Page contents Page contents A timeline presents items in a chronological layout. Use a timeline to summarise sequential events or to show the progress on an activity over time. A timeline always includes dates or text that provides the timeframe - on the left side. The accompanying description - on the right - can include an optional subhead, a short description and/or a link.How to build this in the Europa Web Publishing Platform (EWPP)The timeline is usually integrated into a longer page.Get the code and specifications Try it out in the playground Example When to use when you want to give an overview of events, processes, or roadmapswhen you want to illustrate the chronology of events or activitieswhen you want to demonstrate progress on an activitytimelines can be used to provide navigation to related content When not to use do not use for items that do not follow a clear sequential order Dos order items sequentially, starting from the most recent towards the pastprovide a short description and/or link for each itemdisplay the date or timeframe for each itemconcurrent events can be placed one after the other Don'ts don't use when there are fewer than 3 items - use a list insteaddon't use when all the items start at the same timedon't place items in an order that isn't sequential
