Icon Nodes
A copy-paste timelines component in pure HTML & CSS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.
TimelinesHTMLCSSany framework
Copy into your project
HTML
<div class="nuda-tl-icons">
<div class="nuda-tl-icons__item nuda-tl-icons__item--done">
<div class="nuda-tl-icons__node">✏️</div>
<div class="nuda-tl-icons__body">
<strong class="nuda-tl-icons__name">Draft</strong>
<span class="nuda-tl-icons__sub">Jan 1</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="nuda-tl-icons__item nuda-tl-icons__item--done">
<div class="nuda-tl-icons__node">🔍</div>
<div class="nuda-tl-icons__body">
<strong class="nuda-tl-icons__name">Review</strong>
<span class="nuda-tl-icons__sub">Jan 8</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="nuda-tl-icons__item nuda-tl-icons__item--active">
<div class="nuda-tl-icons__node">✅</div>
<div class="nuda-tl-icons__body">
<strong class="nuda-tl-icons__name">Approve</strong>
<span class="nuda-tl-icons__sub">Jan 12</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="nuda-tl-icons__item">
<div class="nuda-tl-icons__node">📦</div>
<div class="nuda-tl-icons__body">
<strong class="nuda-tl-icons__name">Release</strong>
<span class="nuda-tl-icons__sub">TBD</span>
</div>
</div>
</div>CSS
.nuda-tl-icons {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
gap: 0;
width: 210px;
}
.nuda-tl-icons__item {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 10px;
position: relative;
padding-bottom: 16px;
}
.nuda-tl-icons__item:last-child {
padding-bottom: 0;
}
.nuda-tl-icons__item::before {
content: '';
position: absolute;
left: 16px;
top: 36px;
bottom: 0;
width: 2px;
background: rgba(255,255,255,.06);
}
.nuda-tl-icons__item:last-child::before {
display: none;
}
.nuda-tl-icons__item--done::before {
background: rgba(228,255,84,.2);
}
.nuda-tl-icons__node {
width: 34px;
height: 34px;
border-radius: 10px;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
font-size: 16px;
background: rgba(255,255,255,.04);
border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08);
flex-shrink: 0;
transition: border-color .2s;
}
.nuda-tl-icons__item--done .nuda-tl-icons__node {
background: rgba(228,255,84,.1);
border-color: rgba(228,255,84,.3);
}
.nuda-tl-icons__item--active .nuda-tl-icons__node {
background: rgba(228,255,84,.15);
border-color: #e4ff54;
animation: _nuda-tliconpop .3s ease-out;
}
.nuda-tl-icons__body {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
gap: 1px;
}
.nuda-tl-icons__name {
font-size: 12px;
color: #cfcfcf;
font-weight: 600;
}
.nuda-tl-icons__item--active .nuda-tl-icons__name {
color: #e4ff54;
}
.nuda-tl-icons__sub {
font-size: 10px;
color: #555;
}
@keyframes _nuda-tliconpop {
from {
transform: scale(.85);
opacity: 0;
}
to {
transform: scale(1);
opacity: 1;
}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce) {
.nuda-tl-icons__item--active .nuda-tl-icons__node {
animation: none;
}
}
How to use Icon Nodes
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.