DOT (GraphViz)
The DOT format is used by GraphViz for graph description and visualization.
| Feature | Support | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Attributes on Edges | ✅ | Extensive attribute system |
| Attributes on Graphs | ✅ | Extensive attribute system |
| Attributes on Nodes | ✅ | Extensive attribute system |
| Directed Edges | ✅ | digraph with -> operator |
| Edge Labels | ✅ | Via label attribute |
| Edges on Edges | ❌ | |
| Hyperedges | ❌ | |
| Mixed-directionality Edges | ❌ | Graph is either directed or undirected |
| Multiple Graphs per Document | ❌ | One graph per file |
| Nested Graphs in Edges | ❌ | |
| Nested Graphs in Graphs | ✅ | Via subgraphs/clusters |
| Nested Graphs in Nodes | ✅ | Via subgraphs/clusters |
| Node Labels | ✅ | Via label attribute |
| Nodes | ✅ | |
| Typed Edges | ❌ | |
| Undirected Edges | ✅ | graph with -- operator |
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All Formats: Adjacency List (NetworkX)| BioGRID Tab 3.0| Chaco| Connected JSON| CytoScape JSON| DOT (GraphViz)| Edge List| GDF| GEXF| gJGF| GML| Graph6| GraphML| GXL| JGF| Matrix Market| Nested Network Format| Netdraw VNA| OCIF| Pajek| PSI-MI Tab 2.5| SBML| TGF| UCINET DL| VOSviewer JSON| XGMML