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Tree diagram

Written byPhuoc Nguyen
Category
Display
Created
03 Apr, 2021

HTML

index.html
<div class="tree-diagram">
<ul>
<li>
<!-- Content -->
...

<!-- Sub items -->
<ul>
<li>
<!-- Content -->
...

<!-- Sub items -->
<ul>
<li>...</li>
<li>...</li>
...
</ul>
</li>
<li>...</li>
...
</ul>
</li>

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

CSS

styles.css
.tree-diagram ul {
display: flex;
position: relative;

/* Reset */
list-style-type: none;
margin: 0;
padding: 1rem 0.5rem 0rem 0.5rem;
}

.tree-diagram ul ul::before {
border-right: 1px solid #d1d5db;
content: '';

/* Position */
position: absolute;
top: 0;
right: 50%;

/* Size */
height: 1rem;
width: 50%;
}

.tree-diagram li {
padding: 1rem 0.5rem 0rem 0.5rem;
position: relative;

/* Center the content */
align-items: center;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
}

.tree-diagram li::before {
border-right: 1px solid #d1d5db;
border-top: 1px solid #d1d5db;
content: '';

/* Position */
position: absolute;
top: 0;
right: 50%;

/* Size */
height: 1rem;
width: 50%;
}

.tree-diagram li::after {
border-top: 1px solid #d1d5db;
content: '';

/* Position */
position: absolute;
top: 0;
right: 0;

/* Size */
width: 50%;
}

.tree-diagram li:first-child::before,
.tree-diagram li:last-child::after {
/* Remove the top of border from the first and last items */
border-top: none;
}

/* Add a root item if you want */
li.tree-diagram__root::before {
border-right: none;
}
You can add a root item to the tree:
<div class="tree-diagram">
<ul>
<li class="tree-diagram__root">...</li>
</ul>
</div>

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