Vertical Line with Branches in css

Question

I trying to draw a vertical line with multiple branches left and right sides of the line. I used

pseudo

class div after but when right side text there is a problem in positioning the arrow.Is there any other way to write this class.Can anyone suggest me how to write this class?

Any help appreciated.

for inspiration look at this demo

.at-timeline .timeline--details {

  position: relative;

}

.at-timeline .timeline--single {

    display: flex;

    flex-direction: row;

}

.at-timeline .timeline--details,

.at-timeline .time--date {

    flex-basis: 14%;

    padding: 15px 50px;

}

.text-right { text-align: right;}

.at-timeline .timeline--details:before {

  content: "";

  position: absolute;

  width: 35px;

  height: 2px;

  top: 17%;

  right: 0;

  background: #2783e8;

}

.at-timeline:after {

  content: "";

  position: absolute;

  width: 2px;

  height: 300%;

  top: 15%;

  left: 24%;

  background: #2783e8;

}

<div class="timeline at-timeline" style="padding: 100px;">

	<div class="timeline--single">

		<div class="timeline--details text-right">

			<h4 class="timeline--title">Title</h4>

			<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Vestibulum non dolor ultricies, porttitor justo non, pretium mi.</p>

		</div>

		<span class="time--date">

			<span class="date">01</span>

			<span class="month">January</span>

			<span class="year">2017</span>

		</span>

	</div>

	<div class="timeline--single">

		<span class="time--date text-right">

			<span class="date">01</span>

			<span class="month">January</span>

			<span class="year">2017</span>

		</span>

		<div class="timeline--details reverse">

			<h4 class="timeline--title">Title</h4>

			<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Vestibulum non dolor ultricies, porttitor justo non, pretium mi.</p>

		</div>

	</div>

	<div class="timeline--single">

		<div class="timeline--details text-right">

			<h4 class="timeline--title">Title</h4>

			<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Vestibulum non dolor ultricies, porttitor justo non, pretium mi.</p>

		</div>

		<span class="time--date">

			<span class="date">01</span>

			<span class="month">January</span>

			<span class="year">2017</span>

		</span>

	</div>

</div>

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Answer 1

I'd simplify the html, tracking right/left on each row and altering the elements order could be a problem and annoying for screen readers or mobile version (In a narrow screen the "two sides" could be far from best obtion, using just right side saves space) :nth-child(odd) let you change the position, alignment, etc of the elements, alternatively on each "row".

div{box-sizing:border-box;}
.timeline-item{
  color:blue;
}
.timeline{overflow:hidden;position:relative;}
.timeline:after{display:block;content:" ";width:2px;height:100%;position:absolute;left:50%;background:green;}/*vertical bar*/
h4{margin:0;}

.timeline-item .timeline-date{clear:both;float:left;width:50%;text-align:right;;padding:0 1rem 1rem;}
.timeline-item .timeline-details{float:right;width:50%;text-align:left;padding:0 1rem 1rem;position:relative;}
.timeline-item:nth-child(odd){
  color:red;
}
.timeline-item:nth-child(odd) .timeline-date{float:right;text-align:left;}
.timeline-item:nth-child(odd) .timeline-details{float:left;text-align:right}

/*branches*/
.timeline-item .timeline-details:before{display:block;content:" ";height:2px;width:1rem;background-color:green;position:absolute;top:0.5em;left:0;}
.timeline-item:nth-child(odd) .timeline-details:before{right:0;left:initial;}

<div class="timeline at-timeline">
	<div class="timeline-item">
    <div class="timeline-date">
			<span class="date">01</span>
			<span class="month">January</span>
			<span class="year">2017</span>
		</div>
		<div class="timeline-details">
			<h4>Title</h4>
			<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Vestibulum non dolor ultricies, porttitor justo non, pretium mi.</p>
		</div>
   </div>
    	
      <div class="timeline-item">
    <div class="timeline-date">
			<span class="date">01</span>
			<span class="month">January</span>
			<span class="year">2017</span>
		</div>
		<div class="timeline-details">
			<h4>Title</h4>
			<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Vestibulum non dolor ultricies, porttitor justo non, pretium mi.</p>
		</div>
   </div>
   <div class="timeline-item">
    <div class="timeline-date">
			<span class="date">01</span>
			<span class="month">January</span>
			<span class="year">2017</span>
		</div>
		<div class="timeline-details">
			<h4>Title</h4>
			<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Vestibulum non dolor ultricies, porttitor justo non, pretium mi.</p>
		</div>
   </div>
   <div class="timeline-item">
    <div class="timeline-date">
			<span class="date">01</span>
			<span class="month">January</span>
			<span class="year">2017</span>
		</div>
		<div class="timeline-details">
			<h4>Title</h4>
			<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Vestibulum non dolor ultricies, porttitor justo non, pretium mi.</p>
		</div>
   </div>
	</div>

Vertical Line with Branches in css

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