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Build a Valentine's Day Memory Timeline with HTML, CSS & JavaScript

Build an interactive relationship memory timeline for Valentine's Day. Scroll through photos, dates, and messages with beautiful animations.

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Published

Jul 16, 2026

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🎯 What You'll Build

A vertical scrolling timeline of your relationship milestones — first date, first trip, anniversaries — with scroll-triggered reveal animations and a romantic design.

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🛠️ Timeline Structure

html
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<div class="timeline">
    <div class="timeline-item" data-date="Jan 15, 2024">
        <div class="timeline-content">
            <h3>Our First Date ☕</h3>
            <p>That awkward coffee shop meeting that changed everything...</p>
        </div>
    </div>
    <div class="timeline-item" data-date="Feb 14, 2024">
        <div class="timeline-content">
            <h3>First Valentine&#039;s Day 💝</h3>
            <p>You surprised me with handwritten letters...</p>
        </div>
    </div>
    <!-- Add more milestones -->
</div>

CSS Timeline Design

css
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.timeline {
    position: relative;
    max-width: 600px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 20px 0;
}

/* Center line */
.timeline::before {
    content: &#039;';
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    width: 2px;
    height: 100%;
    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent, #ff4d6d, transparent);
}

.timeline-item {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(30px);
    transition: all 0.6s ease-out;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
    padding: 0 30px;
}

.timeline-item.visible {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
}

Scroll-Triggered Reveals

javascript
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const observer = new IntersectionObserver((entries) => {
    entries.forEach(entry => {
        if (entry.isIntersecting) {
            entry.target.classList.add(&#039;visible&#039;);
        }
    });
}, { threshold: 0.3 });

document.querySelectorAll(&#039;.timeline-item&#039;).forEach(item => {
    observer.observe(item);
});

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