CSS Timeline

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CSS Timeline

Fully responsive CSS Timeline.

Full article with explanation: http://nilswe.com/lab/css-timeline/

A Pen by Nils Wittler on CodePen.

License.

index.html

<link href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:400,300,300italic,400italic,600,600italic,700,700italic' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
  
<!-- The Timeline -->

<ul class="timeline">

	<!-- Item 1 -->
	<li>
		<div class="direction-r">
			<div class="flag-wrapper">
				<span class="flag">Freelancer</span>
				<span class="time-wrapper"><span class="time">2013 - present</span></span>
			</div>
			<div class="desc">My current employment. Way better than the position before!</div>
		</div>
	</li>
  
	<!-- Item 2 -->
	<li>
		<div class="direction-l">
			<div class="flag-wrapper">
				<span class="flag">Apple Inc.</span>
				<span class="time-wrapper"><span class="time">2011 - 2013</span></span>
			</div>
			<div class="desc">My first employer. All the stuff I've learned and projects I've been working on.</div>
		</div>
	</li>

	<!-- Item 3 -->
	<li>
		<div class="direction-r">
			<div class="flag-wrapper">
				<span class="flag">Harvard University</span>
				<span class="time-wrapper"><span class="time">2008 - 2011</span></span>
			</div>
			<div class="desc">A description of all the lectures and courses I have taken and my final degree?</div>
		</div>
	</li>
  
</ul>

style.css

body {	
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  background: rgb(230,230,230);
  
  color: rgb(50,50,50);
  font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
  font-size: 112.5%;
  line-height: 1.6em;
}

/* ================ The Timeline ================ */

.timeline {
  position: relative;
  width: 660px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  margin-top: 20px;
  padding: 1em 0;
  list-style-type: none;
}

.timeline:before {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 0;
  content: ' ';
  display: block;
  width: 6px;
  height: 100%;
  margin-left: -3px;
  background: rgb(80,80,80);
  background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, rgba(80,80,80,0) 0%, rgb(80,80,80) 8%, rgb(80,80,80) 92%, rgba(80,80,80,0) 100%);
  background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,rgba(30,87,153,1)), color-stop(100%,rgba(125,185,232,1)));
  background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, rgba(80,80,80,0) 0%, rgb(80,80,80) 8%, rgb(80,80,80) 92%, rgba(80,80,80,0) 100%);
  background: -o-linear-gradient(top, rgba(80,80,80,0) 0%, rgb(80,80,80) 8%, rgb(80,80,80) 92%, rgba(80,80,80,0) 100%);
  background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, rgba(80,80,80,0) 0%, rgb(80,80,80) 8%, rgb(80,80,80) 92%, rgba(80,80,80,0) 100%);
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(80,80,80,0) 0%, rgb(80,80,80) 8%, rgb(80,80,80) 92%, rgba(80,80,80,0) 100%);
  
  z-index: 5;
}

.timeline li {
  padding: 1em 0;
}

.timeline li:after {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  height: 0;
  clear: both;
  visibility: hidden;
}

.direction-l {
  position: relative;
  width: 300px;
  float: left;
  text-align: right;
}

.direction-r {
  position: relative;
  width: 300px;
  float: right;
}

.flag-wrapper {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  
  text-align: center;
}

.flag {
  position: relative;
  display: inline;
  background: rgb(248,248,248);
  padding: 6px 10px;
  border-radius: 5px;
  
  font-weight: 600;
  text-align: left;
}

.direction-l .flag {
  -webkit-box-shadow: -1px 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.15), 0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
  -moz-box-shadow: -1px 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.15), 0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
  box-shadow: -1px 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.15), 0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
}

.direction-r .flag {
  -webkit-box-shadow: 1px 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.15), 0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
  -moz-box-shadow: 1px 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.15), 0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
  box-shadow: 1px 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.15), 0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
}

.direction-l .flag:before,
.direction-r .flag:before {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  right: -40px;
  content: ' ';
  display: block;
  width: 12px;
  height: 12px;
  margin-top: -10px;
  background: #fff;
  border-radius: 10px;
  border: 4px solid rgb(255,80,80);
  z-index: 10;
}

.direction-r .flag:before {
  left: -40px;
}

.direction-l .flag:after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 100%;
  top: 50%;
  height: 0;
  width: 0;
  margin-top: -8px;
  border: solid transparent;
  border-left-color: rgb(248,248,248);
  border-width: 8px;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.direction-r .flag:after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  right: 100%;
  top: 50%;
  height: 0;
  width: 0;
  margin-top: -8px;
  border: solid transparent;
  border-right-color: rgb(248,248,248);
  border-width: 8px;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.time-wrapper {
  display: inline;
  
  line-height: 1em;
  font-size: 0.66666em;
  color: rgb(250,80,80);
  vertical-align: middle;
}

.direction-l .time-wrapper {
  float: left;
}

.direction-r .time-wrapper {
  float: right;
}

.time {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 4px 6px;
  background: rgb(248,248,248);
}

.desc {
  margin: 1em 0.75em 0 0;
  
  font-size: 0.77777em;
  font-style: italic;
  line-height: 1.5em;
}

.direction-r .desc {
  margin: 1em 0 0 0.75em;
}

/* ================ Timeline Media Queries ================ */

@media screen and (max-width: 660px) {

.timeline {
 	width: 100%;
	padding: 4em 0 1em 0;
}

.timeline li {
	padding: 2em 0;
}

.direction-l,
.direction-r {
	float: none;
	width: 100%;

	text-align: center;
}

.flag-wrapper {
	text-align: center;
}

.flag {
	background: rgb(255,255,255);
	z-index: 15;
}

.direction-l .flag:before,
.direction-r .flag:before {
  position: absolute;
  top: -30px;
	left: 50%;
	content: ' ';
	display: block;
	width: 12px;
	height: 12px;
	margin-left: -9px;
	background: #fff;
	border-radius: 10px;
	border: 4px solid rgb(255,80,80);
	z-index: 10;
}

.direction-l .flag:after,
.direction-r .flag:after {
	content: "";
	position: absolute;
	left: 50%;
	top: -8px;
	height: 0;
	width: 0;
	margin-left: -8px;
	border: solid transparent;
	border-bottom-color: rgb(255,255,255);
	border-width: 8px;
	pointer-events: none;
}

.time-wrapper {
	display: block;
	position: relative;
	margin: 4px 0 0 0;
	z-index: 14;
}

.direction-l .time-wrapper {
	float: none;
}

.direction-r .time-wrapper {
	float: none;
}

.desc {
	position: relative;
	margin: 1em 0 0 0;
	padding: 1em;
	background: rgb(245,245,245);
	-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.20);
	-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.20);
	box-shadow: 0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.20);
	
  z-index: 15;
}

.direction-l .desc,
.direction-r .desc {
	position: relative;
	margin: 1em 1em 0 1em;
	padding: 1em;
	
  z-index: 15;
}

}

@media screen and (min-width: 400px ?? max-width: 660px) {

.direction-l .desc,
.direction-r .desc {
	margin: 1em 4em 0 4em;
}

}