |
| Learn the text editor                           | [Text editor](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/text-editor.html)                                                         |
| Fix a text diagram that will not draw           | [Diagram does not render](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/diagram-does-not-render.html)                                 |

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## Guides in this section

[Insert a Mermaid diagram in ConfluenceAdd a Mermaid flowchart, sequence diagram or other Mermaid chart to a Confluence page with /diagram or the page byline.](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/insert-a-mermaid-diagram-in-confluence.html)[Insert a PlantUML diagram in ConfluenceAdd a PlantUML sequence, class, component or activity diagram to a Confluence page with /diagram or the page byline.](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/insert-a-plantuml-diagram-in-confluence.html)[Create a diagram with AI in ConfluenceDescribe a diagram in plain English and let Diagram Studio draw it as an editable Capable diagram.](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/create-a-diagram-with-ai-in-confluence.html)

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## Related

### [Diagram languages](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/diagram-languages.html)

Every language, with syntax.

### [Examples](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/examples.html)

Working source you can paste.

### [Text or visual diagrams](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/text-or-visual-diagrams.html)

Text, visual or AI: which to use.

### [Diagram Studio](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/diagram-studio.html)

Generate and refine with AI.

### [How-to guides and FAQ](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/how-to-guides-and-faq.html)

Quick answers to common questions.

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_Write a line, watch it redraw._