# Mind Maps & Hierarchy Diagrams in Confluence with Mermaid (Copy-Paste) September 24, 2026 · 5 min read [NGPilot](https://ngpilot.com) The kickoff note is 40 lines of indented bullets with three levels of bolded sub-points, and half the room is still asking "so what are we actually deciding today?" The other half is screenshotting a mind map someone whiteboarded in five minutes. The whiteboard died at cleanup; the bullets survived but nobody can navigate them. A mind map is the *readable* version of nested notes — and when it lives in Confluence as Mermaid text, it survives the meeting. **Quick answer:** turn nested notes into a Mermaid `mindmap` in Confluence, rendered by [Mermaid Plus for Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1236814/mermaid-plus-diagrams-for-confluence/). The indented text you already write becomes the branches; for concrete structures — folder layouts, project trees — use `treeView`; when item size matters and you want area instead of lines, use `treemap`. This post gives you three copy-paste examples. ## Why hierarchy needs a map, not nesting[​](#why-hierarchy-needs-a-map-not-nesting "Direct link to Why hierarchy needs a map, not nesting") Nested bullets encode hierarchy, but reading them *is* work: each level means re-indenting half a line and guessing which parent a sub-point belongs to. A hierarchy diagram removes the guesswork: * **The root shows the question.** One center node (or one root line) names what the whole tree is about — the map's thesis in a word. * **Branch depth is visible.** A fifth-level branch reads as a distraction at a glance, so maps self-report when they are too deep. * **It renders where it is read.** The macro caches SVG at save, so meeting attendees see a fast image and the note-taker edits the indented text. The winning property of a Mermaid map is that the *source is a list*: you can generate it from the bullets you already wrote, and editing means moving an indented line — not repositioning boxes in a canvas. ## Copy-paste 1: brainstorm as a mindmap[​](#copy-paste-1-brainstorm-as-a-mindmap "Direct link to Copy-paste 1: brainstorm as a mindmap") The meeting's output as a radial map. Indentation *is* the hierarchy — root, then branches, then leaves: ``` mindmap root((Q3 Go-to-market)) Positioning Target segment Message Pricing tier Channels Atlassian Marketplace Community posts Webinars Assets Landing page Docs update Case study Launch Date Owner list Rollout ``` ![Rendered Mermaid diagram](/assets/images/mindmap-1af81b779fa4575ad3e920a4ce929e53.svg) The root node names the decision ("Q3 go-to-market"), the four branches are the workstreams, and the leaves are the concrete items — the same content as 40 lines of bullets, but navigable in one glance. Add owner names as leaf labels ("Launch → Owner list") and the map doubles as a RACI chart. ## Copy-paste 2: a concrete structure as a treeView[​](#copy-paste-2-a-concrete-structure-as-a-treeview "Direct link to Copy-paste 2: a concrete structure as a treeView") When the hierarchy is a *real* thing — a repo, a folder, a doc tree — `treeView` draws it as rooted lines that read like a directory listing: ``` treeView-beta "order-platform" "src" "api" "routes.ts" "handlers.ts" "domain" "order.ts" "payment.ts" "test" "order.test.ts" "docs" "schema.md" "architecture.md" ``` ![Rendered Mermaid 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Mindmap's radial layout is wrong for a repo — you want the tree hanging off one root, exactly like a `tree` command. Keep the treeView beside the repo README in Confluence, updated whenever a directory moves, so onboarding and PR comments reference the same structure. ## Copy-paste 