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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.
You can use labels to locate a particular type of issue. The examples below show some commonly used labels that can help you get started. Each label links to a filtered list of open issues in the github/docs repository.

| Label | Description |
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| [`content`](https://github.com/github/docs/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Acontent) | Problems or updates in the content on docs.github.com. These will usually require some knowledge of Markdown. | <!-- markdownlint-disable-line search-replace -->
| [`engineering`](https://github.com/github/docs/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Aengineering) | Problems 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. |<!-- markdownlint-disable-line search-replace -->
| [`codespaces`](https://github.com/github/docs/labels/codespaces)<br> [`desktop`](https://github.com/github/docs/labels/desktop)<br> [`graphql`](https://github.com/github/docs/labels/graphql) | Labels for filtering issues by a product or documentation area. |

For a complete list of all the labels currently in use in the github/docs repository, visit the [labels page](https://github.com/github/docs/labels).
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