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Label reference

Labels can help you find an issue you'd like to help with.

Important

Articles in the "Contributing to GitHub Docs" section refer to the documentation itself and are a resource for GitHub staff and open source contributors.

You can use labels to locate a particular type of issue. For example, click the labels in the table to see a filtered list of open issues in the github/docs repository.

LabelDescription
help wantedProblems or updates that anyone in the community can start working on.
good first issueProblems or updates we think are ideal for beginners.
contentProblems or updates in the content on docs.github.com. These will usually require some knowledge of Markdown.
engineeringProblems or updates involving the functionality of the docs.github.com website. Fixing these issues will usually require some knowledge of JavaScript/Node.js or YAML.
codespaces
desktop
graphql
Labels for filtering issues by a product or documentation area.