3: where size matters — treemap[​](#copy-paste-3-where-size-matters--treemap "Direct link to Copy-paste 3: where size matters — treemap") When each item's *magnitude* is part of the message, treemap trades lines for area: bigger value, bigger block. Use it for allocation, spend, effort distribution: ``` treemap "Budget" "Infra" : 35 "Engineering" : 40 "Marketing" : 15 "Support" : 10 ``` ![Rendered Mermaid diagram](data:image/svg+xml;base64,<svg id="my-svg" width="100%" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" viewBox="2 27 996 371" style="max-width: 996px; background-color: white;" class="flowchart" role="graphics-document document" aria-roledescription="treemap"><style>#my-svg{font-family:"trebuchet ms",verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;fill:#333;}@keyframes edge-animation-frame{from{stroke-dashoffset:0;}}@keyframes dash{to{stroke-dashoffset:0;}}#my-svg .edge-animation-slow{stroke-dasharray:9,5!important;stroke-dashoffset:900;animation:dash 50s linear infinite;stroke-linecap:round;}#my-svg .edge-animation-fast{stroke-dasharray:9,5!important;stroke-dashoffset:900;animation:dash 20s linear infinite;stroke-linecap:round;}#my-svg .error-icon{fill:#552222;}#my-svg .error-text{fill:#552222;stroke:#552222;}#my-svg .edge-thickness-normal{stroke-width:1px;}#my-svg .edge-thickness-thick{stroke-width:3.5px;}#my-svg .edge-pattern-solid{stroke-dasharray:0;}#my-svg .edge-thickness-invisible{stroke-width:0;fill:none;}#my-svg .edge-pattern-dashed{stroke-dasharray:3;}#my-svg .edge-pattern-dotted{stroke-dasharray:2;}#my-svg .marker{fill:#333333;stroke:#333333;}#my-svg .marker.cross{stroke:#333333;}#my-svg svg{font-family:"trebuchet ms",verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;}#my-svg p{margin:0;}#my-svg .treemapNode.section{stroke:black;stroke-width:1;fill:#efefef;}#my-svg .treemapNode.leaf{stroke:black;stroke-width:1;fill:#efefef;}#my-svg .treemapLabel{fill:#333;font-size:12px;}#my-svg .treemapValue{fill:#333;font-size:10px;}#my-svg .treemapTitle{fill:#333;font-size:14px;}#my-svg .node .neo-node{stroke:#9370DB;}#my-svg [data-look="neo"].node rect,#my-svg [data-look="neo"].cluster rect,#my-svg [data-look="neo"].node polygon{stroke:#9370DB;filter:drop-shadow(1px 2px 2px rgba(185, 185, 185, 1));}#my-svg [data-look="neo"].swimlane.cluster rect{filter:none;}#my-svg [data-look="neo"].node path{stroke:#9370DB;stroke-width:1px;}#my-svg [data-look="neo"].node .outer-path{filter:drop-shadow(1px 2px 2px rgba(185, 185, 185, 1));}#my-svg [data-look="neo"].node .neo-line path{stroke:#9370DB;filter:none;}#my-svg [data-look="neo"].node circle{stroke:#9370DB;filter:drop-shadow(1px 2px 2px rgba(185, 185, 185, 1));}#my-svg [data-look="neo"].node circle .state-start{fill:#000000;}#my-svg [data-look="neo"].icon-shape .icon{fill:#9370DB;filter:drop-shadow(1px 2px 2px rgba(185, 185, 185, 1));}#my-svg [data-look="neo"].icon-shape .icon-neo path{stroke:#9370DB;filter:drop-shadow(1px 2px 2px rgba(185, 185, 185, 1));}#my-svg :root{--mermaid-font-family:"trebuchet ms",verdana,arial,sans-serif;}</style><g/><g transform="translate(0, 0)" class="treemapContainer"><g class="treemapSection" transform="translate(0,0)"><rect width="1000" height="25" class="treemapSectionHeader" fill="none" fill-opacity="0.6" stroke-width="0.6" style="display: none;"/><clipPath id="clip-section-my-svg-0"><rect width="988" height="25"/></clipPath><rect width="1000" height="400" class="treemapSection section0" fill="transparent" fill-opacity="0.6" stroke="transparent" stroke-width="2" stroke-opacity="0.4" style="display: none;"/><text class="treemapSectionLabel" x="6" y="12.5" dominant-baseline="middle" font-weight="bold" clip-path="url(#clip-section-my-svg-0)" style="display: