content/contributing/collaborating-on-github-docs/label-reference.md

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title: Label reference
intro: Labels can help you find an issue you'd like to help with.
versions:
  fpt: '*'
  ghec: '*'
  ghes: '*'
---

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 |
| --- | --- |
| [`help wanted`](https://github.com/github/docs/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22help+wanted%22) | Problems or updates that anyone in the community can start working on. |
| [`good first issue`](https://github.com/github/docs/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22) | Problems or updates we think are ideal for beginners. |
| [`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).