Markdown visualizations

A Markdown visualization renders formatted text within a dashboard panel. Use Markdown to provide titles, instructions, metric definitions, and explanatory context alongside data visualizations. Markdown supports headings, lists, bold and italic text, links, blockquotes, and code blocks (GitHub-flavored Markdown).

Markdown visualizations do not require a data source.

When to use Markdown visualizations

Use Markdown visualizations to add context that helps you interpret the data on a dashboard. Common use cases include:

• Dashboard titles and section headers
• Instructions for interacting with filters and controls
• Definitions of key metrics shown in other panels
• Links to related dashboards or external documentation
• Status notes such as data refresh intervals or maintenance schedules

Creating a Markdown visualization

1. In the New Visualization dialog, select Markdown.
2. In the Markdown text box on the Data tab, enter your Markdown content.
3. Select Update to preview the rendered output, as shown in the following image.

1. (Optional) Select the Options tab to adjust the base font size or enable Open links in new tab.

Configuring a Markdown visualization

The following settings are available on the Options tab.

Options tab

Next steps

• To choose a different visualization type, see Choosing a visualization type.
• To add this visualization to a dashboard, see Creating dashboards.