none;"/><text class="treemapSectionValue" x="990" y="12.5" text-anchor="end" dominant-baseline="middle" font-style="italic" style="display: none;">100</text></g><g class="treemapSection" transform="translate(10,35)"><rect width="980" height="25" class="treemapSectionHeader" fill="none" fill-opacity="0.6" stroke-width="0.6" style=""/><clipPath id="clip-section-my-svg-1"><rect width="968" height="25"/></clipPath><rect width="980" height="355" class="treemapSection section1" fill="hsl(240, 100%, 76.2745098039%)" fill-opacity="0.6" stroke="hsl(240, 100%, 61.2745098039%)" stroke-width="2" stroke-opacity="0.4" style=";"/><text class="treemapSectionLabel" x="6" y="12.5" dominant-baseline="middle" font-weight="bold" clip-path="url(#clip-section-my-svg-1)" style="dominant-baseline: middle; 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dominant-baseline: middle; font-size: 28px; fill: rgb(255, 255, 255);" clip-path="url(#clip-my-svg-2)">Marketing</text><text class="treemapValue" x="67.5" y="171" style="text-anchor: middle; dominant-baseline: hanging; font-size: 17px; fill: rgb(255, 255, 255);" clip-path="url(#clip-my-svg-2)">15</text></g><g class="treemapNode treemapLeafGroup leaf3x" transform="translate(893,70)"><rect width="87" height="310" class="treemapLeaf" fill="hsl(240, 100%, 76.2745098039%)" style="" fill-opacity="0.3" stroke="hsl(240, 100%, 76.2745098039%)" stroke-width="3"/><clipPath id="clip-my-svg-3"><rect width="83" height="306"/></clipPath><text class="treemapLabel" x="43.5" y="155" style="text-anchor: middle; dominant-baseline: middle; font-size: 22px; fill: black;" clip-path="url(#clip-my-svg-3)">Support</text><text class="treemapValue" x="43.5" y="168" style="text-anchor: middle; dominant-baseline: hanging; font-size: 13px; fill: black;" clip-path="url(#clip-my-svg-3)">10</text></g></g></svg>) The treemap answers "where does the money actually go?" in one block: Engineering and Infra dominate, Support is a sliver. Mindmap would show the same four items as equal-width branches and hide the story. Choose the map by what the hierarchy *is*: idea (mindmap), structure (treeView), or magnitude (treemap). ## Turning notes into maps without a redraw[​](#turning-notes-into-maps-without-a-redraw "Direct link to Turning notes into maps without a redraw") Because Mermaid maps come from indented text, converting existing notes is mechanical: * **Reuse your bullets.** Each bullet level becomes an indentation level; the map builds itself. * **Split by domain at five levels.** Deeper subtrees get their own map and a link — a map of 25 nodes is read, a map of 60 is wallpaper. * **Put the owner in the leaf.** "Launch → Rollout → Maya" turns the map into an action list that survives the meeting. The hierarchy's companion diagrams live on the same pages: the **process** that consumes the decisions as a [state machine workflow](/blog/mermaid-state-diagram-workflow-confluence.md) and the **timeline** that schedules the work as a [release timeline](/blog/how-to-create-release-timeline-jira.md). ## FAQ[​](#faq "Direct link to FAQ") **Does Confluence have a built-in mind map tool?** No — Confluence has no native mind mapping. Mermaid Plus for Confluence renders `mindmap`, `treeView` and `treemap` from indented text with a live preview. **Mindmap, treeView or treemap — which fits which job?** Mindmap for ideas (radial, branch-first), treeView for concrete hierarchies like a repo or folder tree, treemap when magnitude matters and area beats lines. **How do I turn meeting notes into a mind map?** Use the note's bullets as the map's indentation. 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