Gradient Line
A copy-paste timelines component in pure HTML & CSS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.
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HTML
<div class="nuda-tl-grad">
<div class="nuda-tl-grad__rail">
<div class="nuda-tl-grad__fill"></div>
</div>
<div class="nuda-tl-grad__step nuda-tl-grad__step--done" style="left:0%">
<div class="nuda-tl-grad__node"></div>
<span class="nuda-tl-grad__lbl">Design</span>
</div>
<div class="nuda-tl-grad__step nuda-tl-grad__step--done" style="left:33.3%">
<div class="nuda-tl-grad__node"></div>
<span class="nuda-tl-grad__lbl">Build</span>
</div>
<div class="nuda-tl-grad__step nuda-tl-grad__step--done" style="left:66.6%">
<div class="nuda-tl-grad__node"></div>
<span class="nuda-tl-grad__lbl">Ship</span>
</div>
<div class="nuda-tl-grad__step" style="left:100%">
<div class="nuda-tl-grad__node"></div>
<span class="nuda-tl-grad__lbl">Scale</span>
</div>
</div>CSS
.nuda-tl-grad {
position: relative;
width: 230px;
height: 56px;
margin: 4px auto;
}
.nuda-tl-grad__rail {
position: absolute;
top: 10px;
left: 0;
right: 0;
height: 4px;
border-radius: 2px;
background: rgba(255,255,255,.07);
overflow: hidden;
}
.nuda-tl-grad__fill {
height: 100%;
width: 75%;
background: linear-gradient(90deg,#6366f1,#a855f7,#e4ff54);
border-radius: 2px;
}
.nuda-tl-grad__step {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
transform: translateX(-50%);
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: center;
gap: 6px;
}
.nuda-tl-grad__node {
width: 12px;
height: 12px;
border-radius: 50%;
background: #1a1a1a;
border: 2px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15);
}
.nuda-tl-grad__step--done .nuda-tl-grad__node {
border-color: #a855f7;
background: linear-gradient(135deg,#6366f1,#a855f7);
}
.nuda-tl-grad__lbl {
font-size: 9px;
color: #777;
white-space: nowrap;
}
.nuda-tl-grad__step--done .nuda-tl-grad__lbl {
color: #cfcfcf;
}
How to use Gradient Line
Paste the HTML where you need it and the CSS into a global stylesheet (or a <style> tag). Every class is prefixed nuda- so it never collides with Tailwind or your own styles. Tweak the CSS custom properties to match your design system.
Works in React, Vue, Svelte, Astro, Next.js, Nuxt, Laravel Blade, Django, Rails — or a single .html file. No npm install, no build step.