> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://bcds.gitbook.io/handbook/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://bcds.gitbook.io/handbook/digital-scholarship-methods/overview/data-visualization/timeline.md).

# Timeline

Timelines are a temporal form of data visualization and, depending on the tool, allow for varying degrees of detail and complexity.

### Basic Timelines

This basic timeline of Mary Shelly's life was created with [TimelineJS](https://timeline.knightlab.com/),  a simple tool that allows for a single linear visualization.

[**Visit to interact with this timeline.**](http://cdn.knightlab.com/libs/timeline3/latest/embed/index.html?source=1X7k4KVTwlykErR70mjr-oOh8BhjYfldOJrHxLltStqA)

![Created by Julia D., undergraduate student at Loyola Marymount University](/files/-MRQX9gyX4J1LmCksCRS)

### Complex Timelines

"Conflicts of the World," a more complex timeline than the one above, was created with [Tableau Public](https://public.tableau.com/en-us/s/), a popular tool used for creating multiple types of data visualization. 

[**Visit to interact with this timeline.**](https://public.tableau.com/en-us/gallery/conflicts-world)

![Created by Seffana Mohamed-Ajaz ](/files/-MRQXihvRH3vgk7F0hnm)