Vertical Timeline
A copy-paste timelines component in pure HTML & CSS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.
TimelinesHTMLCSSany framework
Jan 2023
Project kickoff
Mar 2023
Beta released
Now
Public launch
Q4 2024
v2.0 roadmap
Copy into your project
HTML
<div class="nuda-tl-vertical">
<div class="nuda-tl-vertical__item nuda-tl-vertical__item--done">
<div class="nuda-tl-vertical__dot"></div>
<div class="nuda-tl-vertical__body">
<span class="nuda-tl-vertical__date">Jan 2023</span>
<p class="nuda-tl-vertical__title">Project kickoff</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="nuda-tl-vertical__item nuda-tl-vertical__item--done">
<div class="nuda-tl-vertical__dot"></div>
<div class="nuda-tl-vertical__body">
<span class="nuda-tl-vertical__date">Mar 2023</span>
<p class="nuda-tl-vertical__title">Beta released</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="nuda-tl-vertical__item nuda-tl-vertical__item--active">
<div class="nuda-tl-vertical__dot"></div>
<div class="nuda-tl-vertical__body">
<span class="nuda-tl-vertical__date">Now</span>
<p class="nuda-tl-vertical__title">Public launch</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="nuda-tl-vertical__item">
<div class="nuda-tl-vertical__dot"></div>
<div class="nuda-tl-vertical__body">
<span class="nuda-tl-vertical__date">Q4 2024</span>
<p class="nuda-tl-vertical__title">v2.0 roadmap</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>CSS
.nuda-tl-vertical {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
gap: 0;
padding: 8px 0;
width: 220px;
}
.nuda-tl-vertical__item {
display: flex;
align-items: flex-start;
gap: 12px;
position: relative;
padding-bottom: 20px;
}
.nuda-tl-vertical__item:last-child {
padding-bottom: 0;
}
.nuda-tl-vertical__item::before {
content: '';
position: absolute;
left: 7px;
top: 16px;
bottom: 0;
width: 2px;
background: rgba(255,255,255,.08);
}
.nuda-tl-vertical__item:last-child::before {
display: none;
}
.nuda-tl-vertical__dot {
width: 16px;
height: 16px;
border-radius: 50%;
background: #1a1a1a;
border: 2px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15);
flex-shrink: 0;
margin-top: 1px;
transition: border-color .2s;
}
.nuda-tl-vertical__item--done .nuda-tl-vertical__dot {
background: #e4ff54;
border-color: #e4ff54;
}
.nuda-tl-vertical__item--done::before {
background: rgba(228,255,84,.25);
}
.nuda-tl-vertical__item--active .nuda-tl-vertical__dot {
background: #1a1a1a;
border-color: #e4ff54;
box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(228,255,84,.2);
animation: _nuda-tlpulse 2s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.nuda-tl-vertical__body {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
gap: 2px;
}
.nuda-tl-vertical__date {
font-size: 10px;
color: #777;
letter-spacing: .04em;
}
.nuda-tl-vertical__title {
margin: 0;
font-size: 12px;
color: #cfcfcf;
font-weight: 500;
}
.nuda-tl-vertical__item--active .nuda-tl-vertical__title {
color: #e4ff54;
}
@keyframes _nuda-tlpulse {
0%,100% {
box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(228,255,84,.2);
}
50% {
box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px rgba(228,255,84,0);
}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce) {
.nuda-tl-vertical__item--active .nuda-tl-vertical__dot {
animation: none;
}
}
How to use Vertical Timeline
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.