diff --git a/docs/syntax/flowchart.md b/docs/syntax/flowchart.md
index 23fa7c8e3..2f4a9aeb9 100644
--- a/docs/syntax/flowchart.md
+++ b/docs/syntax/flowchart.md
@@ -1134,7 +1134,19 @@ flowchart TD
B-->E(A fa:fa-camera-retro perhaps?)
```
-Mermaid is compatible with Font Awesome up to version 5, Free icons only. Check that the icons you use are from the [supported set of icons](https://fontawesome.com/v5/search?o=r&m=free).
+Mermaid supports Font Awesome if the CSS is included on the website.
+Mermaid does not have any restriction on the version of Font Awesome that can be used.
+
+Please refer the [Official Font Awesome Documentation](https://fontawesome.com/start) on how to include it in your website.
+
+Adding this snippet in the `` would add support for Font Awesome v6.5.1
+
+```html
+
+```
## Graph declarations with spaces between vertices and link and without semicolon
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/syntax/flowchart.md b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/syntax/flowchart.md
index e4be8d81a..00242b407 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/syntax/flowchart.md
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/syntax/flowchart.md
@@ -776,7 +776,18 @@ flowchart TD
B-->E(A fa:fa-camera-retro perhaps?)
```
-Mermaid is compatible with Font Awesome up to version 5, Free icons only. Check that the icons you use are from the [supported set of icons](https://fontawesome.com/v5/search?o=r&m=free).
+Mermaid supports Font Awesome if the CSS is included on the website.
+Mermaid does not have any restriction on the version of Font Awesome that can be used.
+
+Please refer the [Official Font Awesome Documentation](https://fontawesome.com/start) on how to include it in your website.
+
+Adding this snippet in the `` would add support for Font Awesome v6.5.1
+```html
+
+```
## Graph declarations with spaces between vertices and link and without semicolon