---
title: Mindmap
description: A tree of ideas around a root, its shape set by indentation.
source: https://github.com/crabtalk/bezel/blob/main/crates/mermaid/src/diagrams/mindmap/mod.rs
---

> One page of the bezel documentation. The index is https://bezel.gallery/llms.txt

# Mindmap

```mermaid
mindmap
  root((mindmap))
    Origins
      Long history
      Popularisation
        British popular psychology author Tony Buzan
    Research
      On effectiveness<br/>and features
      On Automatic creation
        Uses
            Creative techniques
            Strategic planning
            Argument mapping
    Tools
      Pen and paper
      Mermaid
```

## Syntax

- Indentation is the tree; the first node is the root.
- `id((text))`, `id(text)`, `id[text]`, `id))text((` and `id{{text}}` pick a node's shape.
- `::icon(…)` and `:::class` on the next line decorate the node above.