---
category: Display
created: '2019-12-12'
description: Create a timeline with CSS flexbox
keywords: css flexbox, css timeline
thumbnail: /assets/css-layout/thumbnails/timeline.png
title: Timeline
---

## HTML

```html index.html
<div class="timeline">
    <!-- Left vertical line -->
    <div class="timeline__line"></div>

    <!-- The timeline items timeline -->
    <div class="timeline__items">
        <!-- Each timeline item -->
        <div class="timeline__item">
            <!-- The circle and title -->
            <div class="timeline__top">
                <!-- The circle -->
                <div class="timeline__circle"></div>

                <!-- The title -->
                <div class="timeline__title">...</div>
            </div>

            <!-- The description -->
            <div class="timeline__desc">...</div>
        </div>

        <!-- Repeat other items -->
        ...
    </div>
</div>
```

## CSS

```css styles.css
.timeline {
    /* Used to position the left vertical line */
    position: relative;
}

.timeline__line {
    /* Border */
    border-right: 2px solid #d1d5db;

    /* Positioned at the left */
    left: 0.75rem;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0px;

    /* Take full height */
    height: 100%;
}

.timeline__items {
    /* Reset styles */
    list-style-type: none;
    margin: 0px;
    padding: 0px;
}

.timeline__item {
    margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.timeline__top {
    /* Center the content horizontally */
    align-items: center;
    display: flex;
}

.timeline__circle {
    /* Rounded border */
    background-color: #d1d5db;
    border-radius: 9999px;

    /* Size */
    height: 1.5rem;
    width: 1.5rem;
}

.timeline__title {
    /* Take available width */
    flex: 1;
    margin-left: 0.5rem;
}

.timeline__desc {
    /* Make it align with the title */
    margin-left: 2rem;
}
```

<Playground>
```css placeholders.css hidden
.lines {
    padding: 0.25rem 0;
    width: 100%;
    align-items: center;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    flex-direction: column;
}
.line {
    background: #d1d5db;
    height: 1px;
    margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
}
.line.line--20 {
    width: 20%;
}
.line.line--40 {
    width: 40%;
}
.line.line--60 {
    width: 60%;
}
.line.line--80 {
    width: 80%;
}
.line.line--100 {
    width: 100%;
}
.rectangle {
    background: #d1d5db;
    border-radius: 0.25rem;
    height: var(--rectangle-height);
    width: var(--rectangle-width);
}
.rectangle--hor.rectangle--20 {
    --rectangle-width: 20%;
}
.rectangle--hor.rectangle--40 {
    --rectangle-width: 40%;
}
.rectangle--hor.rectangle--60 {
    --rectangle-width: 60%;
}
.rectangle--hor.rectangle--80 {
    --rectangle-width: 80%;
}
.rectangle--hor.rectangle--100 {
    --rectangle-width: 100%;
}
.rectangle--hor.rectangle--sm {
    --rectangle-height: 0.5rem;
}
.rectangle--hor.rectangle--md {
    --rectangle-height: 2rem;
}
.rectangle--hor.rectangle--lg {
    --rectangle-height: 4rem;
}
.rectangle--ver.rectangle--20 {
    --rectangle-height: 20%;
}
.rectangle--ver.rectangle--40 {
    --rectangle-height: 40%;
}
.rectangle--ver.rectangle--60 {
    --rectangle-height: 60%;
}
.rectangle--ver.rectangle--80 {
    --rectangle-height: 80%;
}
.rectangle--ver.rectangle--100 {
    --rectangle-height: 100%;
}
.rectangle--ver.rectangle--sm {
    --rectangle-width: 0.5rem;
}
.rectangle--ver.rectangle--md {
    --rectangle-width: 2rem;
}
.rectangle--ver.rectangle--lg {
    --rectangle-width: 4rem;
}
```

```css styles.css hidden
.timeline {
    /* Used to position the left vertical line */
    position: relative;

    /* Demo */
    height: 100%;
    width: 100%;
}

.timeline__line {
    /* Border */
    border-right: 2px solid #d1d5db;

    /* Positioned at the left */
    left: 0.75rem;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0px;

    /* Take full height */
    height: 100%;
}

.timeline__items {
    /* Reset styles */
    list-style-type: none;
    margin: 0px;
    padding: 0px;
}

.timeline__item {
    margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.timeline__top {
    /* Center the content horizontally */
    align-items: center;
    display: flex;
}

.timeline__circle {
    /* Rounded border */
    background-color: #d1d5db;
    border-radius: 9999px;

    /* Size */
    height: 1.5rem;
    width: 1.5rem;
}

.timeline__title {
    /* Take available width */
    flex: 1;
    margin-left: 0.5rem;
}

.timeline__desc {
    /* Make it align with the title */
    margin-left: 2rem;
}
```

```html index.html hidden
<div class="timeline">
    <div class="timeline__line"></div>
    <div class="timeline__items">
        <div class="timeline__item">
            <div class="timeline__top">
                <div class="timeline__circle"></div>
                <div class="timeline__title">
                    <div class="rectangle rectangle--hor rectangle--sm rectangle--100"></div>
                </div>
            </div>
            <div class="timeline__desc">
                <div class="lines">
                    <div class="line line--80"></div>
                    <div class="line line--40"></div>
                    <div class="line line--100"></div>
                    <div class="line line--60"></div>
                    <div class="line line--20"></div>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>

        <div class="timeline__item">
            <div class="timeline__top">
                <div class="timeline__circle"></div>
                <div class="timeline__title">
                    <div class="rectangle rectangle--hor rectangle--sm rectangle--100"></div>
                </div>
            </div>
            <div class="timeline__desc">
                <div class="lines">
                    <div class="line line--80"></div>
                    <div class="line line--40"></div>
                    <div class="line line--100"></div>
                    <div class="line line--60"></div>
                    <div class="line line--20"></div>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>

        <div class="timeline__item">
            <div class="timeline__top">
                <div class="timeline__circle"></div>
                <div class="timeline__title">
                    <div class="rectangle rectangle--hor rectangle--sm rectangle--100"></div>
                </div>
            </div>
            <div class="timeline__desc">
                <div class="lines">
                    <div class="line line--80"></div>
                    <div class="line line--40"></div>
                    <div class="line line--100"></div>
                    <div class="line line--60"></div>
                    <div class="line line--20"></div>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
</div>
```
</Playground>