Feature: Add support for directions in erDiagram

Author: VahorCreated Jun 22, 2026Updated Aug 29, 2026

As seen in https://mermaid.ai/open-source/syntax/entityRelationshipDiagram.html

we should be able to use direction [direction] in erDiagram.

But if i take their doc example:

erDiagram
    direction TB
    CUSTOMER ||--o{ ORDER : places
    CUSTOMER {
        string name
        string custNumber
        string sector
    }
    ORDER ||--|{ LINE-ITEM : contains
    ORDER {
        int orderNumber
        string deliveryAddress
    }
    LINE-ITEM {
        string productCode
        int quantity
        float pricePerUnit
    }

the expect would be something like

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but we are getting

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Is there a way to use directions ?

Source: lukilabs/beautiful-mermaid