Simple diagram . ```plantuml Bob -> Alice : hello ``` . uml diagram . Diagram with alt text . ```plantuml @startuml alt text Bob -> Alice : hello @enduml ``` . uml diagram . Anything inside diagrams will not be parsed . ```plantuml Bob -> Alice : hello # This wont be a title ``` . uml diagram . Marker could be indented up to 3 spaces . ```plantuml Bob -> Alice : hello ``` . uml diagram . But that's a code block . ```plantuml Bob -> Alice : hello ``` . uml diagram . Diagrams self-close at the end of the document . ```plantuml @startuml Bob -> Alice : hello ``` . uml diagram . They should terminate paragraphs . ```plantuml blah blah @startuml Bob -> Alice : hello @enduml ``` . uml diagram . They could be nested in lists . ```plantuml - @startuml Bob -> Alice : hello @enduml ``` . uml diagram . List indentation quirks . ```plantuml - @startuml Bob -> Alice : hello @enduml - @startuml Bob -> Alice : hello @enduml ``` . uml diagram . Timing diagram is supported . ```plantuml robust "Web Browser" as WB @0 WB is Idle @100 WB is Processing ``` . uml diagram . UML including non-english character is rendered correctly . ```plantuml 太郎 -> 花子 : こんにちは! ``` . uml diagram .