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+Currently, HTML tags such as <em>, <strong>, <sup>, <a>, <ul>, and <li> are supported in Flowchart and Class diagram labels but not in Timeline diagrams. This change introduces support for basic HTML formatting in Timeline labels, enabling richer text formatting and better usability for multi-line content like descriptions, footnotes, and styled annotations